Customer Reviews

Chemex Eight Cup Glass Coffee Maker with Glass Handle - 2-8 cup (40oz.) Coffee Maker

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So simple. Put in a filter, add coffee, pour hot water over it, drippity drip, drink.
There are several sizes available from these guys - this one works for me and I like having the handle rather than that weird wooden belt thing to grip it by. I discovered that their branded filter papers are better than trying to just use cheapie grocery store ones, but those will work too. The flimsier ones bend themselves into the groove and create a seal, which can lead to a burbly mess as displaced air in the bottom chamber tries to escape, bringing coffee with it. If you want to use the cheap filters, lay a straw inside the groove so there's a place for the air to escape. Whether the flavor is better with their branded filters is a holy war I'm not getting into.

I've had both the older, classic Chemex coffee maker -- the one with the two-part birch handle, secured with rawhide -- and this newer design, with the integrated glass handle. Although the classic design is in many ways more beautiful, the glass-handle model is far more practical. You can put the coffee maker in the dishwasher, and there is no wooden handle to split or warp, something that eventually happens with the classic model, no matter how careful you are. Of course they both make great coffee, as long as you rememeber to use real Chemex filters and, of course, to "blast the beans" with water just below the boiling point.

One final point: this is a coffee maker designed for someone who wants real, flavorful, strong coffee and is willing to take five or ten minutes to achieve it. It's not for those times on sleepy Monday mornings, when all you want is a vehicle for infusing caffeine into your system. You might want to consider two coffee makers, an automatic drip system for your daily, morning brew and a Chemex coffee maker for when you have more time, in the evening or on the weekend.

This is a simple and elegant device for preparing and serving pour over coffee. If you don't drink it all at once, I recommend the glass lid that can be purchased separately and the metal grate for electric burners so that you can warm your coffee on the stove top. Easy to use and easy to clean.

Best cup of coffee ever! We use this daily and I don't find that the extra time needed to be a bother. I grind the beans while waiting for the tea kettle to boil and then slowly pour water over the coffee. The taste difference, compared to an automatic drip machine, is astonishing. Tip! Use a Chemex filter for at least two reasons: they definitely make the coffee taste better than grocery store filters and they work with the Chemex carafe opening much better.

This is the finest, purest way to make coffee. Concerning the glass, it is not indestructible, because it is pure laboratory grade glass, with no mineral or chemical components to leach into your coffee. It is also a thing of clever beauty.

After using many different types of coffee makers, the Chemex is our favorite. No more oily build-up on a drip coffee maker or percolator!

I was totally disgusted with having to purchase a drip coffee pot about every six months & started researching other methods of making coffee. Came across the Chemex pot & had never even heard of it before. I did a lot research & found many different websites giving it good reviews. Here is my take on the Chemex so far.

It will take some getting used to. If you are one of those that have to rush out the door 5 minutes after you wake up, then it will be best to wait until the weekend when you have time to get to know your Chemex & set up your own routine. Yes, it is slower than a drip coffee pot is, but hey, those drippers start getting slow in a couple of months anyway.

The couple of extra steps will be worth it when you taste that cup of wonderful coffee.

Suggestions:

Look on youtube for " Using a Chemex coffee maker" - there are many videos out there to get you familiar with the process.

Purchase a box of the Chemex filters....others will just not do - maybe you better purchase 2 boxes & get it over with...some folks said they were hard to find. WARNING - there are no "freebie" filters enclosed with the coffee pot!!!

You will need some sort of "long spout" pouring vessel to pour your hot water over the grounds...I am using a little plant watering can until my Hario water kettle arrives...did not like to pay the high price for it, but I am committed to using my Chemex coffee pot for a very long time, so I just broke down & bought a Hario water kettle. The you tube videos shows folks using this pot, it is for sale here on Amazon.

You will find other sites selling the Chemex pot a few dollars cheaper, but then you have to pay for postage, Amazon has free postage on this item & I have had very good luck purchasing things here.

Be careful with the pot, it is glass & I can see how it could easily break if you are still sleepy & not too coordinated when you first wake up. You can purchase a hand blown pot, but it only comes with the leather collar....not with the glass handle. I really wanted the hand blown pot, but I did not want the leather collar thing...I just wanted to keep it as simple as possible & other reviews said the leather collar starts fading after awhile. The only purpose of the collar is to have a place to grab a hold of the pot without burning yourself. The other option is a pot with a glass handle, which is what I got. Glad I got that one, even though I liked the original look.

Ebay has some old Pyrex ones made in the US, but they are going for high prices & of course, they will have the original collar. The new ones are not made in China, but don't remember exactly where. Also, the new ones are not Pyrex.

Bottom Line:

Very happy with my Chemex...I will NEVER go back to a drip pot..

I like that I can make one cup or 8 cups. It is hard to tell how mcuh water though for 2-7 cups with out measuring each cup out. Nice flavor to the coffee.

Simple product, maybe that's what I like about it. I'm not big on coffee flavor because of the bitter/acidic taste. This method makes the smoothest coffee I've had.

This is an excellent product that creates superb coffee. It is also aesthetically pleasing. The handle is an improvement over the wooden-necked version although one must be very careful not to break the glass.