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is the Miir new standard a Chemex killer? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Need to talk about coffee stuff today guys. Gotta keep my mind off the news as much as I can.

I still use my chemex for washed multicup brews. I think it excels at this, and I love the asthetic. I have a handmade wool cozy for it and a 3d printed lid to keep these larger brews warm though and while the cozy is protective, I do worry about breaking this fragile brewer.

It seems like the Miir directly addresses the thermal and fragility concerns and still allows use of the chemex filters. Seems hard to argue with that.

Other than nostalgia and maybe not wanting to spend a cool $80 right now, any reason to hold on to the Chemex?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For what it's worth, wetting paper filters is usually done with near boiling water in the chemex, so it IS preheated with the regular process. Preheated steel also won't retain as much heat. I don't disagree with your post as written, it just doesn't match the reality of what's usually done