Chemex Drip Coffee Carafe - 6 Cup

by Chemex

Product Features

• The Chemex coffee maker has been brewing clear, pure, flavorful coffee without bitterness or sediment for over forty years and remains one of the purest methods of brewing.
• Coffee can be made at the preferred strength.
• offee can be made at the preferred strength. Simple to use: Place grounds in the cone-shaped filter at the top and pour hot water over them.
• The polished wood collar and leather tie serves as an insulated handle.
• Elegant, eco-friendly and simple!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000YWF5E
• Item model number: CM-6A
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Coffee purists appreciate the classic styling of this carafe with wood collar and tie. The Chemex filter drip method eliminates bitterness, and the slow brewing allows full flavor from the best coffee beans. Unlike flat bottom filters, the conical shape concentrates grounds at the bottom of the filter, ensuring a clear flavorful coffee without fail.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King of Manual Drip Devices, March 7, 2009

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D. Paul "M.T. Paul" (New England, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chemex Drip Coffee Carafe - 6 Cup

There is a dirty little secret that many of these appliance companies don't want you to know. Manual drip coffee from a simple cone device makes the best coffee. Here's why. You need to have two tablespoons of coffee for every cup. The water must be just below the boiling point when it hits the grounds. Water which is poured in one little stream on top of dry grounds will cause a funnel effect an most of the grounds won't immersed effectively.

The fancy auto-drip coffee makers don't heat the grounds effectively and don't cover them with water properly in the brewing process. If most people really looked at the back of their coffee maker and looked at where the water is kept in reserve, they would call a Haz-Mat team to clean it up.

Why get this instead of a cheap plastic cone, the filter paper is thicker with the Chemex, retains more bitter oils and the thick glass of the Chemex will keep the coffee warm enough for a second cup (I would suggest getting the glass lid for it also.

51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Key to Great Coffee at Home, July 14, 2006

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B. Betzler (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chemex Drip Coffee Carafe - 6 Cup

I could never figure out why the coffee I made at home didn't taste as good as the coffee I bought at Starbucks and other gourmet makers - even though I buy high quality beans and grind them myself. The answer, apparently, is that drip home brewers just don't brew at the right temperature. A chemex brewer is a "back to basics" system of making coffee where you pour boiling hot water directly over the grounds. You control the temperature and the special filters remove any bitterness from coffee. This is an inexpensive way to make great coffee at home. The only inconvenience is that you have to boil the water yourself in a kettle and you have to pour water into the chemex 2-3 times to make a full pot, so you can't just walk away while it's brewing. Also, the chemex doesn't keep the coffee warm, so I find myself putting second and third cups into the microwave. Nevertheless, the taste of the coffee is so outstanding that I can't bear to go back to my Mr. Coffee machine.

44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coffee tastes as beautiful as this maker looks ! A+, October 24, 2004

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M M M (Lake Odessa, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chemex Drip Coffee Carafe - 6 Cup

It is a very pretty maker, and coffee is made under perfect conditions. The price is good through Amazon, just make sure you use suggested filters, the other DO NOT work... (learned from experience).

If premium coffee is your "thing" and pretty is a bonus, this maker is the answer