Chemex
Classic Series 6-Cup
A fifty-dollar icon that makes unbeatable coffee
4.8
By Priya Natarajan
- Category
- Pour-Over & Manual
- Brand
- Chemex
- Price
- $49.50
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5
The Chemex is almost entirely unchanged since 1941 and it remains one of the finest coffee brewers ever designed. Paired with proprietary thick-bonded filters, it produces a cup so clean and bright it almost tastes like tea - in the best possible way. It demands a gooseneck kettle, a scale, and about four minutes of your morning. For pour-over drinkers, it is the benchmark we compare everything else against.
What we liked and didn't
Pros
- Produces exceptionally clean, bright coffee
- Beautiful design that doubles as a serving carafe
- Affordable and built to last decades
Cons
- Requires a separate kettle and grinder
- Thick filters take practice to use well

