Crystals 6L/12L/18L Fruit Press with Straining Bag & 3 Steel Legs, Manual Juice Making Tool Cider Apple Grape Berries Wine Crusher (6 Liters)

Well made and easy to assemble really pleased

The crusher needs some self assembly but once complete, it operates well.Two things with the fruit press;1./ It only comes with (1 pair) two wooden blocks which act under the screw head. Why there are only two is beyond me. You will definitely need at least 4 pairs of blocks to compress the fruit, so bear this in mind.2./ The red handle which operates the red screw head is supplied loose. This is round at one end and tapered at the other other. The round end is slightly too large to locate into any of the three screw head openings. I used the tapered end for my first pressing, but the handle kept slipping out as a large amount of force is needed to turn the head as you compress the fruit. I have adapted this by reducing the round end of the handle with a grinder and flap disc.To me, this is a manufacturing problem which may be beyond the ability of some people to overcome.The press needs to be fixed down to operate it and extract the maximum amount of juice. A lot of rotational pressure is needed when using this and without being fixed it will be difficult to use

Impressed by quality and instructions. Does the job well.

Item arrived as stated however the iten is to be a present, so I have not unpacked it.

First impressions were very good and solid however on the second use making apple juice the thread stripped off of the winder. It's now usless. Just an example of poor quality metal used sadly. Now lives in the skip

Like others said, it is small. I measured the internal dimensions and it’s only got a 5.6L capacity! Not the 6L as advertised, I assume they around it up 🤦‍♂️ No to worry for me as I’m pressing a few buckets of fruit so I can refill several times. The rectangle blocks provided (to be used above the semi circular blocks) do not fit in the barrel and need cutting down. Plus you will need more of the these rectangular blocks if you want to compress the fruit more than a couple of cm. Otherwise quality is ok and will get me started for my first venture into cider making

I used this juicer (6L) a couple of times over a couple of days and I have to say I was VERY impressed with it. I juiced about 60lbs of apples and produced 5 x 2pt bottles (milk) of juice.It's worth far more than the three stars it's been accredited with.What I WOULD say is that you need to cut the apples up and then blitz them with whatever machine you have.Above are photos of cut up apples and blitzed apples.I will also add that you DEFINITELY DO need some extra spacers but once you've got that you're good to go.I'm a novice so I'm not sure what the correct procedure IS but once I have squeezed as much of as possible I then just added more of the blitzed apple to the top. Latterly I got rid of the pulp and filled with fresh lot of blitzed apples and started all over again.Just need to keep turning until no more comes out and then leave it to rest while the residual juice drips out.The above picture just shows 3 of my 5 2pt bottles which I then put in the freezer until needed.I've packed it away now until next year.

Very easy to put together (one person 10min approx). No assembly of the woodern basket needed which is a plus. I would advise to go for the largest size possible and I will likely need a few more woodern blocks for pressing. Seems good value for money and base plate is sturdy but I would recommend attaching the base down when pressing. Some cosmetic damage so 4 star was evident but will not impact working or longevity. I have used these models of press before and the amount of juice should be good but I have not used this item yet so will update this in due course.