Solidly built unit that works very well.
I purchased this unit after having used my own home made scratter mill for a few years as a proof of concept.
First off the good points.
The unit is solidly made and good quality overall, especially the feed hopper and motor assembly.
The resulting apple pomace produced is a fine uniform size and gives an excellent juice yield when pressing.
Value for money this unit is MUCH cheaper than its nearest competitor.
The bad points.
The speed at which you feed the apples has to be practised a few times or you can jam it with apples in the throat near the bottom but that is a minor issue which you soon learn to control.
The position of the on/off switch is somewhat awkward at the front down by the pomace outlet, this makes it a little difficult to operate when its running, in fact I have repositioned mine on the side of the electrical connection box to make it easier and safer to use.
The seal between the hopper assembly and the base is a little fragile, in fact when I dismantled the unit the first time to clean it I found it had already split, I replaced it with a home made one made from plastic pvc siphon tube split lengthways which is much tougher and works perfectly.
Overall though these are minor points easily overcome or coped with and do not detract from the fact that this is an excellent high quality unit that produced a great pomace and has really increased my juice output this season at a price probably half that of comparable units, highly recommended.
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