Kitchenaid Food Mill/Vegetable strainer
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Comments (6)I used the Kitchaid strainer for years. It was a big improvement over what I was using before. With constant use the motor heats up. After about thirty minutes of use mine started dripping motor oil into the sauce. I think the screen is a bit too close to the screw. I run the tomatoes through several times and only end up with seeds. The skins also get pushed through the mesh after a few passes. However the final passes are the most work for the machine. I upgraded to a dedicated tomato squeezer. It is much faster than the Kitchenaid and the machine does not struggle. The first pass leaves a wetter waste product than the Kitchenaid. However after several passes the final waste is just about as dry as the Kitchenaid waste after several passes thhrough the Kitchenaid. I have a 1/2 HP model which is a bit big and heavy. I should have opted for one of the 1/4 HP models which run about $300. A google search for tomato squeezer seems to work better than tomato strainer if one is looking for a dedicated machine. I canned a little under thirty quarts (about fifty quarts before boiling down) in my first canning session this year. I'll probably do about eighty by the time the season is over. I have to can more because my son has taken a liking to the sauce. And now I make my own ketchup. I dedicate an entire day to making sauce. Speed in the squeezing process is a big help. Zeuspaul...See MoreHow to use a Kitchenaid fruit and vegetable strainer for tomatoes
Comments (6)I have the KA strainer. I wash the tomatoes good, cut them into small enough pieces to fit (half or quarters) and cut off bad spots, I do not core them. I usually wash them all, then cut them all, then run them through the machine. I run the "remains" back through the mill and that removes quite a bit more wet stuff - what I am left it is quite dry. Even though my Romas will fit down the tube whole, whole tomatoes often spurt when they get popped, and I don't like wearing tomatoe guts (or cleaning them off the walls). So I cut almost all tomatoes at least in half even when they are small. I did not cut the cherry tomatoes I ran through, and I didn't have too many spurts from them. I usually let the juice set overnight (in fridge) so it separates and I can eliminate some of the simmering by not dumping it all in the kettle. Mostly I do this as I don't have enough time left in the day to simmer them after I get that far. I've got 15 quarts (down from 20) simmering on the stove right now almost ready to can up. I'm going to let it get down to about 13 and then can up 7 quarts and then simmer it down even more to make some nice thick ketchup. These almost all Roma and Italia tomatoes - so the juice started out quite thick to begin with. First time I've grown them and it sure is a difference! The KA is a mess to clean - I found the best way is to use the spray nossle on the garden hose to get enough pressure to blow the stuff out of the sieve (which is what I have in my summer kitchen - lots of water pressure) But that is after running 45 quarts of cut up tomatoes through the machine. Two years ago, when I first got the attachment, I tried cooking the tomatoes first, and decided it didn't make that much of a difference in the final result, but did take a lot more time and required more clean up. Last year I got blight and no tomato crop :( I'll add - this is a rather messy operation, you will occasionally have something spurt and be cleaning tomato off the surrounding surfaces. Another reason I love my summer kitchen, I don't have to be that worried about the mess. Cathy...See MoreVictorio Food and Vegetable strainer
Comments (3)Yes, I bought the Roma strainer set for my Victorio 250 and all the strainers fit fine. I haven't tried the grape spiral, but I have read on this forum that Roma and Victorio share identical accessories. TomNJ...See Morefood mill or food strainer?
Comments (33)That deal you missed isn't a very good one anyway.. It looks like a very old version of a Victorio food strainer and they were very messy, and leaked out the shaft. The latest version is from Villaware and has a wrap around plastic shield to keep spatter down to a minimum. Also, the berry screen, as an option will get all the seeds out of raspberries and so you have a perfect seedless jam. I use it for my tomatoes and the skins and seeds pass out the end, which, on the newer Villaware, is another 4 inches of clear plastic cone to push out the waste even further from the metal conical strainers. The Villaware also has a rubber seal on the cranking shaft that stops any leakage from flowing out where the handle is attached. Cutting big tomatoes in halves and smaller ones are left whole. I can 'crank out' a bushel in less than 10 minutes. Very little effort compared to a Foley and works great even for small bits like for salsa, and even pumpkin. I sold my old Victorio for $5.00 a few years ago, but still have a similar Back To Basics model, that has the older wing nut screen design of the Victorio., but that shaft still leaks when I do watery stuff like tomatoes and even raspberries....See Moreksrogers
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