Subject: [NAFEX] Removing seeds & skin from fruits
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:26:28 -0500
Jerry wrote, "Do mash the fruits well before feeding into the juicer."
He must know something that I don't because, it has been my experience
with the Villaware Food Strainer that the finer it is the more likely it is
to plug up. I get it plugged up most often when I try to run a batch
through for a second time.
I have since learned that it can be used for removing skins and seeds OR
juicing, with almost no pulp. I'll explain: Back when I first began
playing with it, it was constantly plugging up. Although I was to learn
that I was trying to make it work faster than it was intended to, I
initially thought there was a flaw in the design. I called both the
manufacturer and the distributor and both offered zero suggestions.
Suspecting a design flaw, I bought a weaker spring from the hardware store
and did get it to work better. After I learned to work it more slowly, I
noticed that when I used the finest screen and the weaker spring, I obtained
mostly juice and when I used the stock spring with whatever screen I got
pulp and juice.
Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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