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Monster1985
I backed it on Kickstarter when it was still called the Rafino. It works. It's troublesome to clean though.
I used it religiously when I got it and combined with good practice elsewhere, allowed me to replicate brews over and over.
Any efficiency and seamlessness in your work flow can go in the bin once you start sifting. It's long.
Before I got it, my brews were stalling from fines clogging my paper. This stopped after I was sifting but there are far less fiddly ways to improve your brews if this happens and I should have saved my money!
If your grinder is poorer quality, you can re-grind your boulders but when sifting, you'll possibly have lots of fines to utilise somehow afterwards.
Instead, I'd invest in a better grinder. Or a paper that traps fines better.
Or if you are looking for a new toy that can improve consistency, I recommend the Lilydrip.
I now only use my Kruve on a Sunday morning if I've got something a little more special to brew... Geshas or pink bourbons or some other such frivolity.
The repeatability and consistency is reassuring to me when using expensive beans.
I think Fellow has a single screen sifter in a smaller footprint for aboit £30. I've not looked into it more than knowing about its existence but the price point makes it accessible enough to buy and try even if its not going to make it into my daily brew routine.