In a taste test with 300 people and six coffeemakers, Chemex came in second. (#1 was some $3,000 steam-extraction contraption.) It's an hourglass-shaped clear glass pot with a wooden grip section (nice looking). Drip style; you put the filter in the top with the proper amount of coffee. (Instead of paper filters, I cut half a dozen 10" circles of unbleached muslin to reuse. Unbleached muslin is a household staple with this group!) Boil water, pour a tiny amount over the coffee to make it "bloom," wait one minute (I wait a few, as I do something else.) pour hot water over the grounds. Done. Clean-up is simple - toss grounds into the garden, rinse filter, rinse pot.
Last edited by Manalto; 08-24-2015 at 10:22 PM.