Barista Warrior Reusable Metal (cone) vs Chemex Bonded (natural)

Fits

V60 cone, Chemex

Flow

Fast · Community consensus

Material

Metal

Reuse

Washable, reusable

Availability

In production

How it brews

A budget reusable stainless cone that fits both V60-style cones and the Chemex, aimed at people who want a metal filter without the premium of an Able Kone. As with any metal filter, the mesh lets oils and fines through for a fuller, more sediment-heavy cup than paper, and it drains fast enough that a coarser grind usually behaves better. The "fast" rating is community consensus, not a lab number. It's a zero-waste, one-buy option; the trade against paper is clarity and a clean base.

Fits

Chemex

Flow

Slow · Community consensus

Material

Paper · Cellulose

Reuse

Single-use

Availability

In production

How it brews

The same thick bonded Chemex paper as the white version, but left its natural brown color and cleaned with hot-water baths only (no oxygen cleanse). It shares the identical slow, high-clarity drawdown that defines a Chemex; flow is graded slow by community consensus, not a measured rate. The natural version exists for the squares and half-moon cuts (the pre-folded circles are white only). As with any thick paper, a thorough rinse before brewing is worth the extra water — it seats the filter and clears the papery note.