01-11-2013, 11:37 PM
Steve, the story goes that Peter Schlumbaum, the inventor of Chemex, could not get approval from the War Production Board to use the Pyrex glass in the quantities needed. So he sent one to FDR, who apparently was a coffee nut. After that, he got his approval!
A-Polly, the Chemex filters are thicker and much better than Melitta. Otherwise, the two coffeemakers work essentially the same.
A-Polly, the Chemex filters are thicker and much better than Melitta. Otherwise, the two coffeemakers work essentially the same.