Elma manual tomato press

The Elma manual tomato press mills fresh tomatoes and, in a single step, separates the pulp from the skin and seeds to give clean, impurity-free homemade sauce or passata. It measures 18 × 22 × 25 cm, fixes to the worktop with a suction pad and lever, and fits a stainless steel filter.

What it's for

This plastic tomato press for home use is designed to mill tomatoes efficiently, separating the pulp cleanly from the skin and seeds so you get a clean juice ready to cook. It is ideal for making tomato preserves and sauces, sofritos, gazpacho or passata, making the most of the season when tomatoes are at their best to enjoy 100% natural homemade produce all year round.

How to use it

Fix it to the table or worktop with the suction pad and press the small lever so it is held firmly while you work. Wash the tomatoes, chop them and feed them into the hopper using the pusher included. As you turn the handle, the mechanism presses the pulp through the stainless steel filter: the sauce falls cleanly into the container while the skin and seeds come out separately. There is no need to peel or deseed beforehand, which saves a lot of time when processing large quantities.

Ways to make the most of it

With the clean tomato juice you get, you can make far more than pasta sauce: sofritos and stew bases, smooth gazpacho and salmorejo, homemade fried tomato, tomato jam or the base for a pisto. As it leaves out the skin and seeds, the sauce is smoother and reduces faster on the hob, concentrating the flavour without bitterness. It is a handy way to process a glut from the garden or market all at once when tomatoes are in full season.

Storing the sauce

To keep the results for months, fill clean glass jars with the sauce, close them and sterilise them in a bain-marie for a few minutes; as they cool, the lid seals under vacuum. You can also divide the juice into containers or bags and freeze it in portions. That way you'll have 100% natural homemade tomato ready to use all year round, with no added preservatives.

Easy to clean and store

It is fully dismountable, so it is easy to clean piece by piece with soap and water. Made from hard-wearing plastic with a stainless steel filter, it is lightweight (1.1 kg) and takes up little space, making it easy to store between seasons.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have to peel the tomatoes before using the press?

No. The press separates the pulp from the skin and seeds as it mills, so you just need to wash and chop the tomatoes and feed them in with the pusher.

How does it attach to the worktop?

With a suction pad and a small lever that fixes it firmly to the table or worktop, so it stays stable while you turn it.

Can it be taken apart for cleaning?

Yes, it is fully dismountable and cleans piece by piece with soap and water. The filter is stainless steel.

What quantities is it suitable for?

It is for home use, ideal for making sauce, passata and preserves in season. If you're looking for more tomato tools, take a look at the tomato corer and the rest of the peelers, graters and choppers section, or the products from Elma.