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How do I effectively clean a metal Chemex filter?
This problem seems quite normal. Over time, the little holes are filled up with small coffee grounds and stuck there by the help of gluing force of grease. This grease is extracted during brewing ...
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Is there a difference in taste between bleached, unbleached and natural fibre filters?
This could depend on the brand of filters and the brewing method so it's worthwhile (and fun) to do the experiment. I'd love to see results from more experimenters.
Bamboo vs. Paper Filters:
I did ...
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How do I effectively clean a metal Chemex filter?
I would advise against using soap to clean anything coffee related. As a simple measure, just use boiling water to loosen the oils. You can also use citric acid (the recommended cleaner for coffee ...
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Which coffee preparation is the most ecological? Low energy / power consumption?
Brewing
Of those three brewing methods, the Chemex should take the least energy when using a microwave oven to heat just the amount of water needed. Microwave ovens are very efficient since nearly all ...
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How do I effectively clean a metal Chemex filter?
I tried boiling in vinegar and washing in the dishwasher over my bottle jets the other day. It did improve the flow situation greatly, but the filter was still brown. So I ordered urnex coffee ...
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How do I effectively clean a metal Chemex filter?
Use a water flosser, like waterpik to blast the coffee oils out. I tried boiling and vinegar, no use. Mini-pressure washer worked best. Water moves through the filter much faster.
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How do I effectively clean a metal Chemex filter?
The only thing that I've found that I've found that works elegantly, quickly, and completely is ultrasonic cleaning. After boiling with vinegar water, lots of rubbing and scrubbing, high pressure ...
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Amount of money I should spend on a Grinder
Depends on if you want to be able to grind true espresso grinds. My daily grinder I received as a wedding present and it suits me just fine, a Cuisinart for about $40 dollars. If I want to grind for ...
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Amount of money I should spend on a Grinder
To begin, the Sweethome review The Best Coffee Grinder is quite helpful for background and their experimental evaluation of grinders, although of course they only tested a modest number of the ...
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Baratza Encore is grinding too coarse
I have the grinder myself too, and from what I recall (haven't used it for a while) the number scale doesn't correspond with a specific grind size. I haven't taken it apart, but when I would ...
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Stability of Chemex Filter
This is a common problem I experience with my Chemex as well. My advice is as follows:
Pre-wet your Chemex (brand) filter while it's in the Chemex. While doing this make sure it's flat against the ...
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Baratza Encore is grinding too coarse
I have had a sudden problem with coarse grinding after I cleaned the unit, so it had to be my fault. Checking the Encore grinding issue video didn't help much. Before I'd get into burr re-calibration, ...
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Chemex Setting for Bay Area Costco Grinder Machines
I tend to go with a coarse grind for my Chemex, but ultimately, it should depend on the flow through rate and your desired extraction. It will always be fresher and more consistent if you grind it ...
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Do all Chemex brand filters fit all Chemex brewers the same?
According to the official website for the Chemex products, the filters available for the Chemex are:
CHEMEX BONDED FILTERS PRE-FOLDED CIRCLES (FC-100)
CHEMEX BONDED FILTERS PRE-FOLDED SQUARES (FS-100)...
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