![]() A couple drawbacks, the fine kief tends to adhere to the corners of the screen, and takes some scraping with the provided tool to get it all (the tool is as important as the screens also!). We also found placing the machine on a foam entryway mat will cut noise and vibration to much better levels. After that we decarb the shake, and use successive screens to catch the coarser grades for cooking. Then we run 2 more at 125um and that’s it for fine pressing the material into hash, wax, etc. We then put about a quarter to 8-9 grams in the machine and run a 5 minute cycle with the 70um screen 2 times. We run the popcorn and trim, after getting it bone dry, through a processor until only tiny nugs if any remain. We use the “constant run” cycle and set a timer for the length we need. That’s extremely important because the unit generates quite a bit of vibration while in cycle. The pans fit tightly into their cradle and all the inner parts are robust and look like it’ll take abuse. The screen pans are SS, with a smooth, seamless inner edge and everything appears to be finely made to tight tolerances. Having the full line of sizes is ideal but of course you can do great with perhaps a fine for pressing hash and a couple larger for baking and cooking. When the rest of the screen sizes arrived I was able to really put some material through it. Moving past my first few runs I developed a feel of how the material needs to be for optimal kief extraction, along with adjusting the cycle time to better fit my needs. I was shocked how much I got, and I could tell immediately this machine will pay for itself in labor alone in a weekend. ![]() My first couple runs were with the 250um screens, and I used the preset 30 second cycle. Opening the clear lid and removing the 2 included pans was simple, and everything appears to be high quality and built to last for years. Taking the machine out was a pleasant surprise as it felt close to a kitchen-aid mixer in weight, and it has a sleek look that was really attractive. I’ve been able to give the sifter a good test run, using about 27oz total of trim and popcorn.
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