Happy New Year!  It’s been a long time and I hope you are well.  I had planned on posting some additional Holiday sweets, some Holiday dishes that I cooked for a party, and what I cooked for my family but I burned my hand pretty badly and baking was put on hold for a while.  I did cook over the holidays but I was severely limited with how I could use my hands. I really only did basic things and I had to use rubber gloves to go over the bandages to protect the whole thing while I cooked…no fun.  My hand has pretty much healed at this point and the holidays are over, so let’s start the new year off with this:  my favorite new way to brew coffee.

I bought a Chemex a few months ago and figured I’d use it much the same way as I do our French press, which is to say just from time to time. As it turns out, though, I have put our drip coffee machine away and use only this for day to day coffee.  Since it doesn’t have a burner mechanism, the coffee remains pure and free from that bitter taste that distracts from the flavor of the actual coffee.  Chemex comes in different sizes but the scientific beaker-like shape remains the same.  You can purchase the Chemex on Amazon (which is where I bought ours) as well as William Sonoma and other kitchen stores. I also purchased a thermal pitcher and after the coffee is brewed, I pour it into the pitcher and it keeps warm the whole day.

New recipes and other kitchen experiments will start rolling in the coming days.  Until then, look into the Chemex…it’s definitely worth a look.