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I used it today to crush 20 lb. of crab apples. Many were small and hard, due, I suspect to the lack of rain. However I cut all of the apples in half and it crushed them with a little bit of force on the crank handle. I had to hold the hopper as the wooden bar did not stop the crusher from moving. My concern is as, an engineer, the manner of attachment of the crank handle to the spindle. The handle is secured by a small bolt in the handle which homes into a small recess on the spindle. This may fail due to the torque when crushing. If this does happen, the remedy will be to drill through the spindle and secure the bolt on the other side by a nut. The better solution would be for the end of the spindle to be square shaped, fitting into a similar shaped recess on the handle. My fears may well be unfounded and it may well never have happened. However I am pleased that I bought it and it performed well on the first try.Read full review
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Unfortunately, this product doesn't have the desired effect on apples. Sure, with a lot of effort it will produce apple chunks, but the resulting chunks aren't small enough to have the juice thoroughly squeezed out of them. Our standard method of juicing apples (shred with a food processor prior to pressing) produces twice as much juice. The one positive is that this shredder is £100 less expensive than the exact same product on specialist websites.
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within the limitations of its size it works efficiently enough and made a big difference to the speed and amount of juice extraction from the press. Could do with clamping to a bench as inclined to slide around in use Can't comment on how hardwearing, too early to say
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just the job for your glut of apples. I didn't use as my hubby has the strength. Practical
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chops apples, what else can I say. it's good.
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