It is time consuming as you have to boil water separately and slowly pour onto the coffee.

It takes just a bit longer to brew.... because you have to carefully and slowly pour the hot water over the grounds

I've gone through 2 coffee makers in 1 year because of broken parts and hard water build up (we have well water)

I bought this because I've always questioned in my head how safe is it for hot water to be poaring through my Black & Decker plastic coffee maker.

It's Easy to clean (warm water, no soap)

Bloom" the coffee by adding just enough water to wet it all down and then wait 30-45 seconds

For tea I use that cute little glass teapot with the lime green ring on the top that Amazon sells, and I use it to boil the water for my coffee

you don't really need a handle for most part except when you first pour hot water in

Do note that you're not meant to just dump the water in, you're supposed to gently pour (as in just enough to avoid backspill) in a spiral, avoiding the lighter foam and pouring over the darker portions of grounds that float to the top

I got tired of the time involved and multiple steps (I use my old Bunn for the hot water), so I decided to try other coffee makers.

I simply rinse with very hot water and occasionally use a soapy rag.

I recommend placing the filter into the vessel, and then rising it completely, wetting the entire paper, and then dumping the water maybe into a plant so its not just wasted.

I do not like tan-colored coffee water

I preheat both coffeemaker and cup with hot water

The perfect cup is 20oz hot water over 4 rounded tablespoons of dark roast coffee.

Paired with the bleached, preformed filters by Chemex & the hot water boiler from cuisinart & lavazza grounds, homebrewed coffee will never be the same

This also warms the vessel.◦Pour out the hot water

It takes a bit longer to get a cup, as you have to boil water first, and then add it slowly to the grounds, but if you're like me, I believe life is too short for a bad cup of coffee

pour about 100g of water slowly into the grounds, stop, and watch the coffee bloom (expand)7) after 40 seconds or so, begin slowly pouring the hot water into the ground coffee in circular motion, stopping if water level gets too close to edge8

This is all about the water temp, the grind, and the filter

I think the two most important factors apart from pour technique for a good brew are: pre-heating the glass with hot water so your brew holds its heat longer, and putting the thick side of the Chemex filter on the spout side of the funnel

Finding the proper water vs coffee ratio is trial and

Personally, I prefer the Kalita coffee system better, I think the distributed (flat) apex at the bottom allows for better water distribution

Every few uses, add some soap and hot water, give it a good wash

Super easy to rinse out with a dash of soap and warm water.- Construction: seems sturdy for an all-glass apparatus

However, I put hot water in it, a squeeze of dish liquid and a splash of bleach and let it sit

Always boil a little more water than you actually need.

** every morning with this and a good water heater

Swirl and pour hot water over coffee, allow to drip and repeat until filled

I make a pot with cold, filtered water and use it over several days

When the "warming" water is hot, pour over filter.

As soon as you remove the filter and pour your coffee, use the remaining hot water to rinse your Chemex, swirl, and dump.

By following directions - a splash of just-stilled boiling water, followed 30 sec

Highly recommend if you have a little extra time in the mornings since you must pour the hot water by hand.

I just rinse it out with cold water

I used a Hario kettle filled with water from a hot water tower

After discovering my coffee maker could be leeching potential harmful chemicals (hot water contacting plastic materials) into my daily cup of heaven, research led me to the pour over method.

because it tastes much smoother, it’s kinda fun to use, and you don’t leave stagnant water sitting in a semi-sealed container like you do with a keurig which is kinda gross

Coffee beans, hot water, a filter, and a glass vessel to catch the goodness

How much you enjoy manually folding a coffee filter.2) How much you enjoy manually pouring hot water for 5 minutes.3

so I dont have to boil my water in a pot!

I clean the filter with some of the hot water, drain the Chemex and add the grounds.

I use water from an instant hot water heater to make the coffee.

Firstly, you have to start with good quality water and beans, once you've got that, this coffee maker will not disappoint

Easy to clean, just rinse it with hot water after using.

This system replaced my Kuerig and is better than wasting water with a large machine

I know glass is important for brewing coffee, but a silicone wrapped glass container (like some water bottles) wouldbe great!!

I avoid following hot coffee with cool rinse water.

many water stains on the glass.

I followed the directions...heat up water to a boil, let it cool just a little, have the Chemex ready with a filter and coffee grounds in it, pour just enough water to wet the grounds, let them "bloom" for 30 seconds, then slowly pour the rest of the water into the funnel in a circular motion to cover the grounds.

I found that when the water was around 190 degrees I liked my coffee best - to me that temperature delivered the fullest flavor with just a hint of bitterness

I use a cordless tea kettle to boil water, fresh ground coffee beans and folded filters to make 15 oz's of coffee that I put in my YETI cup and enjoy hot coffee for up to two hours

My suggestion: stick around while the water is draining through the coffee and stir with a spoon.

My suspicion is that those experiencing problems with shattering are changing the glass temperature too quickly by rinsing with cold water

Cleaning is a snap with a quick rinse of warm water and an occasional squirt of dish soap.

I clean it once it cools down with warm water and dish soap, let it soak and swish

Before adding grounds, pour plain hot water into it to wet the filter and warm the carafe.3) Remove filter and pour out the water then replace the now wet filter.4) Put your desired amount of coffee grounds into the filter and shake evenly.5

Also, pour hot water on the filter before you put the grounds in so the bleached paper taste comes out

Every once in a while, clean it with hot water and cleaning soda (the active ingredient in Cafizza), and it will last forever.

Once a month I will rinse with vinegar to prevent hard water build up.

and I have to boil water

I got this due to the fact we have very hard water

The basic idea is to replace some of the hot water that you would pour over the grounds with ice cubes below

The water must boil in a kettle

All you will need (plus great coffee, hot water, and Chemex filters).Slow dripping coffee with Chemex not only makes the tastiest and richest coffee but is the cleanest and easiest method.

Pre-wet the filter and Chemex with hot water, then drain

While the tea kettle is getting ready to whistle, I prepare the Chemex Coffee Maker with a CoffeeSock (from Cuppow) filled with fresh ground coffee and fill a coffee carafe full of hot water

Start the timer when you add the hot water

After discovering my coffee maker could be leeching potential harmful chemicals (hot water contacting plastic materials) into my daily cup of heaven, research led me to the pour over method.

Eventually the poor quality glass "cracks" under the stress of repeated hot water contact

(I have a hot water dispenser in my

Too coarse and the water seeps out too fast and you get weak coffee, but too fine and the water seeps too slowly

Make sure to save enough water to brew your coffee

If you live an area with hard water your coffee machine, no matter how fancy, will eventually be thrown in the trash due to calcium build up

Scale.◦Carefully pour approximately 130 grams of hot water to wet the coffee grounds thoroughly.◦Start in the center indention, moving outward until grounds are completely

Just grind your favorite beans, use good quality water, make sure to bloom the grounds, and then follow the instructions

Does take a little bit of effort (10-15 minutes) to continually pour hot water into the top

Takes a little longer to first boil the water and then slowly pour it over the freshly ground organic beans in the filter, but wow

Grinding the coffee beans, heating up the carafe, boiling the water and pouring it over the beans

All you have to do is grind your coffee, weigh it to 25g, dump it in the Chemex (with your filter), tare your scale, and pour hot water slowly until you reach 390g

Boil some water separately for warming the Chemex & wetting the filter.3

Put in the filter, scoop your coffee into the filter, boil some water, and then pour the water over the beans.

Thus, you have to be careful not to overfill the filter because trying to lift it out full of hot water is TRICKY!!

Ok, the MAIN thing is that you have to boil water in a kettle, and manually feed it water of course

From when I put in cold, filtered water into the kettle, to boil, to pour over, to drinking, it can be 15-20 minutes

The main pour will total 887 grams of hot water.◦Gently pour starting at the edge and move in a circular motion around the perimeter of the Chemex opening.◦Pour until the water is about half an inch from the

I have a lighter-roast espresso that kept coming out sour and acidic in my french press (regardless of water temp and grind), and it poured beautifully the first time I put in through the Chemex

Simply stick the filter inside and pour hot water and great tasting coffee

It definitely makes good coffee after you figure out the proportions that will work for you, and the instructions about wetting the grounds a little and letting them bloom before SLOWLY pouring in the hot water is excellent advice

Be careful with it and never put it in the dishwasher, just rinse it out with hot water

-cut).Once the water is ready, you pour over

This allows you to easily measure the water going into your Chemex and also cools the water reducing the 'seconds off the boil' count.

The operation part is simple...prepare water with a kettle or pot to the correct temp (usually around 200F +/-5 degree, or about 20-40 seconds after you take a kettle off of the heat source and the water goes from boiling to not boiling anymore), put a filter in the Chemex (some pre-rinse the

If you have a gas stove (much easier to boil water) and want an inexpensive but high quality coffeemaker, try one of these for size.

I believe that getting the correct water temperature also helps

Just some pointers here, boil your water and then set a timer for 40 seconds and pour slowly

I boil my water with an electric kettle and wait until it calms down before pouring on my grounds

Rinse with hot water after you've enjoyed your coffee and you won't have a problem

I just rinse out the pot with hot water and if needed with a soapy sponge and air dry

I recommend placing the filter into the vessel, and then rising it completely, wetting the entire paper, and then dumping the water maybe into a plant so its not just wasted.

That means that unless you have an assistant on hand constantly boiling more water for you in separate kettles while you pour over an ocean of grounds, you'll probably never actually make 10 cups of coffee

The handle on this makes so much sense, since the pot can get a little hot when you're pouring boiling hot water into it

As soon as it's shut itself off, fill your mug with hot water to heat it, and then pour a little water over the filter to wet it.

but I do not), slowly wet the coffee with a small amount of hot water & give it about a minute to 'expand', and then fill up the unit to the brim and allow it to work

I looked for a coffee brewing device that I could use the hot water from the electric tea kettle without having to make more room in the kitchen for another appliance

Setting any of the other cones on top of a mug, prepping the filter with pre-wetting and warming with hot water, blooming the grounds and pouring for the same length of time, this was just identical, with one exception

If you only plan to make about 20-25 oz. of coffee per day, you can heat enough water in about 1-2 minutes using an electric heater.

Pour hot water over freshly ground beans and you will have the best coffee

It will break easily as this is my 2nd one because I wasn't paying attention as I was pouring hot water.

I've gone through 2 coffee makers in 1 year because of broken parts and hard water build up (we have well water)

The inferior quality "glass" utilized in the manufacturing of these carafes can not and does not tolerate the repeated hot water contact during the daily process of brewing coffee

With the French Press, you must leave the grinds brewing in cold water over night - so you have to plan your coffee in advance

Rinse the filter with hot water to get a nice even deal all the way around

I often will get multiple uses from my filters by rinsing them in hot tap water and allowing them to air dry.

Cleaning is a breeze, just rinse with warm/hot water.

chemex system is incredibly easy to use; put the filter in the chemex coffee maker, put grounds in the filter, pour hot water into filter, throw filter & grounds away, pour liquid into your mug and rinse the coffee make with warm water to clean

It's a good time, though, to fight your instincts and buy the bleached, not the natural, filters, as the natural filters leave more of a papery taste in your drink, but be sure to wet either down with warm water, whichever you decide

You also want to agitate the mixture to suspend the grains in the hot water for best extraction

Both can be rinsed with hot water after use but the collar and tie on the Classic model just make it a little harder

My water is really hard and I plug a machine quickly

Dump the rinse water and fold the filter toward the spout to reinforce the area.2

To clean it, I rinsed it with a little extra hot water as one reviewer suggested.

I always rinse the Chemex with hot water after use, but residue from the coffee builds up inside unless you scrub it out

I forgot to mention that I used the oxidized Chemex square filters ( rehashed with hot water).In summary, this is a great value, as long as you do the research on procedures, and systematically determine the appropriate settings for your perfect cup of coffee

The principle used is the same as in many regular coffee makers: hot water pouring thought the grinded coffee beans

What we found is that it takes us approximately 5 minutes longer to make a pot of coffee in the Chemex, due to the time it takes to boil the water, mostly

wait for coffee stream to slow down to trickle (about 4 minutes from start) and remove filter10) empty hot water from cup, give the chemex a swirl, and pour that first cup of coffee!Sounds a bit cumbersome (and my wife makes fun of this process constantly), but it really isn't that bad.

So far after having hot coffee in it and rinsing it with cold water( whether intentional or not) has not damaged the Chemex unit.

I buy natural flavored ground beans, use filtered water (ZeroWater pitcher), boil on a gas stove, let coffee grounds bloom for 30 seconds, and when I pour the rest of the hot water I place the Chemex on the warm gas burner to drip.

The hot, but not boiling,water and the thick folded paper filters ensure that coffee will haveno bitterness, but they take forever.

Prepare to hover over this carafe with a tea kettle or similar, incrementally splashing hot water over your grinds, bit by bit, until the pot is full and the coffee has measurably cooled

A hot water tower is another luxury, but not totally necessary

Heating the water, grinding the beans, unfolding the filter just right and rinsing it, then carefully pouring the water over the grounds all takes time and attention

just pop in the filter add med course grinds and boil some water

Yes, it does take some time to make this coffee since you have to hang around and pour the hot water over the grounds, but that's just a part of the package with this method of brewing and isn't the Chemex's fault.

After you add your ground coffee, you have to add the hot water in stages - first a little bit to moisten the coffee for the "bloom," wait 30 seconds and then add more.

Not to my liking.)-Place a genuine Chemex filter inside and swirl some of the hot water around the filter, allow to drip through and then pour out

Just rinse the Chemex with some water (I never even use dish soap or anything - I just rinse with whatever hot water is left in the kettle and let it air dry.

How little difference the taste is from any other brewing method.3) How much you'd rather just have a Mr. Coffee, blindly put in a filter and cold water, and come back later when it's finished

Take out your filter (it folds easily) and hopefully compost it, and then give your brewer a rinse with some hot water

First, you have to heat the water, then you have to stand over the pot adding hot water while it seeps, and of course there's no warmer for the coffee once it's been brewed.

This broke after only one month of use when hot water was added!

It takes a little more time to boil water and wet the grounds but the results are the rewards

(Once you use a thermometer a few times, you pretty much can tell when the water looks hot enough.

With the proper ratio of fresh grids and water, you can really brew an incredible cup of coffee with less acidity

It takes patience, but if you don't mind taking the time to slow pour water, you will be rewarded

Insert the filter into the top of the Chemex, add coffee and then pour over hot water which will then drip through to the bottom chamber

I add luke warm water to my chemex before I add hot water.

Expect to put some time pouring hot water

you "pre-heat" just little with tap water or pre soak the filter with warm water per some suggestions

no problem getting someone to pour the hot water over the coffee grounds.

It takes a little longer to make than other coffee makers (simply because you boil the water and slowly pour over coffee grounds) but it's well worth it

great counter-space saver and makes a wonderful cup of coffee... just make sure you follow the directions and soak the coffee grounds with a bit of your hot water first, then slowly pour the water over the grounds

We first tried paper filters we had in the cupboard but they tore since there is no support at the bottom when hot water is poured in.

Highly recommended, especially over poorly-made cheaper options and over-expensive contraptions that cause waste and pump hot water through toxic plastic.

Grind more beans, boil more water, etc, etc

The water is about ready by the time I finish the grind.

This thing looks good when it's new, but the wooden finish deteriorates as it gets wet

Extremely disappointed as now I'm back to the drawing board as to what new coffeemaker to get.

This is a beautiful as it is functional

It is every bit as good as it's reputation demands

I laugh often because people will comment on my fancy coffee-maker (yes, I went for the wood collar), when it is actually about as primitive as it gets.

The wooden collar protects you from the heated glass as you're pouring, which is a nice addition as well

The filter papers, though pricy, work exactly as they should

The handle could be just a little bit bigger, as it's sometimes a little hard to grab a hold of, but besides that it's great

But I like this a

I love the3 cup as it is perfect for one❤️

Since I make 10 cups, these last for 4-5 days, and the coffee is as "fresh" as when it was originally made.

n’t love our that it breaks easily and dishwasher sediment sticks to the inside.

n’t know how it worked out for the recipient.

n’t love our that it breaks easily and dishwasher sediment sticks to the inside.