Chemex Classic

We love the Chemex! Easily the best coffee brewing method around. It's simple to use and even simpler to clean up (very important fact there). Yet, for all of it's simplicity, it still makes fantastic coffee. Don't Forget the Filters!!! The Chemex brewer doesn't work well with other coffee filters. The opening where the filter sits is larger than most, so a regular pour-over coffee filter will fall right through.  You can read more about how to brew coffee in a Chemex Coffeemaker in our how-to document. Or you can just check out the video below to see how easy it really is:    A Little History on the Chemex The Chemex coffee brewer was invented in 1941 by German inventor Dr. Peter Schlumbohm and has been on permanent display at MOMA NY and the Corning Museum of Glass and was also selected by the Illinois Institue of Technology as one of the 100 best designed products of modern times. The Chemex has been seen in popular culture for years. Most notably (for me, anyway...) we discover i