Price: $31.99 as of 11/22/2009 05:26 EST
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Address: USA
Binding: Kitchen
Brand: Chemex
Country: USA
EAN: 0028068001029
Item Dimensions: 9000300525
Label: Chemex
Manufacturer: Chemex
Model: 18712
MPN: CM 8A
Publisher: Chemex
Studio: Chemex
Features:- Selected by the Illinois Institute of Technology as one of the 100 best designed products of modern times
- With the Chemex® method, you can make coffee as strong as you like without bitterness.
- NOTE: Prefolded Chemex filter squares (item #: CPFS ) are required for operation all Chemex coffee makers.
- 8 Cup (40 ounce) coffeemaker; wood collar with tie
- Height: 9" Diameter: 5 ¼"
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Known as a pristine coffeemaker, Chemex employs all of the chemically correct methods for brewing. Its hourglass shaped flask is made entirely of glass, a chemically inert material that does not absorb odors or chemical residues. The Chemex
has no moving parts and will work forever, unless it is dropped or in
some other way demolished. Chemex filters
are made of the highest quality filter paper.
Please note: All of the coffeemakers are measured
using 5 oz. as 1 cup.Includes a polished wood collar with leather
tie. 40 Ounces.
Height: 9" Diameter: 5"
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Chemex makes great coffee, never bitter. it takes more effort than an automatic machine, but the results are worth it. If you can manage not to break a Chemex, it will last forever. The filters can be hard to find, but shops that sell the Chemex will have them, and they are available on line.
Rating:  -
This purchased turned into a real cluster. I purchased the 8-cup @ around $38 bucks, and right after I received the coffee maker I received an email from the Amazon supplier that my same coffee maker was now $30 bucks, and that the 10-cup model was $38 ! I would have rather had the 10-cup model instead but sure as heck didn't want to go thru the hassle and time to repackage, resend the 8 cup-er.
This was just a hassle. Yes, the difference was credited to my credit card, but ultimately thats not what I wanted knowing that I would have had the larger pot.
Rating: -
This is the best option for brewing coffee at home. Anyone that appreciates a fine coffee knows that a French press creates a full bodied coffee. Think of it as a first step to realizing that there is something better than an auto drip coffee maker. However, the french press also leaves behind undesirable oils from the coffee, a metallic taste from the plunger, and they are ridiculously difficult to clean. And the longer you leave the coffee in the press, the stronger it gets... Not a good thing... The chemex coffee maker on the other hand, has a thick filter that removes undesirable oils from the coffee and allows you to use a finer ground coffee for better extraction. And when you are finished, all you have to do is rinse it out with hot water. You do not have any off metallic flavors, you do not have the puny extraction of a an auto drip (not to mention the flavor of 20 meters of aluminum innards laden with lime build up). I would encourage anyone considering this coffee maker to try a cup of coffee from one, the difference is mind boggling. Understand that I am a man of convenience and I drank instant coffee for years because I did not like the mess and inconvenience of an auto drip or french press. This coffee maker made a big impact in our daily routine. Truly wonderful.
Rating: -
All the recent health concerns about what is in plastic drinking bottles made this a right choice. Plastic and even stainless steel are eliminated from the coffee making process. This unit is all tempered glass. It's easy to use and the coffee tastes great.
Rating: -
I have used many types of coffee makers over the years, and I keep coming back to Chemex type coffee makers. Some call it work, I call it the extra bit of user involvement that results in a higher quality end product. If you take coffee seriously--I assume you do if you reading this--the small amount of involvement required by this type of coffee brewer is simply the cost of prefection. I recommend that anyone using this type of coffee maker also invest in a one liter vacuum flask to pour your brewed coffee into so that it will stay warm and fresh. You doubtless realize that it is a bad practice to attempt to keep brewed coffee warm by adding heat as on a stove top. The result of adding heat is bitterness and ruined coffee. So, get one of these simple, well made devices, keep it clean, learn how to use it well, and enjoy really first rate coffee for years, never again having to throw away a junky plastic coffee maker. You will be glad you did.
Joe Stephenson
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