Samson BrandsWelles or Peoples Juice Press

very satisfied

I bought this Press and before I used it I returned it. Why did I do this???? It must be, because money burns a hole in my pocket. First let me say that this Press is a TWO TON Press. The Norwalk is One Ton. The Peoples or Well's Press has a manual handle that lifts the Hydraulic press up and the Norwalk is an electric activated hydraulic press. I was confused over the fact that another triturator style juicer is recommended with the People's Press. So that means two separate machines for the same job... Not completely true!!!! The other factor is that the Peoples Press must be manually pumped. That may be a little inconvenient if you are juicing a lot. It is very convenient too just flip the switch on the Norwalk and it is cool. For many applications in Juicing a Press alone is needed. For example All Citrus can be peeled and wrapped in the filter cloth and pressed for awesome pulp free Citrus juice. Pineapples and Pomagranates can only be pressed. So basically all that I have mentioned only needs a press. Here is the exception of machines excluding Pineapples. Any Citrus Juicer that rotates or presses can be used on Poms. but you will not get the quantity of juice. Thought I would mention that!!! Also they do not work on Pineapples. So remember I said that the Peoples Press has TWO TONS of Hydraulic pressure and the Norwalk One Ton. Not sure if that matters? One Ton seems too be plenty. Alright I am just trying to relay what I have learned to help you make the right decisions!!! Many of the applications I use the juicer for is only for Pressing. Now if you look at the money you will spend??? It is significantly less expensive to buy the Well's Peoples Press and and separate Juicer like the ......Elite. So if I had to do it all over again??? I would probably go with the Well's Press and the .....Elite. The reason why, is the price $2500.00 0r less than $1000.00. Here is a significant other reason. With the Norwalk 95% of its applications need the press. So basically you have to use the triturator and then the press. If you have the two separate machines??? You may only need the press for some fruit and the Juicer for other types of fruits and vegetables. Depending on the Blanks you use? You may not even need the press. The thing is you can decide to use the two individually or combined. With the Norwalk if you use the triturator you need the press. Hope I did not confuse anyone? Look they are both great!!!! Either set up will work perfectly. It is a lot more convenient to have the Two Machines combined into one but it is also more messy and much more expensive!!! Cosmetically the Norwalk is much nicer too. Lets not forget why we are juicing??? I think for most of us it is for health, nutrition and taste. So anything pressed will be healthier for you and that is a fact!!! Also we do not want too waste money. So if you spend $50.00 on fruits and vegetables you do not want $25.00 in juice because your machine is discarding 50% of your product. Regardless of what system you choose these two are the best because you will increase your yield and save money over time which will pay for your system by itself. I know it is difficult to make the decision on what type of juicer to buy... I have been there. This is the best way to go overall. The Well's Peoples Press works excellent on the above mentioned fruits alone. You do not even need a second juicer. If you are only juicing Citrus Pineapples and Poms??? You are fine with just the Press. If you want the full experience in juicing buy the two separate. If you want too do everything with just one machine then buy the Norwalk. They both get the job done perfectly the rest is up too you. Good Luck and I hope I helped.

I bought this press because it looks like it is nearly as good as the Norwalk juicer at a fraction of the cost. I received a the press and was not impressed. My centrifuge juicer gets more juice out (and it is not an expensive one). After talking with people online I figured out that the machine is not working properly. I contacted Sanson and after 3 days of back and forth emails (asking them to call me) they say I need to pay to send the products back to them and they wont do anything. Upon further research this machine is VERY EASILY broken. The black knob turns all the way to the left over ten times but if you turn it more than 2 you break the press and need to send it in. I really wish that someone would design a press that they will stand by so I could buy it :(

The Wells Press is way over priced. If you are thinking of buying this device, don't. I bought an Omega 8006 juicer which is a great juicer and worth every penny at $330 delivered. This device however was over 400 dollars and it is a pain to use and does not get out more juice from the left over pulp from my Omega. I am six four and healthy. Not many people can crank this thing down more than me and all I got were a few drops of extra juice. Not worth it at all. I won't return it. I knew I was taking a risk when I bought it, but there is just no need to buy it. For 330 dollars the Omega 8006 gives me all I need in a juicer. And it comes with a 15 year warranty. There are some uses for this device. I used it to juice grapes and it does make a nice pulp free juice but it is clearly overpriced. And I am sure the sellers know this. And there is a lot of room for improvement in the design. Someone should come up with a better design and sell it for half the price and put the people who sell the Wells out of business. They are clearly charging too much for a device that falls short. The detachable white tray that comes with the device is cheap fiber glass or plastic. The clothes are cheap. And the jack works but it is hard to operate at best. This device really should be fastened down to a table so it does not tilt forward when using the jack. All in all I wish I had never bought it. I read the reviews before I ordered it. Some were good and some were bad. I wished I had listened to the negative reviews. They are the accurate reviews in my opinion. Do not buy this device.

This press works very well. They have added handles to the tray so it is now very easy to pull it down. You have to use a bit of strength to get it up with the handle, make sure you hold the handle on the top or it will tip over. I get about 10% more juice from my omega masticating slow juicer from it's pulp... I was hoping for a bit more as they advertise. All and all, a good press as an alternative to the Norwalk