How to make a great cup of coffee with a Chemex coffee maker
Aaron Blanco of Brown Coffee Co. in San Antonio demonstrates the art of making coffee.
Aaron Blanco of Brown Coffee Co. in San Antonio demonstrates the art of making coffee.
Chemex Coffeemaker , a famous coffee-making device, was introduced by the Chemex Corporation of Pittsfield, Mass. in the 1940s. It consists of a single hourglass-shaped vessel and is used to make coffee. It was invented by industrial chemist, Peter Schlumbohm; the New York Times in its obituary of Schlumbohm called the device ‘one of 100 best modern devices.’
![]() | Chemex Drip Coffee Carafe - 6 Cup Kitchen (Chemex) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $38.90 You Save: $1.95 (5%) Simple to use: Place grounds in the cone-shaped filter at the top and pour hot water over them. Coffee can be made at the preferred strength. The polished wood collar and leather tie serves as an insulated handle. |
![]() | Chemex Coffee Maker 8 Cup Classic Kitchen (Chemex) (Amazon.com) Price: $40.90 You Save: $2.05 (5%) NOTE: Prefolded Chemex filter squares (item #: CPFS ) are required for operation all Chemex coffee makers. With the Chemex® method, you can make coffee as strong as you like without bitterness. Height: 9" Diameter: 5 ¼" |
![]() | Chemex Coffee Filters - 100 Chemex Bonded Unbleached Filter Squares FSU-100 Kitchen (Chemex) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $7.95 Fits most other conical filter coffeemakers Designed to fit all Chemex coffeemakers (except CM-1, pint size model) Square shape prefolded; removes fine sediment particles |
![]() | Chemex 10 Cup Classic Glass Coffee Maker Kitchen (Chemex) (Amazon.com) Price: $40.75 10 Cup (50 ounce) coffeemaker; wood collar with tie Selected by the Illinois Institute of Technology as one of the 100 best designed products of modern times With the Chemex® method, you can make coffee as strong as you like without bitterness. |
![]() | Chemex Pre Folded Circle Coffee Filter (100 Filters) Kitchen (Chemex) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $8.50 Prefolded into conical shape for maximum flavor extraction 100 Chemex Bonded coffee filters Absorbent special fibers for quality |

I own one & have used it for years. It's much better than any machine.
Of course it will vary by your grind, how much coffee you actually use, and the size of the brewer.
I use a hand-blown 10 cup (50oz) model, medium
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Dropping The Drip: How To Get Started With Better Coffee Making With a drip coffee maker, you can only control one of those three elements, and not that precisely. • Lingering, hard-to-clean tastes: It's relatively easy to clean out a glass carafe or metal container after you make coffee with it—you kind of have |