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9:25 pm
June 27, 2010
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wvhomecanner
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10:36 pm
June 27, 2010
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KentuckyFarmGirl
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http://www.focuselectrics.com/…..12_Eng.pdf
Here's a link to a chart that tells you how juice it makes per quart/pound of fruit. It might help in determining how much juice you need in jelly recipes. Sort of have to calculate it backwards but it might help. Also gives you the times it takes to steam them.
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10:39 pm
June 27, 2010
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KentuckyFarmGirl
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Check out the apricot and apple butter recipes for using the pulp. Don't mean to double post, just didn't see that before and I've been looking for ways to use the pulp.
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4:53 pm
July 1, 2010
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SandyCWV
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This looks like the greatest thing! I especially like the tomato sauce and fall off the bone meat. We did tomatoes sauce a couple of years ago and that experience wore me out! We don't usually get the ribs from our butcher because they take up so much freezer space for so little meat, but this sounds like a great way to solve that problem AND have beef stock in the pantry. Thanks for the ideas. We are in the south on vacation now, I will be checking the outlet cooking shops and everywhere to see if I can find a deal. Then probably order one when I get home. 
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SandyC in WV
Farmess, Cross Stitcher, Traveler, Geekish
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2:24 pm
July 2, 2010
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Heather B
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I was thinking you could probably shred that meat and throw it in a crockpot with BBQ sauce for loose meat sandwiches. Is the meat thoroughly cooked after steaming? Does it still have any taste?
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I Wanna Farm
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
– Mark Twain
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11:05 am
July 7, 2010
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JeannieB
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I am trying to make a decision on which to get, a steam juicer or Excal dehydrator— Maybe one now and one for Christmas?? I love the All Amer 921 canner that I gave myself for Mother's day.
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Don't cry because it's over—smile because it happened!
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12:01 pm
July 7, 2010
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Suzanne McMinn
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The meat I got when I tried steam juicing was still flavorful, and it was very tender. I may not have steamed it all the way to killing it, though. I put it in some chili gravy afterward and we used it in fajitas and also for roast beef sandwiches. It was great!
Jeannie, yes, you definitely should get both!
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8:12 am
July 8, 2010
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debbie
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I went to the market yesterday and came back with a tray of mangoes. I need to do something with them quickly as they are very ripe. Has anyone ever steam juiced mangoes? can you make jelly with the juice? do I have to core them first?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
THE NEWBIE OF STEAM-JUICING 
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10:41 am
July 8, 2010
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Pete
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Debbie, my advice is hardly relevant because I have no steam juicer and have never used one, but if I have understood what everyone had been talking about here, one of the primary reasons they love them so is precisely because you do not need to remove seeds, peels, etc prior to juicing. The other advantage to leaving seeds and peels with the flesh is that you get more pectin in the extracted juice.
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Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!
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11:24 am
July 8, 2010
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KentuckyFarmGirl
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I wouldn' think you would have to core them. I did plums and left them whole and they did great.
Plum juice in half-gallon jars.
 
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12:11 pm
July 8, 2010
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Pete
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Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!
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12:55 pm
July 8, 2010
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debbie
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Thanks! As soon as I have an available spot on the stove I'm going to give it a try! I'm going to have to get accustomed to not peeling and coring…what a problem to have!
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9:30 am
July 9, 2010
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KentuckyFarmGirl
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Another steam juicer question: Has anyone used this to extract oils from herbs and how well does it work. I have a huge bed of lavendar and was wondering if it can be used to make oils for use in soaps, candles, etc. I have read that you can use it to extract mint for mint jelly.
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10:58 am
July 9, 2010
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Suzanne McMinn
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debbie, I did my apricots in the steam juicer to make syrup, juice, and jelly without coring them.
Also, re a spot on the stove, after the first time and I realized how long you have to set it on the stove (taking up your stovetop), I got out my portable electric burner and used that! Leaving my stovetop free. I have an upper and lower countertop, so I set the burner on the upper countertop and the jars to collect juice on the lower countertop. If you don't have upper and lower counters, you could just set it on your counter with a chair or whatever under as you do when collecting the juice if you have it set on your stovetop. Anyway, just thought I'd pass that thought on as it really made a difference to me to free up my stovetop since the steam juicer process tends to go on for hours. Now it doesn't have to interfere with whatever else I've got going on in my kitchen.
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11:37 am
July 9, 2010
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debbie
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Thanks! It does take a long time (ask me how I know  ), so I love the idea of the portable burner. One of our apple trees is almost ready for picking. I see lots of steam juicing in my future.
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7:24 pm
July 21, 2010
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threadartist
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Yippee, I got a Steam Juicer today. It's called Nutri-Steamer by Back to Basics and is 18/8 stainless steel. My local Bi-Mart had it on sale for $49 and I waited until today (the last day of the sale) to go get it. I kept trying to not get it but for that price, I thought — oh heck, why not!!!
Now, to learn how the heck to use it! 
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7:30 pm
July 21, 2010
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threadartist
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KentuckyFarmGirl said:
I'm working on my blackberry jelly recipe post now. I made jelly this morning and it turned out perfect!
Did you post your blackberry jelly recipe yet? I have a ton of Marionberries and thought it might be good to try for my first steamer experience.
JoJo
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7:44 pm
July 21, 2010
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CindyP
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JoJo, it's here http://chickensintheroad.com/f…..rry-jelly/
We set up a Steam Juicer category under preserving just for these type of recipes!
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“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.” ― Alfred Sheinwold
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8:06 pm
July 21, 2010
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KentuckyFarmGirl
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Thanks for posting the link Cindy!
I finished putting up 2 bushels of peaches last weekend. I peeled and pitted them and then froze half and canned half in light syrup. I took the peels and put them in my juicer, got over a gallon of juice and made DELICIOUS peach jelly and peach syrup from nothing but the peels.
Definitely hooked on using my steam juicer!
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8:10 pm
July 21, 2010
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threadartist
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Thank you for the link Cindy!
Goodness — you made jelly from the peels. You guys are totally awesome! I love not wasting anything.
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