Apple Cider “Grinder” Made From Garbage Disposal

Apple Cider “Grinder” Made From Garbage Disposal FARM HOME Food “My girlfriend and I wanted to make our own cider but we had no way to grind up the apples before pressing We ended up using a 1 hp WasteKing 8000 electric-operated garbage disposal mounted inside a wooden stand ” says Connor Bishop Guilford Ct According to Bishop the garbage disposal works great “because it has all stainless steel internals and can mash the apples to an apple sauce-like consistency that’s perfect for efficient juice removal It’s also equipped with a circuit breaker that trips in case of an overload ” He made the stand from 1-in thick pine boards and 2-in sq legs topping them off with several thick coats of paint to cover any cracks and joints in order to keep the stand clean A stainless steel bowl with a large hole cut into the bottom is used to funnel apples into the disposal He wired the disposal to a switch that he mounted on one side of the stand He waterproofed the switch with silicone so the machine can be safely washed down To help force-feed apples into the disposal he uses a “plunger” that came with the unit and he also made a wooden “rammer” which has a rod inserted in it crosswise as a stop “The rammer is smaller in diameter than the plunger so it can force apples all the way down to the disposal’s grinder wheel without contacting it ” says Bishop Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Connor Bishop 400 Moose Hill Rd Guilford Ct 06437 ph 203 313-5362

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