Is Chemex Tempered Glass?

The Chemex is an hourglass-shaped one-piece pour-over carafe. The design is legendary: it’s even on display at modern art museums like New York City’s MOMA. The carafe is made of non-porous tempered borosilicate glass , and it comes with a two-piece polished wood collar tied on with a rawhide cord. What kind of glass is … Read more

Is Chemex Made In USA?

The Chemex pour over coffee maker, with its glass carafe, wooden handle, and leather tie is the most iconic coffee maker made in the USA (7). Launched in the 1940s, you’re as likely to find one in a modern design museum as in a high-end coffee shop. Where are chemex coffeemakers made? Since that time, … Read more

Who Invented Chemex?

Where did the Chemex come from? The chemex coffeemaker is a manual pour-over style glass coffeemaker, invented by Peter Schlumbohm in 1941, manufactured by the Chemex Corporation in Chicopee, Massachusetts. When was the Chemex invented? Birth of the Chemex The brewer was invented in 1941 and inspired by “laboratory apparatus” as Perfect Daily Grind reports. … Read more