Fruit press recommendations

[Baldy]

Once I get my machete sorted out I'm thinking of getting a fruit (well, cider if I'm honest) press - there seem to be a lot of 'generic' looking ones around -same style and look like same construction - this one caught my eye due to the price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fruit-Press...ds=cider+press

Any thoughts or recommendations? (Other than don't mix the cider and the machete)

[Baldy]

and a masher

[Jay-ell]

Can't really help but what fruit are you looking to juice and what quantities?

I've seen the mashers that look like those paint stirrers which you power with an electric drill

[Baldy]

semi-industrial amounts of apple and pear...
I did see an instructable type thing for a DIY drill powered masher - have to have a root around on t'interweb

[Jay-ell]

Semi industrial amounts at 6 litres of pulp at a time.

Might be better off looking at higher capacity if you're going to be making loads as there's cleaning and preparing time to be added to each pressing - pressing large quantities in a smaller press may add a lot of extra time compared to a press of greater capacity

[Alison]

Think we got some of our stuff from a company called Tompress - think they're French but you can get a translation on their website. They sell some amazing food processing stuff generally so I don't look at their catalogue or I could be tempted to spend a fortune.

[Baldy]

Semi industrial amounts at 6 litres of pulp at a time.

Might be better off looking at higher capacity if you're going to be making loads as there's cleaning and preparing time to be added to each pressing - pressing large quantities in a smaller press may add a lot of extra time compared to a press of greater capacity

I'm betwixt going for it full on and being sensible...

I expect financial considerations will downgrade my pitch from semi-industrial to cottage garden with 4 tree 'orchard'

[veggiechicken]

Will you need a scratter?

[Jay-ell]

Will you need a scratter?

Had to look that up, not sure why you would want one though

Urban Dictionary: scratter


Or make your own

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[Alison]

It's definitely worth getting a scratter, you get much more juice

[Baldy]

scratter = masher

but as you've offered VC (very kind I must say) - I float the apples over to you somehow so you can:


I'll send 'one of my people' over to collect the juice as we wouldn't want to risk any Severn 'water' getting in.

Footy's on ... must dash

[veggiechicken]

I'd never heard of a Scratter but when I saw you could hire one from BrewersDroop, I knew you'd want one
Apple and Fruit Press & Scratter Hire in Bristol (full size / 32 litre – Brewers Droop.

Over by yer in Kairdiff, there are apple pressing days when we can take our apples to be pressed into juice. There's even a group who will come to pick your apples for you

[Jay-ell]

I was thinking about a flymo blade on a length of rod powered by a drill - or moding one of those paint mixers

https://www.brooklyntrading.co.uk/ac...Iq-hoC-1fw_wcB

[Alison]

I've heard of people using garden shredders to break up the fruit and we've used a cheap chipper from ALD&

[the big lebowski]

i think jay-ell is right if your looking to make large amounts ,around our way you can hire a fruit press for the day that might be worth seeing if you could do that and see how you get on before you buy one ,if i was you i`d go for a one that holds about 25 liters of pulp in one go ,please let us know what you decide on ,cheers