Product Description

The Chemex Coffeemaker was invented over 60 years ago by German chemist and artist, Dr. Peter Schlumbohm. The simplicity of the Chemex coffeemaker's elegant hourglass shape has been honored for its design by many prestigious museums, including the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Its functional capabilities are also world renowned. The Chemex uses a thick paper filter that removes many of the impurities that electric coffeemakers allow to pass through, making the coffee much more pure and flavorful. It also brews directly into the serving container for simple decanting and cleaning. While pouring, the wood collar keeps your hands safe from the heated coffee inside. All of these features combine to make the Chemex coffeemaker a true classic.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43442 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Chemex
• Model: CM-1C

Features

• 15 oz. (Makes up to 3 five ounce cups)

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Coffee
When combined with the Chemex filter paper, this little coffee maker makes superb drip coffee. I heat 16 oz of water in the microwave in a measuring cup and pour the water into the coffee in the filter paper about 5-6 ozs at a time. The filter paper really does a great job removing bitterness from the coffee.

Chemex 1-3 cup coffee maker
Years ago a friend of mine showed me how to make the best tasting coffee. He took a plain piece of paper towel from a kitchen roll and laid it on the top of a regular coffee mug. He put a couple of spoonfuls of ordinary ground coffee in the towel and slowly poured hot water over the coffee until the mug was full. It was a delicate and somewhat messy operation, but it was the best coffee I ever tasted. The Chemex coffee maker achieves the same results in a more organized fashion with far superior paper filters that were specifically designed for drip brewed coffee. This is the easiest and best way to make coffe by far. The Costa Ricans use a similar method and that speaks for itself.

So simple, so good
When you first look at this coffee "machine" it's easy to dismiss it. But the secret is the filter paper. It creates coffee that's unusually smooth and non-acidic. If you like American-style coffee, you may find this makes your perfect cup. If you normally add sugar to your coffee to mask its bitterness, you may find you can now drink it straight!

If you prefer a more complex and richer brew as you'd get from a French press or espresso, you almost certainly won't like this coffee system since you don't get quite the full spectrum of flavor.

About the only downside is that the Chemex system isn't fully automatic. You can't press a button and walk away. On the other hand, there is no complex mechanism to break so it's a fair tradeoff.

Overall I'd give it 4.5 stars, only knocking off a half a star for having to manually pour water into the cone and wait for it to filter through.