Chemex

Specs clearly published Made in USA chemexcoffeemaker.com ↗

Plastic-free almost by accident: the design was finished in 1941 and never needed updating, so it's still borosilicate glass with a wood collar and leather tie. Chemex doesn't market "plastic-free" — they don't have to. The only caveat is the paper filters (a wood-pulp product, not plastic) and, if you buy the glass-handle version, there's no polymer anywhere in the brew path.

How clear are their specs?

Not much to disclose — it's glass, wood, and leather, visibly so. No coatings, no hidden liners, no proprietary materials to interrogate.

Products we recommend

$$ Chemex Classic Series Pour-Over

Classic Series Pour-Over

Plastic-free

The iconic all-glass pour-over - zero plastic, zero silicone, brew path is glass and paper only.

Products to avoid

Documented so you know what to skip — each still has a full breakdown and sources.

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Bonded Natural (Unbleached) Filters

Plastic-free Not recommended

Chemex's iconic unbleached paper filter - plastic-free by material, but the one paper filter on this page an independent lab actually flagged for a PFAS indicator.