When the vines are full of berries, processing begins: Grapes are made for juicing - it's not for nothing that the juicy fruits have always been used to make wine.
With a juicer, making grape juice is a breeze
So you can juice grapes hot
Without the expensive purchase of electric juicers, you can juice your rich grape harvest hot. For this, you need either a saucepan or a steam extractor: a cheap, low-tech device that is used on the stove.
Grape juice from the steam juicer
When using a steam juicer, place the washed grapes in the fruit basket. You should remove the thicker stalks, otherwise they can release bitter substances into the juice. Fill the bottom pot with some water; Then comes the “mezzanine” to which the spout hose is attached, and above it the filled fruit basket, which is closed with a lid. After a short time on the stove, the steam causes the juice to escape from the grapes. This runs through the hose into the bottle you have provided.
Grape juice from the saucepan
The most economical way of juicing grapes is to use an ordinary saucepan. Put the cleaned and roughly destemmed grapes in a saucepan with a little water, heat them up and let them simmer for a quarter of an hour. Now push the cooked grapes through a sieve to remove the skins, seeds and stalks. If you then filter the juice obtained in this way through a cheesecloth, it will become even clearer.
Cold juicing of grapes
The raw juice that is obtained during cold juicing is particularly healthy, but should be used up as quickly as possible or preserved by boiling. There are various devices available that you can use to cold juice grapes.
Juice grapes with the berry press
A berry press is very suitable for juicing soft fruits such as grapes. It's a simple device from grandmother's times, where you put the cleaned grapes, freed from rough stalks, into a funnel (4.85€) and squeeze out the juice by cranking.
Juicing grapes with the (centrifugal) juicer
When you buy a so-called juicer, you usually have a device in your hands that uses centrifugal force to juice all kinds of fruit and vegetables very efficiently. Again, preparation consists of washing the grapes and removing the thicker stems. The subsequent juicing in the device is quick and fully automatic.
Juice the grapes with the juicer
A juicer is a universal device that allows you to juice any type of fruit and vegetable without much effort. The prepared grapes are finely ground in an electric juicer and the resulting juice is collected. The purchase of such a device is worthwhile if you want to enjoy freshly squeezed juice very often.
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