How are the veggies coming along?

[sime42]

5 hours ago, 5thelement said:

Some of todays pick, peaches, tomatoes, red and white grapes and Padrons.

The Padron peppers are my particular favourite, splashed with a little oil then blistered directly on the BBQ grill, a little sprinkle of course sea salt and viola. 
I have a glut of apples/pears this year. 
I have been making fresh juice with the apple press, but the heat is causing large amounts of fruit to fall, too much to deal with all at once. 
I was thinking of putting them through the gravity fed chipper, straight into a vat for making Cider, anyone else used a CS100 or similar to macerate apple’s successfully?

 

Chippering apples is definitely a thing. I've heard if it being done successfully before, forget where, but probably a cider making book. I think you'd still have to press the pulp though to express the juice. Putting them through the chipper would just be the "Scratting" stage, prior to pressing. 

 

 

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, 5thelement said:

If I had a big enough freezer I would freeze them first, I reckon that would sort out any chute issues. 

Freezing disrupts the cell walls such that the apples can be directly crushed to get the juice.  The masceration is a preconditioning in front of the press. Where is @Peasgood he is into commercial scale cider making.