Some years ago when I realised we were going to have a glut of apples, I invested in a juice press. The apples had to be crushed beforehand and with the press I bought an attachment for an electric drill that went into a bucket and worked like a giant liquidiser. It worked OK, and we made quite a lot of juice and cider over the years, but it was always a rather time consuming and messy process, preparing apples and cleaning up after.
A few weeks ago, someone mentioned they had seen a handy way of extracting apple juice on YouTube - video.cookist.com/video/an/WhP2zuSwNYC8qdHZ
The method shows just squeezing with hands, but I decided to try putting apples in the freezer, thawing, and then using my press. It has worked amazingly well - there seems to be a higher yield of very clear juice and no mess!
Sometimes I combine other fruit with the apples - only problem is what to do with all the juice! Some will be turned into cider, some frozen and more given away - anyone for juice?
