Comments on: Apple Press Booking Calendar http://nhtt.org.uk Website of North Howe Transition Toun Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:09:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Theresa @Plastic Surgery Wichita Falls TX http://nhtt.org.uk/food-group/applepress/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Theresa @Plastic Surgery Wichita Falls TX Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:23:02 +0000 http://nhtt.org.uk/?page_id=168#comment-99 wow! can I have it for free?? hehe just kidding.. I'm sure people will like this pressed apple.. wow! can I have it for free?? hehe just kidding.. I’m sure people will like this pressed apple..

]]> By: Apple of your eye « Daily News http://nhtt.org.uk/food-group/applepress/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Apple of your eye « Daily News Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:29:45 +0000 http://nhtt.org.uk/?page_id=168#comment-85 [...] garden what do you do with the seasonal glut? Juice them, make cider – perhaps as part of a community press – or bake endless apple Charlottes or other puddings. And what’s your favourite apple? [...] [...] garden what do you do with the seasonal glut? Juice them, make cider – perhaps as part of a community press – or bake endless apple Charlottes or other puddings. And what’s your favourite apple? [...]

]]> By: The apple of your eye | Daily Tribune http://nhtt.org.uk/food-group/applepress/comment-page-1/#comment-84 The apple of your eye | Daily Tribune Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:45:23 +0000 http://nhtt.org.uk/?page_id=168#comment-84 [...] garden what do you do with the seasonal glut? Juice them, make cider – perhaps as part of a community press – or bake endless apple Charlottes or other puddings. And what’s your favourite apple? [...] [...] garden what do you do with the seasonal glut? Juice them, make cider – perhaps as part of a community press – or bake endless apple Charlottes or other puddings. And what’s your favourite apple? [...]

]]> By: The British apple season is upon us | WorldbbNews http://nhtt.org.uk/food-group/applepress/comment-page-1/#comment-82 The British apple season is upon us | WorldbbNews Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:06:39 +0000 http://nhtt.org.uk/?page_id=168#comment-82 [...] garden what do you do with the seasonal glut? Juice them, make cider – perhaps as part of a community press – or bake endless apple Charlottes or other puddings. And what’s your favourite apple? [...] [...] garden what do you do with the seasonal glut? Juice them, make cider – perhaps as part of a community press – or bake endless apple Charlottes or other puddings. And what’s your favourite apple? [...]

]]> By: Hayley Mills http://nhtt.org.uk/food-group/applepress/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Hayley Mills Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:16:28 +0000 http://nhtt.org.uk/?page_id=168#comment-24 Hi Dave It was great to hear about your apple pressing antics! What a joy to read! Re apple tree pruning - think Monimail Tower project might be able to advise there - monimail@phonecoop.coop Also BIG THANKYOU for doing our website - really can't say enough how grateful we are for this. Best wishes Hayley Hi Dave

It was great to hear about your apple pressing antics! What a joy to read! Re apple tree pruning – think Monimail Tower project might be able to advise there – monimail@phonecoop.coop

Also BIG THANKYOU for doing our website – really can’t say enough how grateful we are for this.

Best wishes
Hayley

]]> By: Dave http://nhtt.org.uk/food-group/applepress/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Dave Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:35:39 +0000 http://nhtt.org.uk/?page_id=168#comment-23 Just finished pressing my apples and thought I'd feed back. I (daftly) used the <strong>big press</strong> because I overestimated the amount of apples we had! Its a pretty heavy piece of kit and the crusher (which chops up the apples for crushing) and press took up all the room in our wee car -so don't collect it with the kids! The Crusher is a mean looking piece of kit but it works really well. I found it easiest to fill the hopper with it placed over one of the big buckets. Just turn the wheel to mash the apples. The pressing process was equally easy- fill the press with apples then turn the screw. It would have worked better for me had I had more apples because as they got pressed the volume contracted and at full extension I was nearing the end of the thread. Got to say though- it was a very satisfying experience watching the Golden apple juice coming out the bottom. The juice itself was spectacular and the leftover mulch is now composting. As the owner of an electric juicer, there really is no comparison. There was none of the froth, fibre or slight grittiness that you get with the grater juicers. Really worth while doing. My only regret is that our 2 apples trees had a poor crop this year (anyone know how to prune an apple tree?). I also suspect the dog has been feasting on some of the early fallers! This has been a great investment by NHTT, well done for thinking about it. If anyone has a large stock of apples, and can't juice them I'd be happy to help out. Dave Just finished pressing my apples and thought I’d feed back.

I (daftly) used the big press because I overestimated the amount of apples we had! Its a pretty heavy piece of kit and the crusher (which chops up the apples for crushing) and press took up all the room in our wee car -so don’t collect it with the kids!

The Crusher is a mean looking piece of kit but it works really well. I found it easiest to fill the hopper with it placed over one of the big buckets. Just turn the wheel to mash the apples.

The pressing process was equally easy- fill the press with apples then turn the screw. It would have worked better for me had I had more apples because as they got pressed the volume contracted and at full extension I was nearing the end of the thread. Got to say though- it was a very satisfying experience watching the Golden apple juice coming out the bottom.

The juice itself was spectacular and the leftover mulch is now composting.
As the owner of an electric juicer, there really is no comparison. There was none of the froth, fibre or slight grittiness that you get with the grater juicers. Really worth while doing. My only regret is that our 2 apples trees had a poor crop this year (anyone know how to prune an apple tree?). I also suspect the dog has been feasting on some of the early fallers!

This has been a great investment by NHTT, well done for thinking about it. If anyone has a large stock of apples, and can’t juice them I’d be happy to help out.

Dave

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