To understand what a Turkish coffee maker is you need to understand what Turkish coffee is.  Turkish coffee is a traditionally strong brew made in an ibrik or a small pot that holds only one or two servings.  The ibrik was usually buried in the hot sands of Mediterranean countries for cooking.  Since most of us do not have access to a wealth of hot sand year round we will have to use another heat source, namely our stoves.

To find your Turkish coffee maker you will need to search for one under ibrik, briki, cezve, mbiki or toorka.  Turkish coffee is not a to go kind of drink.  It is meant to be enjoyed over time and conversation with lifelong friends.  The coffee beans need to be very finely ground and then blended with the right amount of sugar and water to produce the desired effect.

There are two kinds of traditional ibriks available – copper tin lined and brass tin lined.  The copper tin lined ibriks are more heat conductive but lose there shine more quickly and take more maintenance to keep looking new.  The tin lining is for health reasons as heat can leach copper out of a pure copper pot and cause health problems.  The brass tin lined ibriks look cosmetically better longer but heat more slowly.  For home use a brass Turkish coffee maker is fine but for commercial use most coffee houses use the copper Turkish coffee maker instead.

Most Turkish coffee makers have long wooden or metal handles and the more expensive ibriks have decorative designs on the pot itself.  Ibriks come in between two and eight cup sizes.  Keep in mind that a normal Turkish cup of coffee is espresso sized or around three ounces.  There are Turkish coffee mills you can purchase in brass that will grind your chosen beans to the desired extra fine ground.

There is an automatic Turkish coffee maker that does not destroy the flavor of a traditional Turkish cup of coffee.  Called the KaffeKaffe Turkish Coffee Machine it can make a perfect cup of Turkish coffee in about forty seconds.  It has an adjustment for the size of the cup you want and is easily cleaned.  Fully adjustable with just three buttons the KaffeKaffe comes with ten bags of the finest Turkish coffee for only $797.  You can try it for two weeks free for a limited time.

Cold brew coffee seems to be an anomaly.  Everyone knows that you need to use hot water to make coffee.  All of the major appliance makers produce coffee makers that heat the water prior to running it through the ground coffee and filter.  Is this a process to make iced coffee?  No.  It is a way to make the best coffee for a single person or for several people who want to have coffee at different times of the day.  If everyone does not want their coffee at the same time in the morning then they will end up with either cold coffee or coffee that tastes burnt if the warmer is left on all day.  The best way to enjoy your coffee is to have it one cup at a time or via the cold brew process.

The Toddy system was invented in 1964 by Todd Simpson who after graduating from college had tasted coffee made from a concentrate made by an ancient Peruvian process.  The Toddy is a cold brew coffee maker that makes a superior tasting coffee with a surprising benefit – it comes with about sixty seven (67%) percent less acid.  I think that this would be a better way to get more people drinking coffee.  Many people do not like the acidic taste or effect on their stomach.  I myself always say that while I love the smell of ground and brewed coffee I can not stand the taste.

The Toddy cold brew coffee maker is used in coffee houses around the country including Seattle’s Best, Gloria Jean’s, Dunn Brothers, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and Pret a Manger.  Here are some reasons to use cold brew coffee makers for all of your coffee include camping, iced coffee, during power outages, less acid and less caffeine.

Tests have shown that in addition to two thirds less acid than the standard brewed cup of coffee a cup of coffee from a cold brew coffee maker will also have up to one third less caffeine than regular coffee.  Toddy also gives a couple of reasons NOT to cold brew.  If you are a fan of home roasted coffee (small batch) you will not be able to use a cold brew coffee maker.  The Toddy works best with a full pound of coffee.  Fans of French press coffee also will not like coffee from a Toddy as they might find it a bit weaker than they like.