The kitchen tool you never knew you NEEDED!

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Melissa K. Norris - Modern Homesteading

Жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite new kitchen appliance to make tomato sauce and strain juice is the Weston Roma Tomato Press. It's not electric but simply a machine that is hand-cranked to make the sauce. It separates the skins and seeds for you. I bought mine at Lehman's.
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@jaynefranck1 Жыл бұрын

Looks like and works same as a Champion Juicer minus the motor. Champions last FOREVER! We bought ours in 1975 and still works like a true champ! Love your Homestead life…Ive learned sooooo much! My husband and I have been married for 52 years, raised our 6 children..Thankful I learned from my mom and sisters how to bake and cook homemade everything! Always had a pot of soup or stew on the stove and sometimes 12 loaves of fresh baked bread every three days! All my kids are great cooks today…Learning homemaking skills is vital and truly a family blessing. Keep up the great work! Thank you for sharing your love of home and hearth!

@Whodaleewho Жыл бұрын

My girlfriend loves hers. I modified the handle, I cut off at the first curved section and hooked my cordless drill to the shaft so she would not have to turn the crank, works great! I really enjoy your channel and content. Cheers from Upstate SC.

@gregogden6607 Жыл бұрын

I did the same thing with ours for apple sauce. Saves a bunch of arm turning when doing 75 qts of sauce.

@luba-healthywithluba6866 Жыл бұрын

That is brilliant!

@dorcasbockelman2392 Жыл бұрын

What a cool idea

@ihavemyshield Жыл бұрын

Hey good idea, can you easily re-fix the hand crank if power was off?

@Whodaleewho Жыл бұрын

@@ihavemyshield I would have to fire my generator up and use my welder but yeah.

@heatherryan8301 Жыл бұрын

I never knew you could freeze tomatoes! And then drying the skins to make a thickening powder. Brilliant! I always hate throwing away so much of the tomatoes. Totally incidental to the video but these are game changers for me!

@davidbeutler7665 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, my wife does tomato sauce pumpkin purée for pies, and a lot of apple butter. Didn’t know what to get her for Christmas so I ordered for her and hopefully makes her life more simple ❤

@barbaraanderson4175 Жыл бұрын

I have the same attachment for my kitchen aid mixer that does this job much faster. It’s electric and you don’t need to turn the handle. I could do my whole pot in about 3 minutes. It takes longer to put it on the kitchen aid and off. I put it thru at least 4 times to get all the pulp and seeds. I got it at a garage sale for $5.00

@matthewhuszarik4173 Жыл бұрын

I have had an Italian tomato press for thirty years. I bought it from Williams Sonoma I believe. It makes the best fresh tomato sauce for a light marinara. It is also great for making salsa. I have tried getting another for our second home. I tried a couple on Amazon made in China they were total busts. So I found another made in Italy and it works perfectly like the original.

@maryadkins4619 Жыл бұрын

Kitchen Aid makes an attachment for your mixer too! Absolutely love it! Makes nice thick sauce!

@marthafearsme Жыл бұрын

Love my tomato press. AND nice to see someone using a steam canner VS a water bath. So much easier, less energy heating water and time saved. I have been using mine (I have 2 now) for over 30 years! Will try freezing the tomatoes to can when it is cooler!

@lori2182 17 күн бұрын

You made me so happy. I’m using a Weston tomato strainer for the first time and I was looking at the waste and wondering if I could pass them through again. When I saw that Melissa Norris has a video, I knew she was a no waste gal and would tell me. Thank you!

@TomKD0QKK Жыл бұрын

We've had an old Victorio mill for years. It's pretty much the same as what you have there. It gets used extensively during the canning season. It's a great tool. I freeze the tomatoes and pop the skins off. Removing the skins makes the process a lot quicker.

@hoosierpioneer Жыл бұрын

It sure looks like one company madethe parts for all the various brands. The red plunger is exactly the same. Sure there's a wide range of prices.

@JP1AO Жыл бұрын

Same here. I even found a attachable motor for it on ebay. Then I got a strainer attachment for my electric meat grinder. I haven't found anyone worthy in the family to give the Victorio one too yet.

@dcessna1465 Жыл бұрын

Found my old Victoria mill at a thrift store! It works great and saves so much time! It works well with the berry attachment to separate black berries and most of the seeds as well.

@PamPLG Жыл бұрын

Melissa, I purchased your book. I received the book after a long waiting. I just want to say, TANK YOU. The book is so good, nice size letters, well spaced, nice quality hard cover, beautiful pics, and most importantly a lot of very precise information that I really need as I am starting a big vegetable garden & learning how to preserve my future harvest. This book only complements watching your videos, & so many other great homesteaders and home gardeners KZfaqrs. Thanks again! God Bless you. And, please keep the books coming Pamela, from New Jersey

@MelissaKNorris Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope it serves you well for years to come

@conspiratornot2215 Жыл бұрын

Melissa, I have been enjoying watching your videos. You have a tremendous knowledge base and are masterful in information and presentation. I just might have to buy this wonderful tool to add to my arsenal. I had seen it on Lehmas, but not in practice. Thank you!

@mikevine1057 10 ай бұрын

I bought one this spring, just used it for the first time. WOW, I did about 50 lbs. of fresh raw Romas in less than two hours.

@luckyrobinshomestead Жыл бұрын

I got one of those in February for my birthday, only the electric version. I used it this summer to make spaghetti sauce and it was so, so nice. Then I used it on a sugar pie pumpkin for my pumpkin cheesecake bars this fall, which I cooked in the Instant Pot. The time difference was just so worth it. I am glad that I got one. I had wanted one for years. It's never been worth it to me to grow very many tomatoes, but now I'm going to in the coming summer because it just shortens everything down so much. And winter squash, too.

@mojoflyingsolo639 Жыл бұрын

I have a Squeezo and have had it for around 40 years. It has 3 screens that I use, the smallest hole one screen I use on blackberries to take the seeds out and the middle and large ones I use on tomatoes. I freeze my tomatoes in gallon bags but before I put them in bags I take all the seeds out when I cut them up. I did 2 batches of tomato sauce the first one I had 13 gallon bags and the second one I had 18 bags. I take them out 24 hours before I like to start processing them. The first thing I do before putting them into the squeezo is put them in a mesh collender to drain all the water from the freezing process. My sauce after funning it through the squeezo was so thick my spatula would stay upright in the sauce. Then I put all the sauce into my roaster and cook on 200 over night then can the next morning. Got 20 quarter pints and 16 pints the first batch and 26 pints the second batch. Would not do tomatoes any other way.

@ammiedoering4205 Жыл бұрын

That juice looks lovely. I bought Hand Made and make the dough regularly. I’m 57 and have learned so many tips from you. Thank you for teaching so many home skills.

@dianebondhus9355 3 ай бұрын

I loved this video! This tool looks like a great time saver. ❤

@OutdoorsandCountryLiving Жыл бұрын

We have used a couple versions similar to this for years. We do a lot of canning and they are a game changer. We also have a version that connects to our grinder motor. We have a few videos up on our channel showing some of them. Nice job and blessings.

@stephaniehanuman-dale6279 Жыл бұрын

Home Depot had them in stock for $49.99 with free delivery. I like Lehmans but they’re more expensive.

@kristenrayborn1740 Жыл бұрын

I got one for Christmas a couple of years ago and I LOVE it! The also make a motor attachment that I hope Santa brings me this year! Also great for berries and pumpkin!

@umiluv Жыл бұрын

I use my masticating juicer to make tomato sauce. I heat them on the stove and then run it through the juicer. It works very much like this food mill. I also take the skins and seeds to make dried tomato powder.

@mom2grandma594 9 ай бұрын

I have one.just set it up to process pears to make pear sauce ...it is great!! My brand is sauce master. Have had it for 5 years and love it!

@genskitchenmagic2957 10 ай бұрын

I have a manual one that works pretty well. I too was amazed at the beautiful thick sauce it produced! And so quickly!

@agentk4332 Жыл бұрын

We have been using the Kitchen Aid food mill for years. Love it! But just in case, I made a hand crank for it when the grid goes down.

@robbyers7614 Жыл бұрын

All right I came clean with my wife tonight and told her I like to listen to your videos because of your voice lol you are very knowledgeable and I enjoy you sharing your knowledge with all of your viewers. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

@zippysteger-wm6ry 10 ай бұрын

I have used this product and works great for the last 3 years. This year I used a cabelas meat grinder with the juicier attachment. Game changer

@user-gb2fl9xj6o 9 ай бұрын

I bought a SqueezO at a farm sale 42 years ago. It was still wired into the original box which was faded and dusty. I bid first...$5.00. No one else bid. That has remained in the top five of great deals. It is all metal, made in America and I have bought the different screens. It works the same as the one you demonstrated. No matter the brand it is a wonderful tool. I have used it every year but one since getting it. Victorio makes one, too. If you have a garden and preserve your harvest you NEED and DESERVE one of these tools!

@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 Жыл бұрын

Best time saver ever !!!

@danieltranchida4009 Жыл бұрын

Did that with my jackolane juicer, definitely easier than by hand. That reminds me of my meat grinder. Very nice video Thanks from Michigan

@hmmm..2733 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know about peels. I grind them up with a little juice in the Vitamix and put them in the sauce. I pressure can my tomato sauce. Just because it seems easier to me. Thank you for the video! It looks like a good tool.

@theheritagehousesc Жыл бұрын

I have the stainless steel Weston with the motor that is even faster as you don’t have to crank it by hand. Mine has both options. I also got the different screens for berries etc. It is a great tool to have. I got mine from the Webstaurant store on line. It was less expensive than lehman’s at the time and they were running a special as a package for all

@jamesgaul3544 Жыл бұрын

Love Love Love your videos. Thanks!!!

@MrKoobuh Жыл бұрын

I used Melissa's roast/peel method a few times and always had great results, but it was always so time consuming I was ready to give up making tomato sauce. A little research brought me to food mills, and I picked up a Cuisinart brand one to try out. They work so much faster and yield so much more than the hand peeling method. The tabletop device shown here no doubt works faster and with less effort, but does take up more storage space (very relevant in modern kitchens). Can't wait to try making applesauce and seedless jams too!

@melindawargowsky8176 Жыл бұрын

I don’t have a countertop for suction appliances, either. I went to a local store and bought a cheap 1’ square counter tile that was smooth, and it worked great!

@RORAtherose 10 ай бұрын

I’ve had mine for 4 years now, and I love it! Last year I bought a motor to attach on the handle, so no more hand cranking for me.

@j.h.7501 Жыл бұрын

I have those same stainless steel bowls! Love it!

@jakeforester2705 10 ай бұрын

My wife sent me the link to this, for information purposes I'm sure. Yeah, this year we've been using a vegetable mill to do exactly what you're doing, and it's a great timesaver. However, ours is a combo grinder/mill attachment for a Kitchenaide mixer like you have in the background. And that works a treat for this. It's basically the same idea, but the actual separating cone is enclosed with a lid so you don't get all that juice splashing around. After the first batch we did, where I just discarded the first pass "leavings," I did what you suggest and ran them through a second time. I kind of think the Kitchenaide may be better since the mixer is a solid platform to mount the mill on and the continual power gives you both hands to fill the hopper (which is smaller than yours) and plunge the tomatoes. It only has a single sieve screen, so yours may have an advantage if you do actually make pumpkin or do salsa this way. The Kitchenaide has an advantage wherein it also has the screw, cutter, and plates to work as a meat (or whatever) grinder. I like the idea of drying the leavings and grinding them. We'll probably try that when we do the next batch of tomatoes. Nice production and good video. Thanks for sharing! I may look at how you do home freeze drying too.

@MyGreenNest 6 ай бұрын

Great video thank you so much!

@rachelswanson8797 Жыл бұрын

We have a different brand but we absolutely love it. Saved us so much time.

@Aprons.Overalls Жыл бұрын

We purchased the all stainless steel version of the Weston Strainer this year and we absolutely love it. 😍 We've used it for making both Applesauce and Tomato sauce and it's worked flawlessly. This is one of the best items you can get for your homestead kitchen!🍎

@melvinajessop696 Жыл бұрын

@Aprons Overalls. Can u send me the link for the stainless steel one. I been wanting one. Thanks

@Aprons.Overalls Жыл бұрын

@@Su-Jo I believe Melissa has links blocked in her comment section to prevent spam. If you search for the item on Amazon, there is an all metal version. :)

@glendalivingston6236 11 ай бұрын

Such a helpful video you made! I realized that my Champion Juicer is a powered version of the Tomato Press you use!

@tacder1 Жыл бұрын

I love my Weston food mill/tomato mill. Can't do canning without it

@user-nw5cr1tl6j Жыл бұрын

I have had one form years and I love it. I do grapes, tomatoes and apples in mine..

@carolavant3778 Жыл бұрын

This, or the Victorio brand, would be great during a power outage, but honestly, I much prefer my Kitchenaid vegetable strainer attachment.

@MrRKWRIGHT Жыл бұрын

Good morning Melissa. I'll bet that Western Roma Tomato Press works great in making homemade tomato sauce.

@rickross199 Жыл бұрын

My grandma had the same level of excitement when she discovered them back in the 70s lol. They also make one powered by a little electric motor. You can still roast them my friends grandma cooked her tomatoes on the stove prior to putting them through the press.

@malley4747 10 ай бұрын

Nice new oven!!

@rustyrobinson8027 Жыл бұрын

You're awesome thanks

@chessastockton5645 Жыл бұрын

I Love mine. We had a hand crank one for a year but then the kids broke it. It's OK it was a very old used one from a friend. Then we got a electric and it is even better. So worth the time it saves

@ruthmcbride1778 Жыл бұрын

You can also roast them, then put them through the press. I have an old victorio. It doesnt have that nice clear plastic extension. Still use it every year

@missmollycollie911 6 ай бұрын

Applesauce and tomato sauce are my go to's for this press

@gjsmimi4474 Жыл бұрын

I love mine!

@gregogden6607 Жыл бұрын

Can’t believe you’ve never used the food mill. You’re going to wonder how you survived without it. Our first canning experience was making apple sauce with our food mill. That was our gateway into canning and food saving. Haven’t looked back since. 😊😊

@user-dm1tv6nl2e Жыл бұрын

So do you just leave the skin on and seeds in, cook it, then mill it?

@mamoe3 Жыл бұрын

I have a similar food Mill made by Victorio. It had that same cheap, red plunger that got food stuck inside because it had a hole on the end. I ended up tossing it and replacing it with a wooden one. So far mine is in good shape after two seasons. But the plastic does seem to make it feel cheap and not very durable. That being said, it’s pretty cool how well it works.

@risingequinox3093 10 ай бұрын

Wow that's cool. I found a food mill though for less than half that price that is more versatile and overall, works much better. But it's nice to see what others are using. Thanks, I now know.

@josephg.3370 Жыл бұрын

I'll have to buy one.

@theemmanuelswife Жыл бұрын

I have the same Weston juicer/saucer, but we added the optional electric motor. We process a couple hundred jars of different types of Mediterranean sauces for our yearly food supply. If you run all your tomatoes through a tomato slicer first, it will greatly speed up any juicing and saucing. We purchased our tomato slicer and the juicer/saucer online from the webstaurantstore. :)

@sheliaheverin8822 Жыл бұрын

I just bought the Saucemaster this year....don't know how I lived without it. I wish my clamp was a little longer, it's not wide enough to fit over my counter top.

@michaeltimerson2628 Жыл бұрын

There is one made by Cirillo housewares that mounts on your KitchenAid mixer, no cranking and works great.

@rebekahrose8130 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see a new video ....👍

@joeltremblay4554 Жыл бұрын

I have a similar machine. When I first started canning tomatoes it was great. However now I just put my tomatoes in a blender skins and all, blend for a few seconds, warm, and can. Everything is cooked down so we don't notice any strange texture even with seeds. I did appreciate learning why sauce sometimes separates. I have wasted jars before fearing an issue in the canning process.

@ajb.822 Жыл бұрын

I love the Victorio strainer I have, it's a must for doing apple sauce, for me. I myself don't do any tomatoes with it, I use a blender for making tomato sauce. My mom heard about doing it that way years ago, and when I got married, it was the most easy and comfortable way for me to, also. I just wash/check over, core/remove bad spots, GENTLY squeeze out excess water of waterier tomatoes, and then put into blender. It's necessary to at least quarter the 1st few, at least, going into the blender, to be able to get it started "whizzing" /grinding. If doing all very meaty paste tomatoes, it may be necessary to add a bit of water. If so, I then save back a little of the blended-up tomato juice, in the blender, for the next batch, avoiding adding much water total to the pot. I empty the blended juice into a pot and begin boiling down. Lotta words here, just to incl. some tips, but this is SO simple ! Now, this method leaves the seeds and skins in, the seeds at least may be a source of a more bitter taste. I haven't always noticed, myself, but I also don't ever make it a different way.... . So, I can only compare to store-bought.

@millennialwoman4680 Жыл бұрын

Get the other screens! I also make applesauce after steaming them in a juicer (collect juice and can too,). Makes apple sauce making so fast !

@stevefromthegarden1135 Жыл бұрын

My tomato press is on the cheaper side but works well. Big time saver! There are some fancy ones with electric motors speed up the process even more.

@malley4747 10 ай бұрын

I have an electric press and it’s the greatest thing!!!!

@gretarank2784 Жыл бұрын

Looks like the old Victorio Strainer from back in the 70's , I still use mine the gasket needs to be replaced but the unit hand cranks as it should

@reneecasey5719 Жыл бұрын

I run my apples or tomatoes skins etc through one more time also--- works GREAT

@alannormal226 10 ай бұрын

Kitchen aid mixer with the food strainer attachment is faster than that. We roast them in the oven and use the strainer. Bake them long enough to reduce the water and the flavor is concentrated.

@nr3870 Жыл бұрын

My caning days were filled with lovely tomato and apple moments with my Victoria Strainer, which works pretty much as yours.

@george33631 Жыл бұрын

I have been using mine for applesauce for years now!

@mencken8 Жыл бұрын

We used the original of this years ago, called a Squeezo. Major quantities of tomato sauce produced very quickly.

@agb6330 Жыл бұрын

Just in time! I need to process our frozen tomatoes to make room in the freezer for Christmas baked goods.

@snownurse Жыл бұрын

i have a foodmill attachment for my kitchen aide...game changer..

@KitchenFairy61 Ай бұрын

I have a tomato/fruit strainer for my Kitchen Aid Mixer that does the same thing.

@Maddy_might Жыл бұрын

So much faster in the mill! My mother had one. It's a "can't live without it" machine!

@lindaspellman2108 Жыл бұрын

I have the Norpro version, but its much lower to the counter. I can only get a cake pan under it. Actually watched your's to see if I was doing something wrong!

@kay.hthrkc9302 Жыл бұрын

There is a motor you can purchase that attaches to this. That makes things go quicker even more.

@bobbyollar9805 Жыл бұрын

I steam juiced apples and then put the apples through this food mill, and the applesauce that came out was PERFECT! No peeling/coring/seeding necessary.

@bioboertuur Жыл бұрын

Friends of ours got a 2nd electric version. We are hoping to get the add on for the Kenwood kitchen robot later this year 🙂Otherwise, it will be a self birthday present if no one talks me out because of shitty construction .

@gabbyofmilton Жыл бұрын

I had one similar to yours 50 years ago on our homestead called a “victor strainer “.

@katherinebueltemann22 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever just cooked them and used a stick blender? I find that it makes a very smooth sauce that way.

@aloras405 Жыл бұрын

I need that for blackberries. Straining out blackberry seeds takes forever!

@shannonstratton3164 Жыл бұрын

Works great with most berries, (with berry screen of course). We have ran blackberries, raspberries, mulberries, elderberries. Buy one, you won't regret it.

@aliciadupuy9228 Жыл бұрын

I lurv mine. I use it for applesauce so far

@lindamannix1247 Жыл бұрын

However did you think if preserving those lemons ? I can't believe it . wonderful .

@denisedee6377 9 ай бұрын

Love your video, great idea for leftover tomato skins. Question, after you canned your sauce you placed them in a pot?? What kind of pot is it and how does it work?? I water bath my sauce.

@dellcooper2796 Жыл бұрын

In the early 70's My mom, my sister and I went from Sedro Woolley Wa. down to Tacoma to a store called The Garden Way Store. It was an amazing place!, all about gardening and food preservation. My mom bought a gadget called a Squeezo Strainer. She bought it for making applesauce but didn't like the smooth texture so gave it to me. It looks very much like your strainer. The shortcut I make with applesauce is, I wash apples, stem them if needed, cut off bad spots, if needed, quarter them, throw in basket of my steam juicer, steam until almost releasing juice. let cool a little, (apples should be fork tender, put through strainer. And I also put, what my kids call the poop pile, through again. Sometimes 3 times. My daughter always reminded me, Mom when you die, don't forget I want the squeezo and great, great aunt Stella's 1942 pressure canner.

@ajquimby121 Жыл бұрын

I left my seeds and skin in last time. I am thinking of getting a strainer for this year. I want tomato powder to try!!

@junefariss2413 Жыл бұрын

Melissa - Thanks for sharing. Do you do anything with the tomato "water" left in the bags?

@marielagiordano8291 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Do you remove the seeds when dehydrating the peels?

@michael.w.salter Жыл бұрын

That is an updated version of a machine called a squeezo. They don't make them anymore unfortunately, however that is very much the same machine. It also makes great applesauce if you parboil the apples and chop them into quarters.

@lisagrafton2529 Жыл бұрын

I use one for applesauce. We even run the skins, etc, through it a second time. I got two more cups of applesauce!!!

@timclark7507 Жыл бұрын

The original was a product called Squeezo. I have one of the earlier models.

@rand-san2095 10 ай бұрын

If you have a Kitchenaid stand mixer, other brand meat grinder, or masticating juicer, you can use those machines to be even faster.

@doyoubelong2Him Жыл бұрын

Melissa, I don't know if you know they have electric tomatoes press and they work awesome for making applesauce too.

@scott43193 3 ай бұрын

FYI please try this tip it will save you even more time thickening the sauce on the stove. Here goes, when you thaw the tomato's let them completely and totally thaw (like for 2 days). if you let them sit that long you will be AMAZED at how much liquid comes out of them! Where ever you set then bags of tomato's make sure you have them in a container that will catch that liquid. Also be aware that there will be a bunch of condensation under that container. I promise this will save you so much stove top time you'll dance a jig!

@cheriterry441 Жыл бұрын

Is there a concern of the lectin in the skins? I have used this process for years but this year I hear from others about the lectin cautions doing this method. Wondering your opinion on this.

@TomKD0QKK Жыл бұрын

Those skins and seeds are favorite foods in our worm farm.

@cathmcfarlane-noble2087 Жыл бұрын

I am not familiar with the system used for processing the filled jars. I do pressure can and water bath but how does your work? Is it processing with steam? How do you regulate it?

@lisaz6228 Жыл бұрын

What is that water Bathing Post you're using?! It' looks really interesting!