Coffee Paraphrenalia

ziggy on 2002-05-09T14:11:16

As mentioned elsewhere, I've been searching for a good copper ibrik[*] for a number of years -- not one of those thin brass-plated things that are so much easier to find. I think I found one yesterday, imported from Turkey of all places. :-)

I would have purchased it on the spot, except that it's got a tin-plated interior. I'm not sure if that's better, worse or no different than plain copper. Time to do some research (and start making some sugary caffeine mud).

[*] ibrik: a turkish coffee pot, sort of like an ehrlemeyer flask with a wooden handle


tin?

gav on 2002-05-11T04:56:33

Isn't tin really bad for you? A quick search turned up this:
Symptoms and DIseases: Headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, abdominal bloating, nausea, fever, hyperglycemia, vision changes, liver pain, ataxia.
sounds fantastic...

p.s. I spotted one of those Ibrik thingies in my search for an expresso maker.