Sounds like a name for a bond villain, but here’s an article from Gourmet magazine on the inventor of the Chemex- one of our favorite ways to make a great cup of coffee.
Peter J. Schlumbohm, a German-born chemist, invented more than 3,000 items during his 66 years. One of his best-known creations was the Chemex coffee maker.
A Time Magazine article from November 1946 quotes the ebullient inventor as saying, “with the Chemex, even a moron can make good coffee.”
Not our words- but he’s right it is pretty easy… and now for my favorite part…
As would his bachelor lifestyle. “He loved to drink and he loved to eat,” says Roy Doty, a cartoonist who was a friend of the late inventor, “so going out for dinner with Dr. Schlumbohm was a horrifying experience.” Guests were treated to epic all-night food crawls in his huge Cadillac Coupe De Ville, which he pimped out with built-in shades and a solid-gold Chemex coffee maker bolted to the driver’s door. (When he traded in his car every two years, he removed the golden amulet and set it on the newer, larger model.
Even Lil’ Jon with the Stanley Cup can’t roll with Dr. Chemex.
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