Chemex Classic 6-Cup Pour-Over Coffeemaker
Chemex
Classic Series 6-Cup Pour-Over Glass Coffeemaker
The benchmark plastic-free coffee maker: glass, wood, leather, paper. Nothing in the brew path to leach or shed.
A one-piece borosilicate glass brewer with a wood collar and leather tie. Hot water and coffee touch only glass and a paper filter; there is no plastic in the brew path at all.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- Zero plastic in the product or brew path
- Borosilicate glass tolerates boiling water without leaching
- Buy-once design unchanged since 1941
- Wood and leather parts are replaceable
Trade-offs
- Requires proprietary paper filters (compostable, but an ongoing consumable)
- Glass is breakable
- Retail packaging contents not verified, so we do not claim plastic-free packaging
Scored on our durable-goods method (durables-v1, 2026-07-04). How we rank →
What's inside
Non-porous borosilicate glass body that will not absorb odors or residues, per Chemex. The collar is polished wood with a leather tie; the only consumable is a paper filter. No plastic parts in the product.
Free of Plastic housing, plastic brew basket, nonstick coatings
- Packaging
- Not stated
- Microplastics
- None expected. Hot water contacts only glass and a paper filter, which is the cleanest possible hot-beverage path; hot liquid on plastic is one of the highest-release microplastic scenarios this brewer avoids entirely.
Attributes
What this product is, at a glance.
Certifications
None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.
About Chemex
The Chemex has been made to the same 1941 design for over 80 years and sits in the MoMA permanent collection. It brews with paper filters and nothing else.
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