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CHEMEX Brewing Techniques-A Mistake in the Understanding of CHEMEX Coffee Pots

CHEMEX was invented in 1941 by German chemist and inventor Dr. Peter J. Schlumbohm. Schlumbohm graduated from the Staatliches Bauhaus School of Design and Architecture in Germany, and was influenced by the Bauhaus movement of the early 19th century, which emphasized functionalism, and designed CHEMEX. He, who usually loves coffee, wanted to use scientific principles and laboratory tools to design a household coffee appliance, so he successfully designed CHEMEX with a common triangular flask in the laboratory as a blueprint. Schlumbohm, who emigrated to the United States in 1935, founded Chemex Corporation in New York in 1939. After applying for a patent in 1941, it began marketing under the slogan "Coffee extracted by chemist's method". Chemex later entered mass production during World War II, and whether it was beautiful shape or coffee taste, it instantly captured the hearts of Americans.

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CHEMEX special filter paper is about 3.5 yuan, which is much more expensive than other filter papers. Therefore, many people think that the disadvantage of CHEMEX is that the filter paper is too expensive. However, CHEMEX special filter paper has its expensive reason, because it contains grain ingredients, so it is about 20% thicker than other filter papers. Paper thicker filter paper in the extraction of coffee, which will emit impurities to filter clean, so CHEMEX often proud of their own equipment extracted coffee, than the use of other equipment extracted by the taste more balanced, cleaner. And no matter how much water is used, the same amount of coffee can always be extracted in the same time. Anyone can extract delicious coffee without great hand brewing skills.

Friends of Friends.

CHEMEX is often seen in the American drama Friends, which is often used by Chinese to practice oral English. In the first episode of Season 1, Rachel says,"This is the first time I've ever made coffee," while serving breakfast coffee to Joey and Chandler. The instrument Rachel uses here is CHEMEX. Although CHEMEX is supposed to make delicious coffee for anyone, Joey and Chandler both secretly spit coffee into a pot under the table after taking a sip of coffee. From the beginning of the episode until the third season, CHEMEX is often seen in Monica's kitchen. After the third season, CHEMEX's throne was given to electric coffee machines.

One thing is worth ten thousand gold!

Dr. Schlumbohm, who invented CHEMEX, is actually no less than Edison's inventor. Before his death in 1962, he invented and patented more than 3,000 products. But of all the patented inventions, only CHEMEX has been successfully marketed. However, such a product is deeply loved by coffee lovers all over the world, including famous third-wave boutique coffee shops such as Intelligentsia and Stumptown. To think that Dr. Schlumbohm became internationally famous for this coffee machine, it can also be said that his life of continuous inventions finally bore fruit.

Empire's Counterattack

If Xiaomi mobile phone imitates Apple's i-Phone and achieves outstanding results in the mobile phone market, then in the coffee industry, the Chinese industry "Diguo" has also launched a copy version almost identical to CHEMEX, an integrated hand filter, because the brand is "Empire", so it is also called "Empire CHEMEX". The difference from the existing CHEMEX is that the outer wall of the flask is engraved with a capacity mark, which at first glance will be thought to be an upgraded version of CHEMEX. The price is even half that of CHEMEX, and it is compatible with CHEMEX special filter paper and metal filter, and the practicality is also praised.

... well-received designs.

Seeing CHEMEX's beautifully shaped curves, one can't help but think of early Coca-Cola bottles. In fact, in the evaluation of CHEMEX buyers, many people buy it not only because they can drink pure and balanced coffee, but also because of its elegant shape. CHEMEX's beautiful designs have been recognized worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Smithsonian Museum of Nature, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and other permanent collections, and are also selected by the Illinois Institute of Technology as one of the 100 modern design choices.

* This article is reproduced from A Brief History of Household Coffee Appliances, Brewing and Maintenance Guide

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