If you use an Aeropress or a Chemex you can adjust coffee grounds quantity, water temperature, and brewing time until you get the brew that is right for you. As for choosing between a glass handle or a wooden collar, think: what’s important to me? Looks? Or convenience? If it is the first choose the classic Chemex, if it is the latter, choose the glass handle Chemex. From the classic French press to more professional but easy to use, at-home espresso makers, below are some of our favorites. 1. The Pour Over This design makes the Chemex very different from a Melitta or a Hario system. First, your brew times will be longer. Second, you cannot use as fine a grind as you would in an auto drip brewer or a Hario manual pour over system. In fact, as much as we refer to an “espresso” grind, or a “drip grind” or indeed, a “Hario” grind, we really should refer the unique requirements of this brewer grind fineness as a “Chemex grind”. Then there’s a third issue. One needs to observe the filter and ensure the gap between filter paper and the pouring spout chute remains clear of the filter paper material. Coffee maker Handmade Glassblowing art glass Turkish Coffee Maker with Pot and 6 Coffee Cups glass engraved and heat resistance

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Add coffee – usually, two tablespoons of grounds should be enough for one regular cup, but you can adjust to get your desired strength.

It comes in four sizes. A 3-cup, 6-cup, 8-cup, and 10-cup model. The difference between the 6-cup, 8-cup, and 10-cup model is the size of the ‘belly’ of the Chemex. I.e., the bottom part is wider, so it can hold more coffee.

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On the other hand, Aeropress uses a pressure-based extraction method, which makes the resulting brew more similar to espresso, although not as rich and smooth. It’s best to use coarser grounds with this device, as fine grounds might make their way through the filter, making your coffee a bit murky.Some coffee lovers say Aeropress makes better coffee as it uses an immersion method, the grounds are completely steeped in the water and you can wait for more than one minute before pushing the plunger, which allows you to make that coffee as intense as you want.