While it worked (less than an hour) it was good. Then the strainer split at the seam and seeds and skins started getting into the juice and pulp. The skins also started getting hung in the split, and jammed it up.
Response from Kitchen AidBy KA Review Team, November 26, 2024
Dear rek0204, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to learn of the concern you expressed regarding your KitchenAid Fruit and Vegetable Strainer Attachment. We would like to inquire further about your review with you. Please respond to this email address kitchenaid_receipts_usa@kitchenaid.com, with your name, user ID# 286314784 used for the review, phone number, street address, zip code, and date of purchase. We look forward to your reply. Thank you. Review Team
I love this product. Yesterday, I did 18 jars of jelly, using mixed berries, and this strainer was infinitely easier to manage than the Victorio I'd been using. I didn't have leaking, I didn't need to get out the pliers, no juice landed on the floor or the counter, it assembled easily, and taking it apart was easy -- what a blessing. The Victorio worked but was very messy and very difficult to disassemble. A few cautions -- this strainer goes with the newer meat grinder attachment. I already knew that, so I bought the grinder as well. Also, it helps to lift up the bowl for the juice by setting it on something so the bowl for the juice is a bit higher than the other bowl for the skin/seeds. Otherwise, they don't both fit easily under the strainer. One other caution -- I put a towel down on the counter to catch any flecks of juice escaping the stream downward. But, having lifted the bowl higher, honestly, there weren't that many flecks. The benefits of this strainer FAR outweigh the negatives. I know people are mad that this strainer doesn't fit on the old grinder, and they feel surprised and not forewarned, and I do understand that, but that isn't a reason, IMO, to give this strainer a negative review. Once you have the right parts, it works so well. I'm very, very happy with it.
Received my purchase 2 weeks ago and found it to be INCOMPATIBLE with my preowned KITCHENAID MEAT GRINDER. I suppose it would've made too much sense to list in bold that it was not compatible with all of their meat grinder products?!?! Now the product is of no use to me and their page tells me I cannot return it. Very sad day as I own a lot of KitchenAid products and it looks as though I may need to rethink making any future purchases :( Very disappointed in this company!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Kitchen AidBy KA Review Team, October 23, 2024
Dear Mama Pia, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to learn of the concern you expressed regarding your KitchenAid order. We will follow up with instructions via email. We look forward to your reply. Thank you. Review Team
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I finally broke down and purchased a mixer. Let’s just say I wished I hadn’t waited so long to do it. It’s like having an extra set of hands in the kitchen! From cakes to cookies and meatloaf and more, I love my mixer. And the attachments, oh my!!! I have 3 (grinder, the fruit and veggie strainer, and the food processor and will be getting more in the near future. The fruit and veggie strainer was a tremendous help this summer as I was canning tomato juice. The process was quick, less waste and an ease to clean up afterwards. These products sure do aid me in kitchen!
Doesn't come complete and doesn't work for apples.
on September 14, 2024
Posted by: Mhyro
from Beresford SD
I bought this to make apple sauce. I knew I had to have the meat grinder attachment to complete the strainer, because it doesn't come with all the parts you need. (That seems stupid) I already had the meat grinder so I thought that would work. Wrong! Even though I had a KitchenAid meat grinder, it would not fit. I had to buy a new one. Finally I had the right parts and I was excited to try it out. At first I got juice and there was some dry sauce-like stuff coming out the little holes. I had only a few apples go through but then I couldn't get any more to go through. The mixer was getting too warm. I quit. Maybe it would work with raspberries but I'm not sure of that either. I would not recommend this strainer.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Kitchen AidBy KA Review Team, September 16, 2024
Dear Mhyro, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to learn of the concern you expressed regarding your KitchenAid Fruit and Vegetable Strainer. We would like to inquire further about your review with you. Please respond to this email address kitchenaid_receipts_usa@kitchenaid.com, with your name, user ID# 284701160 used for the review, phone number, street address, zip code, and date of purchase. We look forward to your reply. Thank you. Review Team
This fruit and vegetable strain is missing the part that actually attaches to the mixer and is basically useless.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Kitchen AidBy KA Reviews, KitchenAid, September 3, 2024
Dear heidinatel, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to learn of the concern you expressed regarding your KitchenAid Fruit and Vegetable Strainer. We would like to inquire further about your review with you. Please respond to this email address kitchenaid_receipts_usa@kitchenaid.com, with your name, user ID# 284311161 used for the review, phone number, street address, zip code, model & serial number on the appliance, and date of purchase. We look forward to your reply.
I couldn't process gallons of garden sauce each summer without this attachment. It handles whatever mix comes in from the garden, tomatoes, peppers and tomatillos, either slow roasted or in the case of tomatoes, quickly blanched drained and strained. It can be messy. A plastic cereal storage container is just the right height to fit under the spout and catch the sauce as it comes out.