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You don't have to worry about your Chemex breaking using this method. Chemex pots are made from a type of glass called borosilicate. Borosilicate is the same type of glass used in laboratory glassware and what Pyrex branded kitchenware was made from prior to Corning's divestment.

Borosilicate can withstand far greater thermal stress compared to "regular" soda-lime glass. I remember seeing a picture of an old borolicate/Pyrex baking dish that had had one half frozen in a giant block of ice and the other end was heated using a propane torch.

I also have my doubts about the effect on flavor that a stainless steel sieve can have when compared to paper but I'm not a coffee expert. I imagine the paper might absorb some of the compounds found in coffee in a manner similar to chromatography but again, I'm no expert.

When making ice cream sans the machine I prefer liquid nitrogen route. Though, it probably has less to do with the ice cream and more to do with my getting to play with liquid nitrogen.

http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/Henry/Icecream/Icecream.html

Great video. One thing that I find makes disassembling a chicken easier is to use a boning knife instead of a santoku or chefs. The thinner blade makes following the keel bone (aka breast bone) easier.