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Can anyone suggest a coffee grinder that will do Turkish coffee. I'm lead to believe that Turkish is one of the finest coffees you can get.
I can find one source on the net but there in the USA and would prefer something from this country.
Even if there's a recommendation and a mod.
Oh and isn't silly money LOL
I remember asking about this on the coffeegeek forums 3 years ago (last time I was shopping for a grinder) and people told me that nothing short of commercial grinders will do it I tried it myself with all 3 grinders I've owned (2 cheapish electric ones and 1 Zassenhaus manual) and none of them could get it fine enough. People CLAIMED that they could grind Turkish coffee with their home grinders, but trust me, they only thought they could because they've never had the stuff made properly: if you try to brew coffee like that with grounds that are too coarse they just float at the surface however hard you try to stir them in and you end up with muddy, watery swill instead of coffee.
I think your best bet is to get whoever you buy your beans from to grind them at the finest possible grind for you, and keep them in an airtight container. They will go stale after awhile but what can you do? This brewing method isn't the most delicate anyway, so you'll notice the staleness much less!