How to Use a Steam Juice Extractor~Tutorial (for Making Jelly & Juice)

Steam Juice extractors are really handy for extracting juice from large or small quantities of fruits and vegetables! This kitchen tool is perfect for making jelly or juice that you want to preserve for your winter stash...you can even use it to make wine too!
The extractor that I have: Cook 'N' Home 11 Quart Stainless Steel Steam Juice Extractor
www.amazon.ca/Cook-Home-NC-00...

[@geri1864]

You always make such great videos Alana! I look forward to watching them!! I learn so much! Thank you!

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning Geri! Thank you so much for watching and for always being so kind with your messages! I hope your day is lovely...take care! 😊🌻

[@raw6460]

Love the marblea tip!

[@tonistephens4068]

Great job!

[@user-mz5bd5tr6b]

Happy finding your videos ❤.

[@user-nb5sv7cr6g]

Thanks for sharing! I've seen people use these and was curious on how to use them. Hubby and I love grape juice but never buy it. I just made my first batch of grape jelly using juice, just starting to can. I'll have to watch your other videos. 😻

[@berniceallison7769]

Great video...finished product looks amazing.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning Bernice! Thank you...it sure is tasty! Have a great day my friend! 🌻

[@RemsFamily]

Cool! The juice looks pretty good too

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi Remi...Thank you! This gadget is so helpful when I have buckets and buckets of fruit to juice!

[@leopardwoman38]

Thank you for your video! 👍👍👍😀

[@stevebrooks1380]

thinking of buy a juice steamer, I think you have convinced me to buy. I also make wild grape jelly and it such a pain to extract the juice the way I have been doing it. Thank you

[@bpederson01]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

You are very welcome...thank you for watching!

[@Anne_Onymous]

My fav is a blackberry, raspberry, & strawberry mix; stir in loads of sugar; add fresh lemon juice; let cool; pour on top of ice cream and go to heaven 😋

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

That sounds delicious!! I need to try this as I love ice cream...thank you for sharing!

[@kelvingravel8699]

Hi Alana excellent video again, it looks so easy when you explain the process but i bet it's not, I've no doubt the finished products are yummy, hope you have a awesome rest of the week take care and stay safe 👍.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning Kelvin! Thank you...it really is super easy and so handy to use when you have so much produce to juice. It sure is a time saver (and cheesecloth saver too!) Thank you for watching and I hope your day is lovely! 😊🌻

[@billyshumate853]

Great video Alana. Looks delicious. Gonna be good with some fresh hot biscuits. Take care and have a blessed day and I'll see you on your next video.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning Billy! Thank you very much...I can't wait to make the jelly and have some fresh biscuits too! Thank you for watching and have a lovely day! 🌺😊

[@heatherthunderhawk485]

Thank You for this exellent demo!! It can also be used to destill water :)

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi there...thank you very much for watching and for your kind words! That is a great tip also about the water! Thank you!

[@Anniebea1]

Fantastic video thank you 😊

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

You are very welcome and thank you for the kind message! 🌻

[@highroad3580]

This is the exact model I had already selected so was delighted to see how this one worked. I wish I already had it because I have end of the season fruit and berries I could juice! Thank you for this vid!

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your message! I hope you get a bumper crop of juice when you get your steam juicer! Take care and have a great day! 😊

[@highroad3580]

@@alanacawker-therusticwife they just let me know it’s coming tomorrow! Just in time for what we have remaining to put up!

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

@@highroad3580 that is great news! Happy juicing! 😁🌻

[@OurBucketListHasHoles]

Thank you 🤗

[@kathleenzimmerman8227]

Hi Alana 😁 I am new to your channel today. LIKED & SUBBED. I really LOVE your presentation!!! Calm, precise, detailed & easy to understand. You also have a very soothing voice. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!!!

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning Kathleen! Thank you so very much for watching and for your lovely message...you are very kind! Take care and have a wonderful day!

[@kathleenzimmerman8227]

@@alanacawker-therusticwife 👍👍👍

[@sacadosify]

Thanks for sharing your video! I just got a juicer that is similar, but with a spigot. I plan to use it for Nanking cherries and rhubarb as well as crabapples. Have you ever used it for crabapples or rhubarb? I'm assuming I'll need to cut up both a bit before adding them to the pot. It was nice to read that I don't have to remove the seeds/cores, although for fruit like peaches or plums we have to remove the pits.

[@foxyred303]

I have never seen this done. Thank you for sharing. Wish we had Wild Grapes up here in the North. Might have to bring some seeds up and see if they will survive here.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

I absolutely love this juicer...it really saves time and cheesecloth compared to the old way I used to juice the grapes and berries! I bet the grapes would do very well up there...it might be worth a try! How far North are you?

[@foxyred303]

@@alanacawker-therusticwife it’s Kelly walton. I’m in Kapuskasing :) I absolutely love all your videos.

[@sherrycraft6557]

TY!!!

[@justanobody1726]

we used to have 2 apple trees in our garden and used one of these every year to make apple jelly

[@rejn1420]

I fasten my hose clamp halfway between the two into the tube that way I don’t have to reach into the chart and get it and it doesn’t leak. I think being so close to the metal piece cause it not to be able to close down all the way.

[@vishyswa]

Thank you for making a concise and informative video! Do you have any tips for how to clean the hose after use?

[@GTEditsYT]

Run some hot soapy water through your collection pan and that solution will go through your hose. Then do the same process without soap.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi there! I am really sorry that I didn't see this message before now! Thank you for watching and for your message. Like the person mentioned below, I do the same by filling the pan with hot soapy water and running through hose...I rinse a couple of times with plain hot water then dry the pans thoroughly. I find if I don't the water leaves droplet marks on the stainless steel.

[@markluxton3402]

Suggestions: No I have not used a steam canner. Considering getting one. I have studied used and designed much more complex water/steam devices. I recommend using a single vessel to collect your juice, bigger than you could fill. This solves a few issues. Less chance of spills. Less work having to watch and change jars; but more importantly, IMO, you will get a uniform product when the juicing is done, and you then fill your jars. The juice coming from your steamer will vary greatly through the processing, so changing jars makes very varied jars of juice, yes? Another thing that may be worth testing, using what is done in the video, with multiple jars; but only filling the juicer up once with fruit. You then fill multiple jars, NUMBERED, till done. Taste each of the jars clearing your pallet between tastings. If any are "bad" tasting, perhaps bitter near the end, find another use for that jar. Mix the rest of the jars together to create a uniform product. If I get one of these juicers, this is what I will do. If all the jars taste fine from a single batch fill up, then the next time I will use a single vessel for juice collection, and would add more fruit as well, as the process makes more room in the colander. Is the steam juicer worth it to someone not making jelly? Juice though, with some monk fruit in it, if needing to be sweetened, would be nice.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi Mark! Thank you very much for watching and for your suggestions! I agree, a larger vessel would make more sense for sure due to the many reasons you had mentioned...especially when it comes to uniformity with the juice! I do usually put the juice together in one pot when making jelly but if there is some leftover that juice may be more watered down due to the steaming at the end of the process, I would imagine. Also, if I weren't making jelly, I likely wouldn't use this vessel as much so, to answer your last question. Perhaps if you want fresh juice, a regular juicer might be the better option for you, in my opinion. Thank you again for watching and I hope you have great day!

[@rickclooney5461]

Always load a batch then let it steam for 3 hours. Then dump out the seeds and skins and start fresh wiyh a new hopper of grapes. DO NOT mix new grapes continually as the grapes process. Do one complete batch at a time.

[@brianhansen6906]

Why? Is there a problem with doing the way she did?

[@Green-talk]

how much can you put in the top? I juice elderberry, How do you know when it is done? I guess no juice coming out of the spout. Also, can you simply discard the flattened fruit and add a whole new batch?

[@hometown215]

Could you give the to the chickens after juicing?

[@Abhinayasripatel]

where can we get the steam

[@kathi7956]

I had a brand new beautiful stainless steel steam juice extractor like yours but I gave it away because I never used it! We don't drink juice, except fresh orange. I never thought about using juice to make jelly!!! Boo Hoo!! I've always only made jam so it's just never come to mind...

[@jaimekelly8189]

Do you have to water bath can the jars after filling them? Or do you just have the juice go into the jars, put the lids on while it’s still super hot, and they’re shelf stable and good to go?

[@bruceroberts3820]

That’s how I do all my elderberry juice as I want to lessen the heat it is exposed to. Ran 20 pints last night and they all popped and sealed perfectly!

[@july1991ify]

how much grapes in kg did you used ? to fiil 12 jars

[@osufan77]

You are the best 0:31

[@lebleubayou]

Steaming is one of the best cooking methods for preserving nutrients, including water-soluble vitamins, which are sensitive to heat and water. E.g., researchers have found that steaming broccoli, spinach, and lettuce reduces their vitamin C content by only 9-15%

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi Terry! Thank you very much for watching and for your message! I had no idea how little the vitamin content was reduced by steaming...I thought it would be more! Thank you for this tip!

[@carlawarden9349]

I have one of these Steam Juice Extractor and I use it mainly to juice my Mayhaw Berries. Do you ever smash the berries with a potato masher to get all the juice or do you just leave the berries alone after the juicer is done?

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning! Aren't these juice extractors so handy?! Also, I have never had a Mayhaw berry...actually, I have never heard of them before either! I bet they are delicious!! Sometimes I do mash the berries with a potato masher to get the juice out...some people don't as they say it makes their jelly cloudy but I don't care...it all tastes the same to me, cloudy/clear! 😄 Thank you for watching and I hope you have a wonderful day! 🌻

[@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649]

If steaming for wine making (elderberries) DO NOT mash pulp from berries. The pulp WILL impart bitterness, nothing you want after waiting 3-5 years to sample. Elderberry is high in tannin that's why it takes so long to mature, but can keep getting better for 20-30 years after bottling. (Used to fortify insipid country wines also, for the same reason).

[@mariandougherty3907]

Hello! About how long did it take to extract all of this juice? I've seen some folks complaining that it takes a really long time. I have a ton of wild blackberries on my property, plus peaches, pears, apples, blueberries, raspberries, and non-wild blackberries that I will eventually need to turn into canned goods. This seems like a relatively inexpensive way to make juice that is comparable to the Knudsen stuff that comes in glass jars that cost $7 each.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi there! It actually doesn't take that long to juice the fruit. Now, certain fruits like berries take less time than apples but overall, I find it very handy. Also, depending on how much fruit you are juicing will also determine how long it takes. For this video, I think (if I remember correctly) it took a couple hours to juice the amount of grapes I had to process. I find, this extractor takes less time than boiling down the fruit and letting it drip through cheesecloth (that was a pain). I hope that helps and also that you get loads of juice...you sound like you have a real abundance of goodness on your property! Take care and have a lovely evening!

[@MrsHellraizer]

Just fasten the clamp to the handle on the side of the juicer? Maybe, I am very new to this, but that is what I did.

[@Lexievan242]

Add a splash of oil in there it’ll keep the water from evaporating too fast. 😊

[@BrentLink]

Please share the clip you use on the tube. I have one that is very fussy about positioning, but o borrow a juicer with a great clip. Interested in your solution.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi Brent! I'm sorry to have gotten back to you so late, as I just saw this message! In the video, I show the clip that I use that came with the juicer but I find it allows some juice to drip out of hose, so that is why I put the hose in the jar to catch any spills. I'm sorry that I haven't come up with any tried and tested solutions yet. Perhaps this juicing season, I may find something better than the clip provided with the juicer. Thank you for watching and have a great day!

[@Johnstonsamantha]

How long do you steam a full pot of rhubarb for? My bottom pot hasnt mafe it through a full pot yet but it has been boiling for a few hrs

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning! Do you mean the bottom pot (with the water in it) hasn't needed to be topped up with more water as you continue to boil down the rhubarb? Have you gotten any juice yet? Usually (depending on what fruit you are juicing), you start to see juice flowing from the tube after it has been steaming for about 40 minutes. Rhubarb isn't as juicy as berries or grapes so the juicing process may take longer.

[@barbarariker6382]

I also use mine to reduce tomatoes before making sauce. We juice until the water is gone and it flows red. I know we lose a little of the nutrition but the time reduction is HUGE

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

That is such a fabulous idea!! I have a bunch of tomatoes to deal with and I'm going to try this...thank you very much for the tip!.

[@kayspitzmueller7544]

Do you save the juice as well? Do you take skins off tomatoes?

[@callikohl5698]

Can this be used the same way with all fruits for juice. I've watched 3 videos and it's always grapes.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi there...it can be used with all sorts of fruits and vegetables. I have used it for raspberries, plums, pears, cranberries, grapes, currants etc. I have also used it for apples to make jelly but didn't like the apple juice from the steam extractor for drinking as it seemed a little syrupy. I like using a press for apple juice instead. When using this extractor you have to remember that the fruit or vegetables are steamed so if you are looking for fresh juice for diets or health reasons, the heat may affect some of the nutrients in the juice vs using a juice press.

[@daileme1]

Just water bath can the juice saves freezer space same taste

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

I usually do water bath some but when I'm making jelly with it, I just put it in the freezer as it's not in there very long.

[@dianacoburn8269]

Is the juice concentrated? Should I add sugar and water before serving?

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning Diana...I am very sorry this response is so late!! When I juice the wild grapes, I will add some sugar or honey and some water (as they are quite tart) but when I juice the Concord grapes, I usually don't need sugar...maybe just a little bit of water so it isn't so strong. I don't really measure the sugar or water either...just to taste. Thank you for watching and I hope you have a great day!

[@ksenyasharipoff3544]

Do you keep it on high until the juices start to flow and then turn the temp down?

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi there...Yes...after I see the juices flowing, I usually turn it down to where it is still boiling but not boiling like crazy. I like to keep it that way, so I don't boil the water dry on the bottom layer of the juicer. I hope that helps...take care and have a great day!

[@melissan.2201]

Is there a reason why you don't can/ water bath the juice to make it shelf stable?

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi there! I sometimes can the juice but if I plan to make jelly from it soon after, I will just freeze it until I have time to make it. You can definitely can all of it if you want to...it does free up space in the freezer, that's for sure! Thank you for watching and have a great evening!

[@melissan.2201]

@alanacawker-therusticwife thanks for the reply I wasn't sure if it was a safety issue or preference. Makes sense why you'd wait. Thanks so much for making content🥰

[@imse81]

Hook the clamp on the handle of the juice pot, that way it won’t leak. The clamp are designed that way with intention.

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning! Thank you very much for sharing that tip...I didn't know that! I will try that! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a great day! 🌻😊

[@MuzakFavo]

@@alanacawker-therusticwife , also the clip is tighter at the middle of the clip itself. So the above mentioned placement along the tube, as well as clasping at the middle of the clamp should ensure no dripping at all! Great video, will look into what else you make videos about. By the way, I am very jealous of your wild grapes, this does not exist in the North of Europe where I live! 🍇

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

@@MuzakFavo hi there! Thank you for this!! I have to juice more grapes this weekend so I will definitely follow your tip! I wish I could send you some grapes...you would love them! Take care and have a lovely day! 😊😊

[@all_mine1233]

Did you water bath can them?

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Good morning! That batch of juice was put into the freezer but I usually do water bath can it. Thank you for watching...have a great day!

[@steveroupas7073]

Hi Alana. How do you know when you have extracted the juice completely. I tried this once before and was not sure if the juice was getting diluted at the end by the steam. Is it just looking at the color or do you time it?

[@alanacawker-therusticwife]

Hi Steve. I find if I periodically check the fruit in the top and feel it, I can tell if it still has more juice or if it is getting dried out...I hope that helps! Thank you for watching and have a lovely day!

[@admcc56]

Have you tried to use the juicer as a steam canner instead of using a water bath for 1/2 pint and pint jars of jelly/jam?