Antique Fruit Press


Customer Comments



11/29/06 - bought a Model A Press
Dear Lois, Made some ginger tincture today. It was definitely the best product I have produced. I took your advice and ground it well in my blender. I had to kind of carefully stir it with a chopsticks and that gave me a nice fine chopped slurry. I was expecting 6 ounces but got about 9. And used about 3 oz of 100 proof vodka as a preservative. This makes about 12 oz of product. Since ginger tincture is about 10$ an oz this is roughly 120$ of product from about 10$ of ginger and vodka. Since I use ginger allot this will be a great cost savings$$$$. What was really quite amazing also was that some of the substrate was actually dry! How cool is that.
D.T., Royal Oak, MI

11/11/06
Hello Lois I have been using your herbal tincture press and I am so happy I am not sure which to do first, laugh or cry. I want to cry when I think of how many ounces of tinctures and glycerites I had thrown out with the used herbs since I started making my own - and I want to laugh when I think of how much more I am getting now that I am using a press. The books were right when they said "if you are going to make your own tinctures invest in a herbal press".  J.W., Maywood, NJ

11/07/06
You are more than welcome to use my comments. Thank you again! I've been using your Model A for several years now and absolutely love it! Please send 10 more press bags.  J.G.K., South Holland, IL


Regarding the Model A Deluxe Press
I must tell you that I saw the press in action last week. My sister is a herbalist, and was pressing some tinctures. It was absolutely amazing the amount of liquid you can get out of the pulp! Have to have one of my own!
thank you! L.T., Watsonville, CA


i have had the chance to use the herbal press that i purchased recently and i am very pleased! it is easy to use, easy to clean, and it was amazing how much more tincture or oil that it delivered that would have been lost otherwise. it is not bulky and is easy to store out of the way on a shelf. i highly recommend it to anyone wanting a press---you have an excellant product and im delighted to have found it. i bought the delux model and it is worth every penny, it will long outlast me and i plan on handing it down with my raggedy herbal book of notes and recipes to my daughter--its that good!
thank you,
k.f.,taos, nm
quote any part you want-its all true and i want others to learn of a terrific product that will last them all their life. if you dont mind, i will post your web link on some herbal forums i go to. youd be surprized how many people dont know you can even get such an item--i belong to 3 different herbal forums and not one person (and many are very knowledgable) has ever mentioned such a thing that im aware of or i would have bought one a few years ago. you have a great little product and i love it!
so THANK YOU for putting it out there.
best wishes,
k.

I love my press. I use it to press herbal tinctures. It works really well. I have had no problems with it. I will eventually need to move to a larger press, however this is great for the amount I am pressing now and you certainly can't beat the price!
Thanks, J.R.,Poway, CA

Hi. I ordered a WONDERFUL tincture press from you about a year ago. I'm extremely happy with it- it has saved me countless hours toiling away at squeezing out every last drop by hand, and I have no doubt that it has indeed paid for itself with the extra liquid I get out of each batch. Thank you so much for the tincture press. I think I have to say that product has actually changed my life more than anything else I've purchased. I have lots of health problems and I just don't have the energy to strain those tinctures off any other way, and I really need to take my herbs regularly.
Thanks, D.W.


I was waiting until I used the press before replying. I made an infusion of slippery elm bark and am happy that it squeezed the snot out of it. I will be using it to make all kinds of herbal remedies both leaf and bark/root. I like the press because it is small and I can pick it up and dump the liquid into whatever I want. No siphoning or hoses to worry about. Over all I think it's a very handy press and have already recommended it to friends.
the above comments by L.N., OH regarding the Model A press

I purchased the model D fruit/cheese press for use with preparing herbal infusions and tinctures. I use it on a daily basis to extract the liquid out of the herbs that I infuse overnight, and I use it every couple of weeks to press out the alcohol from the herbs that I have tinctured. I am extremely pleased with its performance as it extracts almost every drop of precious fluid from the herb used in each concoction I prepare. I am left with a nearly dry mass of plant material after pressing out the liquid. I really love the press and I don't know how I ever lived without it! I can't say enough good things about the press, and I thank you so much for making it available to the public for purchase. Peace, K.R., Bradenton, FL

I tried the press out for the first time today. The moon is full and like Dr. Christopher did, I press my tinctures when the moon is full - makes them stronger. I was extremely pleased with it. It was very easy to use and I measured the extra tincture I got with it - almost 8 ounces over what I would normally get from a quart size jar of tincture squeezing by hand and letting it drain. (I make very concentrated tinctures, filling the jar 1/2 to 3/4 full of herb before adding the menstruum.) When I emptied the bag into the compost, the remaining herbs looked almost as dry as when I put them in the jar.

I am an herbalist and ND. I teach herbology/aromatherapy classes at a local college here. I don't have an actual formal practice, just make things for people in need and teach others to make their own products. You can use this in your website if you wish.
SAC,ND, Pisgah Forest, NC

I want to order one Model A Press. I also want three additional canisters and lids. I have an herbalist friend who has one of your presses and she likes it very much. I have seen her use it. J.O., a Master Herbalist, Utah

Hi Charley --
I was the first to buy one of Charley Mathre's tincture presses in the mid 1990s. In my life as an herbalist, it is my most precious piece of hardware. I've heard that Charley makes a "better" version than the one that I own, but I would be hard-pressed (tee-hee!) to give up mine. It has been there for me through thick and thin -- to squeeze out that last drop of Black Cohosh tincture or press out the best of my beautiful, scarlet St. John's Wort oil. Mine may not be pretty, but it's worth its weight in gold!! Thanks Charley, you're the best! L. J. H., Jackson, California, Herbalist in Ayurveda



Using an herb tincture press is a very effective method to get the most St. John's Wort tincture out of your herbs, and with the price of alcohol, pays for itself in only a few herb tincture batches! For a variety of presses, see http://www.mathrespresses.com/ Above copy from http://Altnature.com/index.html,K.B.,Tennessee Ridge, TN



Hi there, I received the press today and have already used it and I must say I am VERY happy with it. I have already produced 2 different tinctures-one for sleep aid and one for my mother who is suffering from osteoarthritis...I will be testing the sleep tincture this evening. I would recommend this press to others who are looking to make herbal tinctures for healthy, natural remedies. thanks again for the great item. I will definitely be buying from you in the future
J.J., Memphis, AR


It arrived today, and just in time, because I was clearing some yard and weeded up a bunch of dandelions--so I had a good test run as I chopped my weeds up with the menstrum-easy. I do wish I had read your cleaning tip before tonight, but will try it next time. It is a powerful machine, for sure. Thank you for your great tips, and your prompt service.


I'm thrilled with the press I got, I really put the squeeze on that Symphytum root. Thank you. Now I have a hankering for that used Vita Mix blender, if you still have it.
E.Z.,Midway, Ky.


I just used my press for the first time today and I really like it. I am using it to make herbal tinctures. It is very easy to use.
S.G., Sebastopol, CA


Hi, I just received your press. I pressed a few cups of Ashwaghandha tincture. The marc was almost completely dry at the end. So far so good, I can be really hard on equipment so if you contact me in a few months and its still in one piece you will know you have a hell of a product.
F.M., Oakland, CA


Hello. I love my tincture press. I purchased the Model A, and it is just right for my needs. I can get the very last drop of medicine from my tinctures, it is easy to use, easy to clean. Thank you for inventing something affordable for the home tincture maker. I give it a 10.
T.A.W., Days Creek, Or.


I was waiting until I used the press before replying. I made an infusion of slippery elm bark and am happy that it squeezed the snot out of it. I will be using it to make all kinds of herbal remedies both leaf and bark/root. I like the press because it is small and I can pick it up and dump the liquid into whatever I want. No siphoning or hoses to worry about. Over all I think it's a very handy press and have already recommended it to friends.
The above comments by L.N., OH are about her Model A press

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