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Vinnie

  • Joined Mar 2016
Steam juicer?
« on: April 13, 2016, 05:23:03 am »
Read about a steam juicer online. Of course they say it is amazing. Does anyone have one and if so does it work good? They explain it like a double boiler but with 3 kettles. The top you put your berries or whatever, second there is a upside cone sieve thing and a catcher for the juice and a tap attached . Third you fill with water that you heat and it steams up and cooks the berries to nothing.

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Steam juicer?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2016, 09:25:10 am »
We have one. I like using the pulp that is left over in the dehydrator to make fruit leather.
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Scotsdumpy

  • Joined Jul 2012
Re: Steam juicer?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2016, 09:52:13 am »
I've got one - it was second hand and the bottom is buckled slightly so best used on a gas burner. Some people report a cooked flavour to the juice but my palate isnt that sensitive.  With the summers we've had just recently I haven't had a surplus of fruit to process in this way.
I'm glad I've got it though!
What make is yours?

Vinnie

  • Joined Mar 2016
Re: Steam juicer?
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2016, 07:17:36 pm »
We have gotten it yet just ordered it I think it name was euro-something. I will have to look it up. But it sounds very interesting looking forward to using the juice for wine and jellies, and just plain drinking it ;D

Vinnie

  • Joined Mar 2016
Re: Steam juicer?
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2016, 02:05:58 pm »
Woohoo :excited:our juicer came. What is the best thing to try in it first apples?

Scotsdumpy

  • Joined Jul 2012
Re: Steam juicer?
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2016, 09:12:30 am »
I've not tried apples but used it for red and blackcurrants - tell us how you get on!

Dans

  • Joined Jun 2012
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Re: Steam juicer?
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2016, 09:28:15 pm »
They use them in Finland a lot for berries. I have one but haven't braved it. Would love to hear how you get on with apples.

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Vinnie

  • Joined Mar 2016
Re: Steam juicer?
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2016, 07:32:54 pm »
It works great. We did apples and the we did strawberries. The apples we put 4 lbs and got about 12 cups of juice. I forgot to measure the strawberries but we got 10 cups of juice. The strawberry juice we put in jars when it was hot so it sealed. Now when you open a jar the juice got a little thicker just about a syrup, must have some natural pectin in it. So you take about a 1/4 cup and then add ginger ale and depending the the day maybe some vodka , very good drink.

 

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