Copper Cezve
Hand-hammered in the Gaziantep copper market, where they have been making these for a very long time. The pot Turkish coffee is actually made in.
$48Posts from Bangkok, tracked. Usually 7–14 days. Sealed food items cannot be returned — see shop policies.
- What you get
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- Two-cup cezve, approx. 160ml
- Hand-hammered copper, tin-lined interior, brass handle
- Instructions for making coffee in it properly, including the foam
- A 100g bag of finely ground Turkish coffee to start
Why this one
Gaziantep has a copper quarter — a run of workshops where the hammering is loud enough to hear from the next street. The cezve is the everyday object they are best known for: a small, long-handled pot, wide at the base and narrowed at the neck so the foam builds rather than boils away.
Copper conducts heat fast and unevenly, which sounds like a fault and is the whole point. Turkish coffee wants to come up slowly and never reach a rolling boil, and a copper pot on a low flame gives you the control to stop it at the right moment. A stainless one does not behave the same way.
Tin-lined inside, which is traditional and food-safe. It will darken with use. That is what it is supposed to do, and re-tinning is a service any Turkish market will still perform decades from now.
Specifications
| Capacity | Approx. 160ml, two cups | |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Copper, tin-lined | |
| Handle | Brass | |
| Made in | Gaziantep, Turkey | |
| Hob | Gas, electric, not induction | |
| Care | Hand wash only | |
Questions
Does it work on an induction hob?
No — copper is not magnetic. It is made for gas, and works on a standard electric ring or over a sand tray. If you have induction only, it will not heat.
Why does the copper go dark?
Copper oxidises with heat and use. Turkish households polish it occasionally and otherwise let it patina. The tin lining is what matters for safety, and that can be redone by any coppersmith if it ever wears through.
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