Extract fresh juice from your home-grown fruit with this 18L Manual Fruit Press, ideal for home cider makers, winemakers and juice producers. Designed with a large-capacity pressing basket and a robust screw mechanism, it provides strong, even pressure to help maximise juice extraction from prepared fruit.
The extended hand shank provides greater leverage, reducing the effort required during pressing, while the thick pressing plate and large pressing surface help apply pressure more evenly across the fruit.
With an 18-litre pressing basket, this fruit press is ideal for small to medium-sized batches of apples, pears, grapes, berries and other suitable fruit.
Available in Black
Please note: This fruit press requires assembly before use.
Key Features
- 18L pressing capacity
- Manual operation with no electricity required
- Extended handle for increased leverage
- Spirally designed screw mechanism for efficient pressing
- Large pressing plate for more even pressure
- Designed to maximise juice extraction
- Suitable for apples, pears, grapes, berries and other soft fruit
- Can also be used for suitable honeycomb and other pressing applications
- Ideal for home cider making, winemaking and fresh juice production
- Available in Black or British Racing Green
- Assembly required
Suitable For
- Apples
- Pears
- Grapes
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Currants
- Gooseberries
- Other suitable soft fruits
- Honeycomb
Usage Tips
Fruit must be crushed or mashed before pressing. This press is designed to extract juice from prepared fruit pulp rather than whole fruit.
For apples, pears and other firm fruits, cut the fruit into quarters or smaller pieces and process them using a suitable fruit crusher or mill before pressing. Creating a good-quality fruit mash allows the press to extract considerably more juice.
Soft fruits such as grapes, raspberries and currants generally require only gentle crushing. Avoid crushing grape seeds or fruit stones, as this can release bitter compounds and negatively affect the flavour and colour of your juice.
For best results:
- Process fruit into a suitable mash before pressing.
- Use a suitable pressing bag or cloth inside the basket.
- Process only healthy, ripe fruit.
- Remove rotten, mouldy, damaged or overripe fruit.
- Wash fruit thoroughly before crushing and pressing.
- Apples and pears should be thoroughly crushed to maximise juice yield.
- Avoid crushing seeds and stones wherever possible.
Important Information
This is a fruit press, not a conventional juicer. It is designed to press prepared fruit pulp while leaving seeds and pips largely intact. This is particularly important when making wine or cider from grapes and other soft fruits, where crushing the seeds can introduce unwanted bitterness.
Hard vegetables such as sugar beet and carrots, as well as unprepared hard fruit, are not suitable for direct pressing. Fruit should always be properly crushed or milled first.
Assembly
Assembly is required before the fruit press can be used. Follow the supplied assembly instructions carefully and ensure all components are securely fitted before applying pressure.
Product Specifications
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Type: Manual Fruit Press
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Capacity: 18 Litres
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Operation: Manual Screw Press
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Power Required: None
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Colours Available: Black
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Fruit Preparation: Fruit must be crushed or mashed before pressing
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Assembly: Required
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Suitable For: Cider making, winemaking and fresh juice production
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Recommended For: Small to medium home fruit pressing batches
