Chemex Pour-Over Glass Coffeemaker - Twisted Glass Handle Series - 6-Cup Citrus - Exclusive Packaging

It's a Chemex, what can I say? They know how to make a carafe! If you don't want coffee stains, though, I suggest rinsing it immediately after you empty the pot and give it a swirl with a round dish brush.

I love Chemex but this is a cheaper cost reduced version of the original. The original is much thicker glass, has no seams, or a disclaimer in the literature about potential "swirls" in the glass that are nothing to worry about. It also shattered during brewing on the third use, while my original I've had for years is perfectly fine. While Chemex made good on it, why cheap out at this price point. Especially with the fancy colored handle, which signals upscale.

I owned the Chemex carafe years ago when they first became wildly popular, probably 15 years ago now. What I didn't like about it was that they were hard to clean (to my liking) mainly because of the wooden sleeve. It looked cool and worked well, but washing it was a pain and I am always afraid of water collecting between the pieces and harboring mold and mildew. This new glass handle series solves all those problems and also adds some flair to the classic Chemex silhouette. With the new handle series, I am now a Chemex fan once again. I can't rememeber if <y original Chemex was still hand blown, but this one is definitely not. You can see the seam down the spout and all around both sides that (may be a design feature) usually indicates where the molds came together.

Ill get this out of the way, my big issue with this pour-over system is that you pretty much have to use the Chemex branded filters. I've yet to find anything else that fits it without falling into the inner chamber when brewing, and the Chemex filters are kinda half the point of even using this system to begin with. They are proving too expensive for someone like myself who likes manual coffeemaking but also likes to save money. You really have to be a coffee enthusiast with disposable income who doesn't mind paying a bit extra to enjoy this. The current MSRP appears to be $11.00 USD for 100 filters, which I guess isn't so bad at 11 cents a filter. However, none of my local stores sell them. Chemex's own website does, though they charge an absurd 11 dollars in shipping on a tiny pack of paper. If you want to cut your costs, you have to order a few more packs to save on the combined shipping. Looking at 44 dollars for 300 filters starts to look like a bad decision when 300 cone filters for a cheaper pour over dripper can be found for 8 bucks. If you've not tried "proper Chemex coffee", you will probably want to order this bundled with a pack of filters if only so you can try it without getting ripped off on the filters. The cost and effort of hunting down the filters, needing a special brush to scrub it out, and less than optimal heat retention after brewing is why I have to knock it down to 3 stars. ... If you can put up with the filter costs, this is a nice piece of usable glassware, made out of safe and relatively sturdy borosilicate glass. You are paying a bit of a premium, though you won't have to worry about about lead or other materials leaking into your food like you might with buying random glassware from China. This is a BIG pour over system, easily able to fill 2 very large travel mugs or about 6 average servings for a whole family's morning in one go. It may even be overkill for only one person to use daily, but if you make coffee for 2 or more people very morning, it saves a lot of trouble. You will want to serve it quickly though, or pour the rest into an insulated container, I find the coffee gets cold too quickly otherwise. You need something to heat and pour water over the coffee with. You can just dump water right in from a microwave safe measuring glass, though this is intended to be used with a gooseneck kettle and some technique to improve the taste. If you have a gooseneck already and have used smaller pour overs brewers, be careful when using it for the first time. I bumped the edges of the Chemex a few times with the spout because I tried to do a circular pour, forgetting that I have to lift the kettle higher in the air to get around the larger circumference of this brewer. Pouring coffee from this can be a bit awkward. Holding it from the handle, I have to tilt it to roughly a 45 degree angle to completely empty it due to the pinched hourglass design. I have carpal tunnel and arthritis, so this wider range of motion can be painful if I'm not careful. I imagine more motion means more chances for you to bump it into things, particularly when rinsing it in the sink. I imagine the borosilicate is sturdier, but not indestructible. The spiral design in the handle is a little bit of an eyesore to me since it doesn't match any other part of the brewer, though I have to admit the craftsmanship in the handle is beautiful when you ignore the lack of uniformity. Functionally it's easy to hold, it's about as thick around as one of my fingers. All four of my fingers can reach around the handle with plenty of room to spare, so larger hands should have no trouble gripping it.

I love Chemex. They are a fantastic pour-over coffeemaker. This Chemex is gorgeous. I had the ones that have the wood wrapped around them, and they look really aesthetically pleasing, but the wood adds more work to keeping it clean and looking good. This twisted glass is attractive and also the same quality Chemex is known for. This coffeemaker produces the most cleanest coffee. I know everyone is into the pod-based coffee, which is nothing compared to the sfresh, clean taste of using a glass coffee maker to make perfect pour-over. No plastic or metal to leach or interact with your coffee. People don't know what they're missing. I have so many friends who brag about their pod coffee maker; and I think, "They are into the fad, not quality." Pods are great when you're on vacation and it's in your hotel room, or free at someone else's office, but at home or my own office, Chemex is all we use.