Kruve Sifter BASE Coffee Grind Sieve Set, 5 Sieves to Measure, Calibrate & Refine Coffee Grinds – Durable Aluminum & Stainless Steel, Customizable for Precise Brewing, Bonus Brewler Tool – Black

This is pretty amazing, but it showed how very much *not* consistent the grind is from my Baratza Encore grinder. I had no idea. Using the 800 and 1100 screens, which is in the ballpark range for pour over, I get roughly a 26% yield of usable ground coffee from the first run through the sifter. That’s with experimenting first in adjusting the grinder to get roughly a 50/50 split between too large and too fine. Though as someone else pointed out you can regrind the too large grains and re-sieve them and after a few runs through I can then get about 22-24g of ground coffee from 50g of beans. So this thing isn’t going to save you money, that’s for sure! However the resulting coffee from my Kalita Wave pour-over coffee dripper is certainly a good bit better, so it’s worth it to me. Though it also makes me want to buy a $1000+ grinder to get a more consistent grind to start with. Oh the hobby… lol. Even a grinder like that I’m sure could still benefit from this sieve, though, as there is still going to be inconsistency, just less. As far as ease-of-use, I had no issues with it once the screens are properly in, however I do find getting them clicked in to be fairly tricky. Particularly in the bottom one. But I think with practice that will get easier. Overall a well designed device and I do highly recommend it. And … I just ordered the rest of the screens so I can fine tune the grind more. But if you are making pour over you can certainly just use the included 800 and 1100 screens (the normal range for pour over is 700 to 1200) and get better coffee right out of the gate.

Muy buena calidad, llego dentro del tiempo previsto. Estoy contento con la compra

The Kruve sifter is designed to solve a common problem: the inconsistent size of the coffee grounds you get out of a typical coffee grinder. That might not sound like a big deal but it is. Coffee grounds impart their flavor differently depending on how large they are. Small ones brew fast and can turn bitter quickly, while large grounds brew slowly and don't contribute much flavor at all unless you brew them a long time -- and by that time the small grounds have ruined the coffee with their bitter taste. So that's the problem: different sizes of coffee grounds that need different brewing times, all mixed together in the coffee you're trying to make. There's no way to choose the right brewing time. I was shocked how inconsistent my grinder is: lots of tiny bits mixed in with very large ones. And my grinder is a highly-rated burr grinder, one that you'd expect to do a good job. But it's still not good enough because my coffee had a bitter taste. The culprit was those tiny coffee grounds. Even setting the grinder to "coarse" did not make them go away. But filtering them out with the Kruve works like magic. The sifter removes the grounds that are too small, separates out the ones that are too big (so you can grind them again, a little smaller if you want), and leaves you with the ones that are sized just right. You can see the difference just looking at them. It's not a lot of extra work to sift your coffee grounds. It adds about three minutes once you get the hang of it, and the results are worth it. Now I'm drinking smooth, delicious coffee. No more bitter flavor. You do throw away the small grounds (called "fines") which seems wasteful at first but it's made up for by the fact that you can re-grind the "large" grounds to get them to be just the right size and brew more efficiently. So you lose a little on the small end but you get it back on the large end, for no net loss. I'm using the same amount of coffee beans per pot that I was before sifting, and now my coffee tastes so much better.

I like it, I use it. I used it to help dial in my super expensive hand grinder for pour over. I'm not convinced that the fines are what is hurting your cup. I think it's more likely that the chaff present in the trendy coffies of the day are having more of a bittering effect. Anyway it works, my screens fit, stay put, and I probably won't be using it a lot, but I'm glad I have it.

Un tamiz perfecto para cafés perfectos

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)

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!

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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.

-color bleeding, I bought the black one and the color bleed on my hand , not safe for beverage process -lid was too tight, doesn’t fit well with sifter body, hard to open

Sifter works fine, but the tape has left some residue on the wood. Given the price of the sifter, this is not acceptable.