Hi All, I have been reading some older posts on the web suggesting the use of a garbage disposer for crushing apples for pressing cider.
Does one need to remove the stems and seeds before crushing with this method? I would like to crush and press a quantity of sweeter crab apples and it seems removing the seeds would be very tedious. Any insight is appreciated, thanks.
I've made an apple "champagne" before. My crusher took the apples whole. Skins, stems, core, seeds, and probably worms too! The system I had pulverized everything, and it worked out fine. Whereas a crusher probably won't make a pulp out of the stems and seeds? So I think you'd be okay.
I've made an apple "champagne" before. My crusher took the apples whole. Skins, stems, core, seeds, and probably worms too! The system I had pulverized everything, and it worked out fine. Whereas a crusher probably won't make a pulp out of the stems and seeds? So I think you'd be okay.
I don't think you'd want to pulverise the apples like that. Fresh apple juice is pressed, and the same goes for cider making. If you don't have a press available, there might be a cider mill in your area, they will press apples.
Here's a crazy idea I just thought of. Get three buckets that are the same size. Clean them up, drill a lot of small holes in the bottom of one. Load it up with apples. Stick it in one of the other buckts, and put another one of the buckets on top. Stand in the top bucket and it will crush and press your apples while the bottom bucket will collect the juice. *Disclaimer* I have never tried this and don't know how well it will work, but it might. I'm not responsible if you hurt yourself :)
Here's a crazy idea I just thought of. Buy an apple press.
And pour the pressings in an unholy bucket! ;-)
Yeah, I'm sure he's never thought of that...
I was under the impresion you need to grind, crush or chop the apples before pressing? I am building a press as we speak, but I believe it will not press whole apples, correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
In message , Christopher writes
You are correct.
I have a small press and I made some fresh juice with it. I cut the apples in half before I put them in. Worked fine.
Now that is an idea I had not run into. Just disconnect the train pipes under your sink and run it into a bucket and dump apples down the drain! Well maybe there is a better way. I assume you will be using a clean disposal. I don't think I would worry about the stems but the ground up seeds might not be good.
Ray
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