[finaliteration]

Not totally sure if you’re serious, but I’m basically in love with my Chemex so I’ll bite.

The principal is the same but there are some differences that affect how the coffee ends up tasting:

1. Water temperature control. With a Chemex you boil water in a separate device and then let it cool only slightly (down to around 205F/96C). With a Mr. Coffee or similar you don’t have any control over the water temperature, which can fluctuate quite a bit and often doesn’t get hot enough which can make the coffee taste bitter.

2. Degassing. A Mr. Coffee-type machine usually won’t go through the stage of “degassing” the grounds by slightly soaking them for about 30 seconds, so you don’t really get the full flavor out of the coffee.

3. Drip speed/motion. With a Chemex you typically pour the water over fairly slowly with a spiral in and out motion so that you soak all of the grounds. A Mr. Coffee just sort of shoots water right into the center of the grounds, so you end up with really uneven brewing.

I also think there’s something valuable in taking the time to slow down and focus on the brewing process. It really doesn’t take very long, but it’s a mindfulness-like experience where you focus on a task and see and enjoy the results of your work at the end.