SQUEEZE master Fruit Wine Cider Press - Solid Wood Basket- 3.17 Gallon/12L-T Handle Bar-More Stable-Vintage traditional juicer,Apple Grape Fruit press for Juice Maker-1 free filter bag included(Red)

We used this in combination with the fruit chopper from the same company. Hands down the best investment I've made in a tool in a long time. This saved so much time compared to my prior method of juicing that it isn't even funny. And it produced more juice and at a better quality while doing it. We juice an ever increasing amount of pears as our trees are growing in. It was starting to become unmanageable until this tool shaved down our time. So just from a time saving perspective this is a good investment for us. One tip on this that I found gave us a better yield is to turn the press down as tight as you can and let it drain for a bit. Then after a while (half an hour, whatever) tighten it again. Continue as long as you have patience to do so and you'll get a surprising amount of extra juice beyond the initial "tight as it can go" pressing. It might be obvious to old hands at pressing fruit, but it was not to us. I will agree with another review that the wooden pieces need to be sanded a bit to remove splintery bits - they aren't as polished and well put together as the rest of the tool. So you will need to give it a touch of love on that. Not a deal breaker, just a minor annoyance. We've been using this without bolting it down onto a surface. I just want to say that it absolutely works fine even if you cannot bolt it down - you just need to step on the feet to secure it as you tighten it up. So don't let that stop you if you don't have a place to attach it to the ground. As a woman with little upper body strength, the press was still entirely usable on my own. The press-and-drain method really helped even up the yield versus what my husband cranked out in a single pass. I admit I was a bit worried about having enough upper body strength to properly turn and tighten the press. It was a non-issue though. Cleaning is a breeze. You'll need a good brush to get between the narrow areas, like between the pieces of wood. But beyond that it is pretty simple and straight forward to clean and dry. The included bag has done fine tossed in the laundry. Hand washing worked okay, but didn't do as much for removing the staining from the fruit. If you plan on doing multiple presses in a day I'd recommend getting a few extra bags so you don't have to stop to clean it between pressings. The included one feels sturdy and works great, but only having one seems to be the only thing that really slows us down at all. Overall I'd buy it again and recommend it to anyone with fruit trees who needs to process a lot of fruit. The time savings made this entirely worth the cost and it feels sturdy enough to last us through many seasons of use.

I have wanted a cider press for a long while now. I have five apple trees on my property. After much searching and reading of different products and reviews, I decided to go with the Squeeze model. Everything came perfect condition. But I soon ran into a problem that was of my own making. I broke a piece by not securing it properly. It was past the return window so there was really nothing Amazon could do for me. They suggested I contact the seller, which I did. I responded immediately, and sent out the part I needed to fix what happened, and at no additional cost for me. I have enjoyed using this press it has worked very well for me. And I was very impressed and thankful for the kind customer service I got from this seller. I 100% would recommend this product to a friend, and I really hope to do business with the seller in the future. A+++

Sturdy and easy to clean. It works well without all the wood block rigamarole. Great value for the money. Will take a 5 gallon bucket of shredded fruit. Screwing the legs to a heavy wood surface makes it easy to apply strong pressure. I use a piece of Home Depot butcher block counter top, fastened to an Amazon aluminum dunnage rack.

Pros: 1. It looks nice. Cons: 1. Poorly manufactured. The joints where the rings are welded are weak. The bottom ring on mine SPLIT OPEN on the first basket of pre-crushed apples that I pressed. 2. The pan that holds the basket and catches the juice doesn't have a raised center, so a) the basket isn't secured in the center of the unit, and b) the pan isn't designed to have the juice drain away from the basket and it pools around the fruit at the end of each pressing. 3. The instructions say not to press to hard or it could damage the press. (What the heck?! If pressing out as much juice as a person can is the point of using a fruit press, then what's the point of using THIS press if it's not designed to do the job?) I am a 48 year old woman who doesn't work out. It was hard to turn the press by the time I got close to smashing everything 1/2 way. I didn't turn the press unreasonably far. It totally broke on the first basket of apples that I tried to press! The welded joint popped open! This isn't as sturdy as it is advertised to be. I lost 4 trees worth of fruit due to the timing of it breaking--I had already sweated my apples and there wasn't sufficient time to fix the problem with the seller in Asia or return it and reorder it from Amazon. At $300 for the unit, it was less of a loss to toss my homegrown fruit than to waste the dollars I spent on a cheaply made fruit press by repurchasing it and taking the risk it would break again. Next year, I am going to purchase a press with a raised center in the pan and a 2 piece basket. They are a few hundred dollars more from a reputable manufacturer sold on their own website, but at least I won't be wasting hundreds of dollars on something that will break super easy!

Worked well and as expected.

Looks nice, works OK, but cheap parts and poor machining. The wooden basket comes in pieces. The screws that attach each wooden slat are too tight (pilot holes in wood are too small). One wooden slat split before the screw was even tight. The press plate doesn't swivel on the end of the main press screw (like the directions require) because the machined groove in the end doesn't align with the bolts that hold it.

Worked great! Provides hours of family fun.

Must have for the cider lovers! Works great and easy to use.

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