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Posted by Tink0952 on 2006-03-06 13:27:18 Post Subject: Chemex Coffee Maker?
Has anyone heard of or used the Chemex coffee maker? I am new and have just ordered my first fresh roasted coffee beans online. I want to make sure that I get the best taste out of the beans. I have read about this coffee maker from several websites. It seems as though it will make a great cup and be much easier to use than a French Press. It's a glass coffee maker that use paper filters. You just add the ground coffee to the filter and then boil your water in a tea pot or pan and let it boil and wait a minute before pouring the water into the filter. It's suppose to make a great cup with no grounds in your coffee cup after brewing. Please let me know what you think about this method of brewing coffee. I am now using a cheap Sunbeam Drip coffee maker that I bought at Walmart for about $15.00 and it really doesn't seem to get the coffee hot enough. Thanks!
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Posted by Tink0952 on 2006-03-06 13:27:18 Post Subject: Chemex Coffee Maker?
Has anyone heard of or used the Chemex coffee maker? I am new and have just ordered my first fresh roasted coffee beans online. I want to make sure that I get the best taste out of the beans. I have read about this coffee maker from several websites. It seems as though it will make a great cup and be much easier to use than a French Press. It's a glass coffee maker that use paper filters. You just add the ground coffee to the filter and then boil your water in a tea pot or pan and let it boil and wait a minute before pouring the water into the filter. It's suppose to make a great cup with no grounds in your coffee cup after brewing. Please let me know what you think about this method of brewing coffee. I am now using a cheap Sunbeam Drip coffee maker that I bought at Walmart for about $15.00 and it really doesn't seem to get the coffee hot enough. Thanks!
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View entire thread: Recommend me a coffee maker and grinder!
Posted by coffeepotato on 2008-07-28 15:56:09 Post Subject:
djveed,
The Capresso 560 Infinity and Breville IKON are both very good grinders for the price. I personally would go with Capresso (especially given the $20 difference).
Now, should you consider Mr. Coffee? I think that it depends on two things:
The type of coffee maker you are getting: Some coffee makers are quite tolerant to uneven grind. Chemex coffee maker is probably the best in this respect - you can make a very decent coffee in the Chemex even with a cheap blade grinder. Other coffee makers like Moka pots or French press demand more uniform grind, so I would not go for Mr. Coffee in these cases.
The sort of coffee beans that you are planning to use: One problem with the cheap burr grinders is that they clog up very easily when you use oily beans. So if you are into dark roasts I would skip Mr. Coffee.
Another thing is that I would have some doubts about the durability of Mr Coffee grinder - the other two are likely to last you much much longer.
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Posted by coffeepotato on 2008-07-28 15:56:09 Post Subject:
djveed,
The Capresso 560 Infinity and Breville IKON are both very good grinders for the price. I personally would go with Capresso (especially given the $20 difference).
Now, should you consider Mr. Coffee? I think that it depends on two things:
The type of coffee maker you are getting: Some coffee makers are quite tolerant to uneven grind. Chemex coffee maker is probably the best in this respect - you can make a very decent coffee in the Chemex even with a cheap blade grinder. Other coffee makers like Moka pots or French press demand more uniform grind, so I would not go for Mr. Coffee in these cases.
The sort of coffee beans that you are planning to use: One problem with the cheap burr grinders is that they clog up very easily when you use oily beans. So if you are into dark roasts I would skip Mr. Coffee.
Another thing is that I would have some doubts about the durability of Mr Coffee grinder - the other two are likely to last you much much longer.
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View entire thread: Best Coffee Maker?
Posted by mivox on 2003-03-14 13:50:44 Post Subject:
If you're talking coffee, not espresso, a drip coffee maker is best, and then you just need to make sure the water isn't heated *too* hot... anything in the $50+ range would probably do a great job.
My stepmother used a Chemex coffee maker for years... it's a weird hourglass looking pitcher, with a wooden hand grip, and funky fold-your-own conical filters, but she swore by it. Now she uses a teeny little generic personal 4 cup machine, and doesn't seem to miss the Chemex, so I guess it's all personal preference.
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Posted by mivox on 2003-03-14 13:50:44 Post Subject:
If you're talking coffee, not espresso, a drip coffee maker is best, and then you just need to make sure the water isn't heated *too* hot... anything in the $50+ range would probably do a great job.
My stepmother used a Chemex coffee maker for years... it's a weird hourglass looking pitcher, with a wooden hand grip, and funky fold-your-own conical filters, but she swore by it. Now she uses a teeny little generic personal 4 cup machine, and doesn't seem to miss the Chemex, so I guess it's all personal preference.
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