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Johnny Apple Sauce Maker Model 250 Food Strainer (Basic Strainer)

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  • SUPERIOR DURABILITY: Sturdy cast aluminum body and easy-to-install stainless steel screens. Plastic components are BPA free.
  • SECURE MOUNT: New clamp design has 10 square inches of clamping surface. Can mount to countertops from 3/4" to 2-1/8" thick
  • MANUAL OR ELECTRIC: Designed for manual use with the improved handle, or replace that with the optional Electric Motor VKPMOTOR
  • INCLUDES: Apple/Tomato Screen (1.3mm holes), Standard Spiral (6-3/4” long), and Instruction Manual

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4.3 4.3
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Model 250 Food Strainer

Why Choose The Model 250 Food Strainer?

Tomato / Apple Screen

Stainless Steel Screens

All screens for the Model 250 will not rust because they are made of quality stainless steel.

Large Hopper and Food Pusher

Prepare your finished product more quickly and easily.

Extended Waste Spout

With this strainer you will have lower amounts of waste so you can preserve more of your harvest. The waste spout extends your screen to allows you to put a bowl underneath and catch any waste.

Strongest Clamp Available

The Model 250 Strainer clamp has the best grip of any food strainer.

Optional Motor

Kitchen Crop
Great for Canning

Use this strainer in conjunction with our other great Kitchen Crop canning products.

  • Water Bath Canner (Sold Separately. Model Number: VKP1130)
  • Steam Canner (Sold Separately. Model Number: VKP1054)
  • Home Canning Kit (Sold Separately. Model Number: VKP1205)

The Model 250 Advantage

Optional No-Crank Motor

The optional motor makes food processing a breeze. Easily remove the hand crank, and attach the motor in its place. Great when you have a lot of food to process.

Sold Separately. Model Number: VKPMOTOR.

Apple Sauce / Tomato Sauce

Use the Standard Apple Tomato Screen (included) for applesauce, tomato sauce, and more.

Apple/Tomato Screen

Salsa Screen

Pumpkin Screen

Berry Screen

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The Motor Four-Piece Accessory Pack Salsa Screen Pumpkin Screen Berry Screen Grape Spiral
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Item Number VKPMOTOR VKP250-5 VKP250-3 VKP250-2 VKP250-1 VKP250-4

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Product Description

Make all the great sauces, purees, juices and jams you love without painstaking peeling or coring. Quickly separates fruit and vegetable puree from unwanted skins, stems and seeds. Dont forget to add the 4-piece accessory kit (sold separately) to make your VKP food strainer even more versatile. For any cook who wants to take the hassle out of homemade products like jams, purees and sauces, the VKP Food Strainer is the perfect solution. Simplify tasks like making apple or tomato sauce. Put the fruits or vegetables in the hopper, turn the handle, and let the Strainer do the work for you. The stainless steel screen effortlessly separates the skins and seeds from the fresh pulp. Now, with our extra screen sizes and electric motor, the versatility is endless (extra screens and motor sold separately). Time consuming recipes are simplified when you use this Food Strainer. Take pleasure in home food preservation and buy yours today.

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
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3,804 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, ease of assembly, and ability to use of the kitchen product. For example, they mention it works very well, produces a nice, chunky puree, and is easy to assemble and clean. That said, they appreciate the value for money. That being said, some complain about leakage. Opinions are mixed on ease of cleaning, and clamp size.

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938 customers mention766 positive172 negative

Customers like the quality of the kitchen strainer. They say it works well, produces a nice, chunky puree, and has no issues. Some customers are happy with the matching high quality motor and components. The spring is very strong, and it is good at pulverizing tomatoes and removing skin and seeds.

"...The components are MUCH better built than the Norpro, you can tell Victoria knows what they are doing and they do it right; Norpro seems to just..." Read more

"...part that attaches to the counter all the way to the hopper is a strong aluminum. Really tough. No bending or breaking this thing...." Read more

"...This Victorio is very well built and sturdy. One downside is that it must be washed by hand...." Read more

"...Easy to assemble and clean. No peeling or coring apples. Just Cook and send through the machine to get the perfect applesauce." Read more

471 customers mention395 positive76 negative

Customers find the assembly of the strainer to be easy. They mention that it's simple to put together and clean, and that it makes the job of making applesauce so much easier. Some say that the strainers turns easier by hand.

"...The crank turned MUCH easier than the Norpro and I think a LOT of it had to do with the more efficient auger/screen design...." Read more

"...grind together that will come into contact with your food, ease of operation is dependent upon what you are milling, and cleanup also depends on..." Read more

"...It was just a bit faster and easier to use, though the other is certainly an acceptable way to go...." Read more

"...The plastic that wraps around the blade is also sturdy, easy to attach and washed up easily too...." Read more

204 customers mention197 positive7 negative

Customers are happy with the ability to use the kitchen product. They say it does a fantastic job making tomato sauce and apple sauce. They also say it makes a nice apple sauce consistency and is relatively easy to assemble. Customers also mention that the fresh puree is great for both fresh tomato sauce, and salsa.

"...I would like, it produces a nice, chunky puree that is great for both fresh tomato sauce and for salsa...." Read more

"...Really easy cranking and the sauce comes out perfectly. I got about 25 quarts of applesauce made and bagged for freezing in 2 hours...." Read more

"Great for making Applesauce" Read more

"...just quarter them and run them through. It is absolutely amazing how well it separates the sauce from the seeds/skins. Well worth the investment...." Read more

194 customers mention188 positive6 negative

Customers are happy with the performance of the kitchen tool. They say it makes the task much faster, is a huge time saver, and will speed up canning tremendously. Customers also mention that it makes quick work of tomatoes and that the cooking time is greatly reduced.

"...it's better quality, better design, and will save you time...." Read more

"...It is just too awkward for one person to manage. The motor was a champ, not too noisy, and handled the entire day without overheating..." Read more

"I love this tool so much! It makes homemade applesauce so fun and fast! Easy to assemble and clean. No peeling or coring apples...." Read more

"...All in all, though, this is a GREAT tool and makes processing tomatoes into cannable product fast and easy...." Read more

148 customers mention104 positive44 negative

Customers like the value of the canner. They say it's worth the purchase price, does its job for the price, and is a good purchase. Customers also mention that the quality of operation and results are well worth the money spent. They also say that cleanup is simple and well worth extra trouble.

"...Hand washed in a few minutes. Good purchase, especially when on sale.Mine doesn't leak at all and was quite tidy to use." Read more

"Works , good price" Read more

"...the same as the Norpro, the only difference is that the Norpro hopper is cheap and flimsy, the Victorio is not flimsy...." Read more

"Great price on this for what it does. We used it to make tomato sauce. You don't have to boil the tomatoes whole with this thing...." Read more

265 customers mention176 positive89 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of cleaning. Some mention it's easy to assemble, use, and clean up, while others say it takes a little bit to clean and the metal cone filter takes some effort. The downside is that it must be washed by hand.

"...that wraps around the blade is also sturdy, easy to attach and washed up easily too...." Read more

"...It makes homemade applesauce so fun and fast! Easy to assemble and clean. No peeling or coring apples...." Read more

"...with a crappy chrome-plating job on the axle and you get a scratched up bronze bushing...." Read more

"...Hand washed in a few minutes. Good purchase, especially when on sale.Mine doesn't leak at all and was quite tidy to use." Read more

71 customers mention35 positive36 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the clamp size of the kitchen product. Some mention that it has a sturdy base that clamps firmly to their counter top, while others say that it doesn't attach very securely. The clamp that grabs the counter gets loose and slips off the table.

"...The mounting flange is also much better...." Read more

"...Have lousy wrists and bum shoulder. It. Was a bit tricky attaching it to something solid. Didnt work on our table...." Read more

"...The attachment screw part is nice and strong and really attaches to the surface you are using it on...." Read more

"...Four stars instead of five because the clamp loosened twice and the whole thing started to tip but now my kids know not to turn the crank so..." Read more

139 customers mention24 positive115 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the leakage of the kitchen product. They mention that it leaks a small amount of juice from where the handle inserts into the device, and may leak onto the motor. The gasket at the base of the filter doesn't prevent the mill from leaking, and the watery part of tomato juice comes out around the edges. They also say that the juices squirt past the shaft out from the handle and drip.

"...have the strainer tightened into position enough and had a small amount of leaking...." Read more

"...3. This made a huge mess with tomato juice leaking out everywhere!Way to late to return it so I’ll try to sell it and recoup my losses." Read more

"...it for a few batches, the part that connects to the grinder leaks applesauce out a bit (not completely sealed)...." Read more

"...This thing is completely amazing.It does leak a bit. Don't know if that's because it's old, or it's the nature of the beast...." Read more

An epiphany. So much easier, it's like a miracle.
5 Stars
An epiphany. So much easier, it's like a miracle.
I promised someone I'd come back and review the model 250 when I got mine. Here's the update--it works just as well as the old model. The table clamp is better, but the way the screen attaches is worse, since you have to grab onto it to take it apart now. It leaks just as the old model did, but a little less. All in all though, it works like a charm and turns out a beautiful job with little work. The review below still stands for the newer model.I can a LOT of tomatoes. This year I did 30-50 pounds a week, all summer. My old process: wash tomatoes. Cut slits in the bottom of tomatoes. Dunk tomatoes in boiling water. Once the skins split, dunk in ice water. Peel the tomatoes. Cut out the core. Cut off green shoulders. Cut off bad bits. Put tomato in saucepan. Crust tomatoes with potato masher. Cook down the tomatoes, process in water bath canner. This takes ALL DAY.Then a friend took pity on me and loaned me her Victorio Strainer. It's at least 30 years old, probably older and still in great shape. The first time I used it, it was like the heavens had opened and angels began to sing. Here's my new process: Wash tomatoes. Cut off bad bits. Cut tomato in half or quarters. Run through the strainer. Cook down and process. DONE. The resulting puree is gorgeous and seed and peel free. I can use tomatoes with blossom end rot--just cut that bit off. I can use all my cherry tomatoes that I could never preserve before. There is almost no waste--after you run the tomatoes through once, dump all the peels and cores back in and run them again. You'll be shocked at how much more juice and pulp comes out. The resulting waste is almost dry. I had a gallon of waste from 50 pounds of tomatoes. This thing is completely amazing.It does leak a bit. Don't know if that's because it's old, or it's the nature of the beast. I DO NOT CARE. The screen is a bit of a pain to clean. I DO NOT CARE. This thing is so much faster and so much better than doing it all by hand, these small annoyances are nothing. We also did 100 pounds of Concord grapes for juice with this, and it was awesome. I'm here to buy my own so I can return the one I'm using.Oh, just save yourself the aggravation and buy the accessory pack while you're here. Once you start using it for something like tomatoes, you'll look around and want to do grapes, or salsa, or pumpkin... better get those accessories now.
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Joanne
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Amazing
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Amazing
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2023
I’ve always HATED canning tomatoes in the past. It took forever to remove skins and it was so messy. I just called my mom to ask if she had any more tomatoes ready to can.

-CRAZY FAST!!!
- Easy to assemble!
- very few parts (all of which seem very well made. Only one to question longevity is the one where the skin and seeds come out)
- East to clean and dry. No small crevices to try and clean
- So little waste. Even less than skinning them

I had a small batch of tomatoes to can do I thought I’d try this out. (I bought during Prime days in July) It took probably 5 minutes to put them through. The longest part was washing them!

This changes my entire view on tomatoes! Ready to do some bushels, just waiting on Mother Nature!
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Claudia de Alba
5.0 out of 5 stars Llego antes de lo esperado, muy bueno
Reviewed in Mexico on September 22, 2022
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Sebastian
2.0 out of 5 stars Works well, but cheap material
Reviewed in Germany on July 12, 2021
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Steven D.
3.0 out of 5 stars Victorio look-alike
Reviewed in Japan on October 10, 2023
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Glen
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Reviewed in Australia on March 29, 2023
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