mullethunter Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I've decided the best thing I can do with most of our apples in juice them and keep the juice in the freezer. I've been looking at recommendations on the Internet, but can anyone recommend a good juicer. I want a juicer rather than something like a nutri bullet that blends, and I don't want to spend any more than an absolute max of £100, preferably half that or less. I'm never going to be bothered with juicing leafy greens. Thank you in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Cannot remember the name of mine but.... Mine was nothing like £100. I use it each year you need to strain the juice and it gets really clear and freezes very well. Just like you would do with jelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 That's exactly what I want. If you happen to see the make next time you pass it I'd really appreciate knowing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Me as well And out of interest, how long can you freeze the resulting juice for? I was thinking of bottling it, but then I got waylaid thinking of safety and preservatives and not ending up with vinegar, so freezing would be a much better idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I am in America on holiday right now. Will look next week when I return. I bottled mine in 500 ml empty water bottles and I have frozen it for over a year with no probs. No preservatives or anything but it does need strained to clear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Have just found out a friend uses a Breville Pro Kitchen Juicer and loves it. Argos have them for £100 but with my nectar points it would effectively be £70, so may go for that. Just seems like an awful lot of money for something I'm unlikely to use all that often (she says having accidentally spent almost same amount on online shopping buying a Boden dress ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Go for it seems a bargain with your points. Think mine is a Breville too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I have looked at the mechanical ones - usually sold by Screwfix and similar - and they are fairly inefficient and hard work. I have one tree that crops biennially, and last year was a bumper crop - I combined forces with a friend and we took all our apples to a company that juices, pasteurises and bottles them for you. It costs about £1.80 per bottle, mostly I keep it for giving to friends as gifts etc but I have sold a few bottles when I'm selling honey, eggs etc and it is very popular. This way it keeps for a long time, I think if you juice it yourself you would have to freeze it. If you are doing any apple preparation, I really recommend the Lakeland apple peeler/corer/slicer - it makes the whole business so much easier than doing it by hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 No need to prep for the whole fruit juicers they are really good and the residue left is quite dry. Good to compost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I have looked at the mechanical ones - usually sold by Screwfix and similar - and they are fairly inefficient and hard work. I have one tree that crops biennially, and last year was a bumper crop - I combined forces with a friend and we took all our apples to a company that juices, pasteurises and bottles them for you. It costs about £1.80 per bottle, mostly I keep it for giving to friends as gifts etc but I have sold a few bottles when I'm selling honey, eggs etc and it is very popular. This way it keeps for a long time, I think if you juice it yourself you would have to freeze it. If you are doing any apple preparation, I really recommend the Lakeland apple peeler/corer/slicer - it makes the whole business so much easier than doing it by hand! why peel and core just chop them up in a food processor and then use a fruit press then bottle and freeze apple juice well keep about 48 hour in a fridge depending on the Variety of apple. don't expect nice clear apple juice like you buy in the shops as nearly all varieties oxide as they are juiced most go a muddy brown colour a few go a grey colour tastes quite good through. Bramley stays a clearish pale yellow juice for quite a long time not many can drink it as is it needs blending with other varieties to take the edge off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 I reserved the Breville juicer at Argos, but called in at Trago (West Country people will know!) on the way just in case...so for half the price I'm now the proud owner of a Philips 700w juicer. Will try it out tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Sorry, I realise I could have been clearer above - no, of course you don't need to peel and core if you're juicing. If you have a lot of apples and you're processing them for anything else (pies, chutney, apple sauce etc) then the Lakeland Apple Master is a real help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Hope it is good sounds powerful. Just remember to strain and it will be beautifully clear and look like cider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 What do you use to strain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 What do you use to strain? a jelly bag to get about 90% of solids out but it can be a slow process even when useing a fruit press that has a 'cheese cloth' bag liner the oxidization can out weigh the any appearance benefits of filtering the juice I find that most eating apples that are ready to eat oxidize really quick and no amount of filtering that you can do at home will help the look of the juice for me it's not an issue as it's the taste that I'm more concerned with plus most of my apples are cookers or Ashmeads Kernal that juices well straight of the tree I don't much care for apple juice from 90% of eating apples I got a bit spoilt when I used to help out at a harvest festival display at a historical gardens in Gloucestershire that has a very good mixed orchard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Never have a problem with the colour lovely and golden, use tea towel or a jelly bag. Does it overnight don't squeeze the bag or it goes cloudy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Thanks both. I juiced 5 apples today just to drink straight away and it was delicious. To drink straight away didn't strain. One small windfall Bramley, 2 windfall which I think are Lord Lambourne and are really good to eat now, 1 large russet type think that I picked from the tree, and 1 medium size eater which I have no idea what it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 I know I got it to use on home grown stuff, but I made my favourite juice with cheap bits from Asda this morning - Orange, Pineapple and Ginger - yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 (edited) I use magic bullet, the old variety, not in the market anymore Any other options apart from the freezer. Sorry The machine I use is called bullet express. it is not available in the market now Edited September 24, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Spare a thought for me and friends. 6 of us chopped and pressed about 600lb of apples on Thursday in 30 degree heat. It took us about 6 hours, and boy were the boys exhausted! We all did the chopping by hand, then the apples were scratted (put through a mincing type thing) twice which is time consuming but not too difficult, then loaded into a very large old fashioned fruit press. It took a lot of muscle to press that quantity. We are making cider and we have 50 litres, from a variety of apples harvested and windfalls, all local. The juice was very brown, despite me juicing about 50 lemons by hand to try to keep the oxidation down, but good and quite sweet. We have opted to make cider by killing off 'bad' yeasts and introducing good ones, rather than doing it 100% naturally as its more controllable, The fermentation has started and is going very strongly. However about 6pm yesterday we noticed that the barrel is leaking, cue mad dash to find replacements! And then overnight it woke up me up as an air bubble moved and caused the airlock to eject its contents. The old cores etc are on the compost, but the dry pulp from the press has had water added, and we will leave it to ferment naturally. When that finishes then it is going to a local distillery to be made into something strong! Our friends are making ACV next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 why chop up the apples if their going through a mincer? I found with the one I've used in the past that it worked a lot better with whole apples unless I used very big cookers then I just halved them apple pieces that were to small didn't get minced to well due to the gap between the rollers. I did have to cut up Catillac and Black Worcester Pears only because they are still very hard at the end of October when I used to do the display for a Harvest Festival event about the only apple I found that doesn't oxidize very fast is Bramley one of the worst is Ten Commandments not because it oxidizes fast but because it go's a mushroom soup colour with a' soap scum' foam on top but it tastes great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Why chop? To get rid of really bad bits in the windfalls....and the maggots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Why chop? To get rid of really bad bits in the windfalls....and the maggots my question stands maggots give the cider body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
