KRUVEKVS2001S Sifter with 5 sieves-Silver-KVS2001S, Stainless Steel

Muy útil, una herramienta impresionante

This item is quite unique and there really isn't much out there to compete with it. Overall I am satisfied with the product but there are a few things that could be improved upon. I have been into coffee for many years just basic brewing at home. As you research this device you will come to a few conclusions that others have experienced.-This is not something you would want to use in your regular coffee routine, it adds extra time and wastes a lot of coffee if you end up not using the fines or boulders.-It is a great way to translate grind settings from one grinder to another by looking at grind distribution. This is handy for someone that may own a hand grinder and an electric grinder and want to match up the settings on both grinders to be similar so a specific grind can be replicated on either grinder. It is also good to determine how consistent your grinder is.I found when using the Kruve chart for grind recommendation sizes it was vastly different than what I have been using in the past. The range is quite broad for a particular brew method and this makes sense as you need the big and small grinds in order to add nuance to your coffee. I tried brewing a pourover by using the top end and bottom end recommended screens and I cannot say that the taste was better, just different. If I had to choose I would still rather use whatever comes out of my grinder at a particular setting even though I know the grind distribution may not be what Kruve recommends.I also did not see a purpose of using this on the finer side of the scale such as for espresso. However I have heard there is a method of stacking the various grind sizes to produce some more nuanced flavours. I have yet to try this. I feel espresso is complicated enough to get a decent and consistent shot I don't necessarily want to add this into the "workflow" but I may try this in the future.The kit I got only has 5 screens and it is hard to say if this is enough or if it can provide good results. Obviously if I had the full kit it would give me a lot of options but it is also quite costly. For anyone that is into really tinkering with stuff I would recommend the full kit with all the screens (not the bean ones). This will provide a better experience but maybe see if you can get it at a discounted price, I can think if a lot of things to spend my money on in the coffee world rather than the full kit.Some negatives of the sifter-aluminum parts which are starting to get beat up a bit with use. They also are not necessarily grind tight so to speak. So you may get some grind leakage falling onto your floor when you are sifting.-the screens are tricky to insert, many have commented on this and with time people figure this out but it isn't the easiest to work with.-cost of the sifter is high but there is nothing else that competes with it. So they can price accordingly.

The idea of this product is great especially for those of us who are super passionate about optimizing for the best cup of coffee at home. However, I am beyond frustrated at the wooden lid's poor fit into the top level sifter (see image). The poor fit leads to exposed gaps, which leads to coffee grounds flying everywhere when sifting. When I press down on the lid to attempt a tighter fit, the result is just a lid that is impossible to remove. And by the time the lid is able to be removed, coffee grounds are again flying everywhere.I have already returned my first Kruve because of the same issue and the replacement is just as poorly manufactured. Is anyone else experiencing this? I'm tired of returning this item and being replaced with a product with the same issue. Clearly there are people who have experienced success so I'm also puzzled. If Kruve sees this, please provide a replacement that does not have any defects!

The idea and technology is great. However, swapping out individual filters to fit around the base is very difficult and frustrating.Also, the rubber seals trap a lot of coffee grinds and it’s not easy to completely remove to measurement the grams from each base. (Expect to lose about 1 to 1.3 grams)