Fruit/Vegetable Strainer Attachment by KitchenAid

While trying to extract juice and pulp from a pineapple your juicer clogged then the metal cone broke away from its plastic ring.

I bought this to make applesauce with some apples my dad gave me that are very soft as soon as they get ripe. All I did was quarter the apples, boil them until soft, and put the quartered apples into the fruit/vegetable strainer. All of the core, peels, stems, seeds, etc. were very nicely separated from the applesauce. It was a bit messy, but worked great. As with most of the Kitchenaid attachments, I think that their products are overpriced for what they are. I buy them and use them and I think they are great products (never had any problems), but I believe that Kitchenaid makes too much money off the attachments.

Extremely easy to use. Very efficient. Did splash a bit, but as long as you raise the bowl to meet the draining side, it works great.

I wanted the strainer attachment for making applesauce. I don't need the grinder, but had to buy it to get the part needed to use the strainer. I suggest that all parts needed to use the strainer be added to the package. I now have a grinder that I doubt that I will ever use and have a $50 attachment that sits in the closet.

Love this product. <br>I do a good amount of canning and have used the "foley" style (sits on top of pan with crank handle -- the simplest)<br>chinois sieves, and "sauce maker/strainer" (most complicated, and least effective in my opinion)...<br>This attachment for the Kitchen Aid is great... a little complicated to put together because it is an add on attachment to the food/meat grinder attachment.<br><br>A larger hopper would be nice too.<br>But this thing is very effective.... and the fact that I don't have to keep cranking something myself is wonderful, and I can just keep putting product in without stopping to crank. <br>I strongly recommend it for those who already have the Kitchen Aid mixer and food/meat grinder attachment.<br>If you don't already have the mixer, go with the "foley" style, unless you just need an excuse to buy the mixer.<br>