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xmaster
2025-09-04 18:24:46
It is functional as described on the webpage. Solidly build and easily to use. I used it to press apples, oranges, pineapples, and pomegranates. However, before buying this items, make sure you have a power tool because screwing 50 screws into the wood slats will be, literally, painful. Not mentioning the top wood block press has no pilot holes. The webpage says the lead screw is rust-free; not really, it will rust. Powered coating was done poorly and it will chip at high pressure points. Note fruit juice will stained the wood slats. At the current selling price, all these issues are not a deal breaker.Note to manufacturer:1. To avoid juices making contact with the black grease on the lead screw, make the lead screw shorter and connecting extension rod longer.2. Double/triple the wooden blocks so that the press can process less than 20 fruits.
Joe Pileggi
2025-08-29 10:41:14
I like the ease of making juice, but the 2 piece let's fruit escape, so some more solid pieces needed to be made. Looks great, solid built. Cleaned it all in the dishwasher came out great.
Peter Lippold
2025-08-17 16:37:02
First off, we have peeled, cored and cooked our apples for... well always. It's a long process and something I dreaded each fall. I purchased this with low expectations but high hopes and I'm so happy that I did. So far, I processed two full presses yielding 3 ½ gallons of juice! Our juice came out dark and sweet due to our variety.Thank you to the people who suggested sealing the wood before use. I immediately put all the wooden parts into a white mineral oil bath (also amazon) to soak overnight. The next day I assembled and was of to the races.This is a rather large and awkward contraption. I mounted mine to a piece of butcher block and made 12" legs to keep it off the ground. I washed, chopped, ground and pressed all right next to our trees. Afterward I just hosed everything down and left it out to dry.I need to do some thing different with the grinder. It has feet but needs to be over a container of some sort so it's not stable. This makes it difficult to use out of the box. The feet do fit exactly around the lip of a 5 gallon bucket so it's workable but it will keep trying to "jump" off as you crank.Overall, amazing purchase and would ABSOLUTELY recommend this to anyone with apple trees!
Goni
2025-08-02 21:46:57
Makes pure, sweet, clean apple juice from the apples in my yard. The finer you can get the apple scatter (chopped apples) the more juice you will yield. I used this in conjunction with the squeeze master apple crusher, but then further ground my apples to get the most juice.I was able to squeeze the apple scatter as hard as I could with all my strength, and this thing held up. Thumbs up.
Craig G.
2025-05-30 17:19:27
The product appeared to be of good quality, takes a bit of time to assemble, not all the necessary pilot holes were drilled. Most importantly was the center threaded rod and trunnion (triangle piece that threads on the rod) would not thread from the top on the one I received. Would thread on from the bottom but requires more work each time you use it.Have sent a message to the company with the details of the problem. Will give the until next week ( week of the 14th) to respond with a fix or I’ll send the entire thing back via Amazon.Can’t really recommend one way or the other, if you do buy one make sure all the parts work before you put the slants on the retaining rings and waste an hour to find other parts don’t work well.Will update once a disposition has been determined.REVISED REVIEW:The seller has come through with a replacement part. It works well, but have had chance to actually use the device, but the seller was very easy to work with and responded quickly.Thanks
Aaron
2025-05-22 18:48:21
I use it with apples after putting them through a grinder and it works great! Together they produce a quality juice. I prefer the 7.9 gallon press. It’s really not that big. And if you wanted to press a smaller load, you can always turn your press blocks on end to get the top plate further down. I think the quality is great and assembly isn’t hard. Do plan on purchasing some extra filter bags. Those will rip or wear out long before the press does. Buy one, it’s well worth the cost.
Rusty Shackleford
2025-05-10 11:37:49
I can’t believe the balls on this company for selling such garbage. It didn’t include enough wood to give the height needed to press. It fell apart as we were using it, and the slats for the barrel were splinter and chock full of sawdust. We wasted three bags of apples for a shot glass of sawdust-infused juice. Amazon should remove this company from their site. This shoddy scam company should reimburse me for the apples too! ZERO STARS!!!!!!
Sean
2025-04-16 17:37:30
Just so anyone reading this is aware. You must assemble most of this press yourself. It isn't hard to assemble, just be ready to spend an afternoon putting it together. That being said, the press functions well, but is more focused around small volumes. I made apple cider for the first time this year, and it was a great press for a beginner. It is also fairly easy to take apart and clean.
Tara Low
2025-04-11 14:03:18
Came on time. Packaged appropriately so it wouldn’t be damaged.All parts there.The quality is appropriate for the price. All of the metal parts are good heavy metal. I would guess steel by the weight. They have a nice thick coating to protect the metal and it’s easy to wipe clean. I will need to get some edible mineral oil to keep the screw in good condition.This isn’t even as bad as a IKEA furniture build. Don’t be worried about the reviews saying the build was so hard. A little time consuming to screw 25 slats. Maybe half an hour. I’m a 115lb, 50 year old woman. If I can do it, anyone can.The slats need to be screwed on using a drill. Get the right drill bit so you don’t strip the screws. Press down hard as you screw them in. Notice all the flat ends go one way and the rounded ends go the other way.Notice in the picture I cut spare pressing blocks from 2â€x 2†lumber.I screwed the base to a piece of painted plywood and used clamps to keep it tight on a small folding table. You need to secure it to something for turning the press. Otherwise it would just slide around. The instructions do say this. I pre-shredded my apples using a counter top salad master hand shredder. My Ninja blender also worked but only did about 6 apples at a time. Dumping it and scraping the blender really slowed down the process, so I switched to the counter top shredder.I looked up tips online for pressing apple juice. They said if you freeze the apples first and then press, you get more juice.I froze the shredded apple in large ziploc bags, then thawed to press the juice. It took longer than expected to thaw. Give a full 24hours.The first apples I dumped in still had ice crystals. When I pressed it, I got a big apple ice cube. So I had to dig it all out. I put the next bags into hot water to thaw them completely before pressing.We used the press at a Harvest Festival to show the kids an old school way to make juice. It was a big hit. We sold it by the glass as a fundraiser for the school. Just used once so far. We pressed 120lbs of apples. Nothing broke.Another tip was to soak the wood pieces in 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water for 5 minutes, then let air dry to sanitize before the first use.To store for the winter…I sanitized the wood in bleach water 1 tbsp to 1/2 sink of hot water. I let Each side soak for half an hour. I set the pieces on a towel in front of my electric fireplace for a couple days to dry completely. I will store it in an open cardboard box covered with a plastic bag. Keep the dust off, but let the air get in if it wasn’t fully dry.I feel the negative reviews are completely unfair. They must be a one off flaw
Wendy Sue
2025-04-05 11:44:04
purchased for daughter & son-in-law they are absolutely thrilled with it. From my pointof view it was really excellent value and good delivery.
Delboy Leeds
2025-02-16 16:54:28
This review is for the 18L press. Easy to assemble if you are able to read instructions and use a screwdriver. Welding of the metal rings looks like it was done by a blind person, but seems to have held up so far. Expect some paint to chip off the turn handle - not an issue as long as you are vigilant and stop it going into the fruit.We took the advice of previous reviews and had additional bits of wood on hand to use as spacers. Without this we would have struggled to have got as much juice out of the apples as we did. Invest in a crusher so that the fruit is broken up before putting into the press. We used for a small batch of ~14kgs of apples. I think 20kgs of apples would get you two presses worth of apples.Looking forward to seeing how our first batch of cider progress!
Customer
2025-01-09 16:12:18
-Easy instructions to follow.-Important to always anchor the press.-Important to always use a crusher before.-There is an extra screw in the box, in case you lose one during assembly..-Clean all equipment before and after use.-The mesh bag can go in the washer, but not the dryer.-Build extra blocs, take a few minutes, but they will be required.My package had a part missing, part No. 1: the handle. All other parts were in the package, so I decided to assemble things, and opened a ticket with Amazon. In no time, the company contacted me to confirm my request (to obtain a handle), and also to provide me with a link to order extra mesh bags. They gave me a link with a discounted price on the mesh bags, and shipped the handle.My other press is 60 or 80 gallons, not sure, but far to large. This new small press is what I required.I've done my first batch of apple cider yesterday, worked great (I used apples that fell from the tree, not as yummy locking, but perfect for this). My tree is a little insane this year, I have to put some 2x4 to protect the branches from breaking (so many apples this year). They are not very suite yet, but like I've done in the past, I'll be making sparkling cider, and apple brandy. If you have questions on how to do this, you ask away.And yes, I'll add pictures of the tree, the press, and cider making (hint: I like to pasteurize the juice, so that I can add my favorite yeast). Wild yeast can give amazing, or horrible results. Using beer yeast if perfect. Don't use champagne yeast, or your cider will be dry like mad.
Carole
2024-12-31 18:12:45
Not what I expected the item was very small and a little cheaply made. I decided to return it for refund.
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