Wonderful coffee ... but time consuming.
I purchased the Chemex 13-cup Handblown Glass Coffeemaker a year ago this December and have used it almost every day since last Christmas. If I was going to rate the coffee maker simply on the quality of the coffee it makes, I would definitely rate it 5-Stars. The coffee produced by this maker is smooth and rich and quite wonderful. Once you figure out how much coffee to use, the coffee will come out consistently perfect each and every time.
However, making a full pot of coffee requires approximately a half hour's time. Maybe a little less if you stand by the coffee maker and continually pour hot water into the filter as it drips out. Like me, you'll probably want to go and do something else while the coffee drips, and come back, refill the filter, and leave again, in which case you'll want to start the coffee about a half hour or a little more before you want to serve it.
You can, of course, pull out the filter at any point and pour a cup or two of coffee,...
Best Coffee!!
The 13 cup coffee maker size is nicely balanced and handles easily. Solved the 4 mug morning coffee pour. Chemex system makes excellent coffee taste superb - and makes any coffee taste better. Well worth the personal attention to making coffee. Also, heat water in glass container - no plastics or metals to influence taste!
Love chemex, love coffee
This is my second Chemex (for the office). I bought the largest size because many of my coworkers also wanted to drink my coffee (I grind the beans and brew fresh twice a day). I've tried many coffee machines, drip, manual espresso, superautomatic espresso, french presses, etc - but none can compare to the Chemex method (it's all in the filters). Buying (slightly) expensive Chemex filters is a bit irritating, but now that I've done side-by-side comparisons I will never buy another Melita (or whatever other brands Safeway had) filters again!
Why not 5 stars? One simple reason - brewing with a Chemex filter works really well up to 1-1.5 liters of coffee (~6 cups). But this Chemex is 13 cups in size - all of my attempts at making 10 or 12 cups of coffee have failed so far! I've done a lot of experiments varying the amount of grounds, speed of adding water, temperature, etc with no success. I feel that if you put 12 cups of water through a Chemex filter, you lose the...
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