Coffee Turka: How To Choose The Right One, Which Is Better, Copper Or Brass, Electric Or For A Stove And Other Options + Reviews, Photos, Videos

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

How to choose the perfect coffee turk? Easy

As you know, people are divided into two types - those who love tea and those who are crazy about coffee (article for you, coffee lovers!). Of course, coffee can be instant, but this option is more suitable for a break from work, in those moments when there is no time to enjoy real freshly brewed coffee, aromatic pouring into coffee cups from a tall, beautiful Turk. To prepare coffee correctly, you first need to take care of what it will be brewed in - think about the Turk and choose the one that is right for you.

Content

• 1 What kind of vessel is this?
• 2 How much coffee do Turks come in?

• 3 For stove or electric?

  3.1 Table: Pros and Cons of Traditional Jez and Electric Turks

• 4 How to choose the right turk for the stove?

  • 4.1 Table: pros and cons of copper, brass, bronze and others
  • 4.2 Video: how to choose a quality Turk for your home?
  • 4.3 Turks for gas stove
  • 4.4 Video: overview of the ceramic model CEZVE
  • 4.5 Induction hob options
  • 4.6 An induction cooker conducts heat through the cookware, so when choosing a turkish for coffee, it is important to remember that cezves made of ceramics and copper are poorly suited for an induction cooker (they do not conduct heat well); it is better to use turkish made of enamelled steel.
  • 4.7 Video: Selection tips for each type of plate?
• 5 Quality Turks - What Are They?

• 6 How to buy a quality electric Turk?

  6.1 Review of the ZIMBER ZM-10732 electric tour:

What kind of vessel is this?

The generally accepted Turk, or, in Turkish, cezva, is a traditional dish for brewing coffee, a vessel tapering towards the top, has thick walls and a long handle (it is used both for brewing coffee on the stove and for more exotic ones for us, but traditional in Turkey and Arabia, options - for example, in sand, on wood or coals). A correctly chosen Turkish coffee makes the coffee drink thick and rich, the roasted coffee bean, ground into fine grains, gives off all its taste and aroma.

Turks are made from various materials

The choice of Turks in shops is simply huge. You can start from the material from which they are made, and from the volumes of the Turks, and even from the material of the handle - this is usually important from a purely aesthetic point of view. There are Turks for making coffee on the stove, there are electric ones.

A good Turk has a thick bottom, in shape it is a cone - a wide base and a narrow neck. By all the rules, the neck and the base should be 1: 2. Turkish legends say that the narrower the neck and wider the bottom of the cezve, the tastier the coffee, because the narrow neck retains the essential oils of the coffee beans, and the foam that forms in the neck when brewing coffee protects the drink from excessive air access.

A Turk's neck must be narrow

How much coffee do Turks have?

The smallest Turks go from 70 ml (this is one small cup), the larger ones - they can hold up to 600 ml of drink (for 5 cups). To brew coffee, for example, for two people, that is, for two cups not for espresso, it will be more convenient to use a 350 or 400 ml cezve.

Turk with a volume of 250 ml

For stove or electric?

On sale there are both "manual" Turks for making coffee on the stove, and electric. Both those and others have both a number of advantages and some negative aspects.

Table: Pros and Cons of Traditional Jez and Electric Turks

	"Tame" Turk	Electric Turk
pros	Intense taste of the drink, achieved by slowly boiling water in cezve; A wide range of Turks of different materials and volumes; You can control the coffee making process and prevent it from boiling several times (in some unusual recipes this is used quite often).	Express preparation of coffee, at high power 40 seconds are enough; It is easy to carry the Turk and use it outside the home and kitchen; Device reliability; There is no need to be afraid that the coffee will boil or "run away", many Turks have an auto-off function.
Minuses	Slow cooking process; Care should be taken not to let the coffee boil.	The taste of the drink does not have such a richness as when brewing coffee by hand, as the water starts to boil too quickly; There is no variety of Turks of different sizes (standard electric Turks are available in 250-350 ml); The main material of electric Turks is ceramics, which has a higher price than other materials, and the ability to absorb foreign odors; Special care is required to prevent the formation of scale on the walls of the electric turkey.

In the event that the speed of making coffee is important to you, feel free to choose an electric Turk, but if you are a coffee gourmet, then your kitchen should have a traditional "manual" cezve.

It is convenient to take an electric tourist with you on trips

How to choose the right turk for the stove?

The main indicator that you should pay attention to when choosing is the material from which the Turk is made. It can be metal (copper or brass, stainless steel, bronze, silver, aluminum), ceramics or clay, glass. Each Turks has their own characteristics, consider the pros and cons of Turks from different metals in the table.

Table: pros and cons of copper, brass, bronze and others

Material	Benefits	disadvantages
Copper or brass cezers coated with food-grade tin or silver	Have the correct conical shape and the optimal ratio of the circumference of the bottom and the neck; The bottom of such cezas is thickened, which contributes to uniform heating of water when brewing coffee; Strong and reliable; Nice to look at; They have an affordable price (from 600 to 1000 rubles).	Materials such as pure copper or brass require periodic cleaning; With prolonged use of copper or brass jars, they can begin to absorb foreign odors, which affects the taste of the drink prepared in them.
Stainless steel cezve	They do not require special care; Steel is a very light metal; The vessel is durable and shockproof; Have a low price.	They have a wide neck, do not have a classic cone-shaped shape; There is no thickening of the walls or bottom, because of which the water heats up too quickly; They give a metallic taste; They cool slowly, making it easier to miss the boiling point of the coffee. You can find stainless steel Turks only in large volumes - from 500 ml to 750 ml.
Bronze cezves	Durable; They look attractive; They heat up slowly - the coffee has time to reveal its aroma.	It's easy to make a mistake and buy a fake
Silver cezves	They look very aesthetically pleasing; Have the correct shape; Reliable.	Jazz silver needs regular cleaning; They heat up faster than copper or aluminum turks, so the coffee may not taste rich enough; High price.
Aluminum cezve	Unpretentious in care; Have a low price.	Gives the coffee a metallic taste
Ceramic cezves	Variety of designs; Thick walls for slow and even water heating; Ceramics is the safest material for health.	Ceramic ceramics are very fragile and shockproof; Quite a high price of such jazz in comparison with the Turks made of copper or aluminum; Ceramic Turks, not covered with special glaze, absorb coloring pigment and foreign odors.
Cezves made of clay	Clay is a porous material that allows air to pass through, so the coffee that is brewed in such cezve is enriched with oxygen and becomes very saturated	Clay has the ability to absorb odors, so it is recommended to cook only one type of coffee in clay cezve
Glass cezves	They have a very attractive appearance; You can watch the whole coffee brewing process; Do not require special care; Universal - can be used not only for brewing coffee, but also for heating milk, for example; Nice price (glass Turks are sold in the price range from 350 to 600 rubles).	Glass is a rather fragile material; An extremely small assortment of glass jars in volume, more often Turks from 500 ml go on sale; The water in such Turks heats up too quickly, the taste of ground coffee beans does not have time to open, and the drink turns out to be not so rich; They have a wide neck, rather than a narrow one like in classic Jaz, so some of the coffee aroma and beneficial essential oils evaporate.

Video: how to choose a quality Turk for your home?

Glass turk for coffee

Gas Stove Turks

Both copper and ceramic Turks are suitable for a gas stove, only when brewing coffee in the latter it is better to use a flame diffuser so that the coffee does not boil ahead of time, and the Turk heats up more slowly.

Video: overview of the ceramic model CEZVE

Induction hob options

An induction cooker conducts heat through the dishes, so when choosing a Turkish coffee pot, it is important to remember that cezves made of ceramics and copper are poorly suited for an induction cooker (they do not conduct heat well), it is better to use enamelled steel Turks

Turks are not suitable for an induction cooker from all materials

There are specially designed models made of ceramic or copper, on the bottom of which there is an insert made of ferromagnetic material, which allows the induction hob to "recognize" the bottom of the Turks. Usually the manufacturer notifies the buyer about this, leaving the word Induction on the package. The disadvantages of such a Turk - it does not have a classic shape, it has a too wide neck.

Video: tips for choosing for each type of plate?

There are some more nuances regarding the choice of a Turk for an induction cooker. For example, the diameter of the bottom of the turk of your choice should be in the range from 8 to 12 cm, if the bottom of the turk is too small, the induction hob may not turn on.

You can not give up the use of ceramic and copper jams, if you purchase an induction ferromagnetic disk that works as an adapter adapter between the stove and the bottom of the turk, the stove recognizes it and starts heating.

Another way to brew traditional Turkish coffee is to use a pan filled with sand.

You can make coffee in the sand in a frying pan

Quality Turks - What Are They?

Good Turks made of copper, ceramics and clay must necessarily have a conical shape, thickened walls and a bottom. The thick walls are responsible for the uniform heating of the water in the Turk, and the bottom is for the rapid heating of the prepared drink. In addition, the bottom should be not only thick, but also hard - this prevents deformation of the turkey, which can lead to overheating of the drink and a change in its taste in a negative direction.

As for the material, in particular, the copper turk, it should not be purely copper - you need to choose an alloy of copper with other substances, or a turk covered from the inside with a layer of food tin or silver, because a substance such as copper can come into contact with coffee, oxidize and give a chemical reaction.

Video: how to choose a quality Turk depending on the material?

The material of the Turkish handle should be less heat conductive than the main part (for example, wood), and the handle itself should be long and have a good slope so that you cannot get burned. In addition, the handle of the Turk should be riveted to the main part, and not welded to it - this is much more reliable. There are also cezves with a twist-off handle on sale.

Each Turk, produced in accordance with all the rules, at the bottom, on the outside of the bottom, should have a plant marking, and on the packaging of the Turk (and not at the bottom, this is important!) There should be a label saying at least about the country of origin of the goods, as a maximum - about all materials used in its production. Copper cezves (domestically produced) usually bear a stamp.

The stamp of the manufacturer on the Turk is an indicator of quality

How to check the quality of turks in a store?

Pay close attention to the thickness of the walls and bottom, if it seems to you that they are too thin - it is better to put this cezve aside, since the coffee in it will heat up unevenly, strive to boil or run away.

Choose a Turk with a non-metallic handle: getting burned is not very pleasant.

The edges of the cezve must be carefully finished so as not to scratch or catch your hands.

The Turkish handle must be non-metallic, the edges must be neatly cut

How to check the quality of a purchased Turkish house?

When brewing coffee, the cezve should not emit any "extra" aromas, otherwise it will be of poor quality. The bottom should remain as hard as when purchased and not warp from heat.

The ceramic cezve should not have a "float" pattern, otherwise it may begin to release harmful substances into the air.

Ceramic cezves are very beautiful

Also, if you bought a low-quality cezve, a few days after use, the handle may begin to wobble - this is the "weakest" point of such dishes. You can try to fix it yourself or return the Turk back to the store.

How to buy a quality electric turk?

Expert Larisa Tsareva advises:

Expert seller Denis Basuev shares with buyers:

Rating of the best models of electric tours:

1. Hotter HX-CM2039

• volume 250 ml;
• auto shutdown - yes;
• materials - plastic and stainless steel;
• country of origin UK.

Video: How does the Hotter Electric Turk work?

2. ZIMBER ZM-10732

• volume 300 ml;
• auto shutdown - yes;
• materials - metal;
• country of origin China.

3. CENTEK CT-1080 W

• volume 500 ml;
• auto shutdown - no;
• material - stainless steel;
• country of origin China.

4. SINBO SCM 2916

• volume 400 ml;
• auto shutdown - yes;
• material - metal;
• country of origin Turkey.

Video: SINBO Electric Turks Review

5. ENDEVER SKYLIN 220 KR

• volume 300 ml;
• auto shutdown - no;
• material - stainless steel;
• country of origin China.

Photo gallery: rating of electric tours

Electric Turk Hotter

Electric Turk ZIMBER

Electric Turk CENTEK

Electric Turk SINBO

Electric Turk ENDEVER

Feedback on the ZIMBER ZM-10732 electric turkey:

Review of the ceramic Turk "Slavic ceramics":

Review of the ENDEVER SKYLIN 220 KR electric turkey:

Review of the copper turk "Stanitsa":

Feedback on the Hotter HX-CM2039 electric turret:

Feedback on the CENTEK ST-1080 W electric tourist:

Review of the SINBO SCM 2916 electric tour:

Making the morning good and cheering up for the whole day is not difficult at all, this is a matter of good coffee. But it cannot be cooked in the wrong Turkish. Follow our tips for choosing her and you will succeed!