Carl
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023
I use this steamer to juice my wine grapes for non-alcoholic wines (aka grape juice).I love the fact that it is heavier gauge than many others, which makes it durable and rugged.I love the fact that it uses a siphon, rather than a drain, to get the juice out of the juice chamber, because that means I can leave any solids that fall out of the steaming basket in the pan, rather than getting them into the juice bottles.It holds lots of grapes, and easily turns them into juice (I can get about 6 quarts of juice from a basket full of grapes).I've tried some other steam juicers; this is the best one I've found. I'm really happy with my purchase.
bo
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022
I liked the quality of the pan! I read reviews that said it was heavy when full to be able to check water level in bottom pan and juice in middle. I didn't find that it was heavy to lift to peek. If one is short I can see where that might be a problem. We kept the drain hose side to the side of the pan as we would drain juice out into a big cooking pan before taking the steamed grapes out. Today I used it for grapes. I love I only had to wash, not stem. I LOVE the clear juice using this, which meant no straining!! If I get enough raspberries, I will do them with the juice steamer. Hubby was reading the booklet and goes "Wow, there's so many things you can use this for." Anyway my only question is why did I not know about this product sooner? 26 quarts of juice to drink and enough juice held back to make jelly! UPDATE: I made my grape jelly today and realized there is some sediment that came through. Our plan for next year is to strain the juice as it comes out of the steamer pot into our larger pot. In my 12 cups of juice I had set aside to make jelly, there was only about 3 tablespoons of sediment. So yes, strain as you drain the juice or later before you can it.
Peter B. Nelson
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017
Like so many others, I have nothing but positive things to say about this steam juicer. On it's first day we used it to render 2.5 pounds of elderberries into 30 ounces (almost 1 quart) of juice, a 75% yield on elderberries! Then we started in on the 75 pounds of freshly picked pears. Those rendered four gallons, a 40% yield on Minnesota pears. Now I'm making pear/elderberry cider. Yummy!It takes about two hours per batch, and I had to run five batches on the pears. There's almost no work involved - we cut each pear in two, which took a few minutes, but did no other prep. The only downside is all the heat generated from that much heating/boiling/steaming - it's best done on a cool day.This is not my first rodeo in juicing, but it's the first time I've ever tried a steam juicer and I feel like an idiot! for doing it the hard way for so long. In the past I would boil the fruit with a bit of water, then mash with a potato masher, then strain through a cheesecloth. Very slow, very messy, and less yield. I kick myself for not buying one of these steam juicers ten years ago. Better late than never!Because this makes the juicing task so much easier I'm even considering trying some fruits I've never considered before. Like Crab Apples, and High-Bush Cranberries.
Eric C.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
What a difference. If you look at my other reviews, I recently had difficulty with an aluminum Steam Juicer made by Back to Basics (a West Bend company). The waterpan of that product had developed pinholes after only about 9 months of very sporadic use (it was maybe used for 10 batches of juice). This Norpro Stainless Steel Steam Juicer is the one I should have bought in the first place. The waterpan in this one is not only functional, it is beautiful! It looks like the pots and pans that I use everyday in the kitchen with a thick encapsulated bottom (that will clearly not develop pinholes!). All parts of the product are heavy and well-made and the clear, glass lid is an added bonus (no more lifting the lid to check on progress and losing all that wonderful and productive steam) -- I can't wait to use it for my first batch of juice.For those of you who've never heard of steam juicing -- it is the secret to no-mess and no-fuss jelly making -- other than making sure that there is always water in the lower pan, it is a set it and forget it proposition -- you simply add the fruit (for strawberries, for example, I minimally process -- only rinse, I don't even remove the green tops!) fill the bottom up with water, and turn on the stove. An hour or so later, viola! you have beautiful, clear, colorful juice. My Strawberry Jelly took Grand Champion at the County Fair this past Fall! For other fruits like Chokecherries and Blackberries, juicing is a breeze -- no more cheesecloth and stained hands. The steam does the work for you and sterilizes the juice at the same time (due to high temperature of the process). You will love this product!