Güde OM 7 Fruit Crusher – 7 L Stainless Steel Hopper

Güde OM 7 Fruit Crusher – 7-Litre Stainless Steel Hopper Cutting and Crushing Roller for Juice Presses

The OM 7 is the COMPLEMENTARY fruit-crushing accessory for the Güde fruit-press range: it crushes firm fruit such as apples, pears, berries and grapes BEFORE basket pressing. The hygienic 7-litre stainless-steel hopper is food-contact certified, while the aluminium cutting unit + robust crushing roller provide efficient two-stage processing (KEY DIFFERENCE = double crushing). A large crank ensures effective power transmission. The unit mounts universally on Güde presses and is compatible with OP 6/9/12/14/18/30/47. Compact 5.8 kg weight makes it easy to move, the 265 mm height provides easy hopper access, and the complete hygienic workflow is stainless steel fruit contact → crush → press → juice.

Who the Güde OM 7 fruit crusher is suitable for

Not recommended for: Pure hobby users (<5 cycles per week), since the OM 7 is semi-professional; users processing very soft pre-pulped fruit such as strawberries or very soft raspberries, where the crushing roller may affect aroma; and users without a compatible Güde fruit press, as the OM 7 is designed as a press accessory.

Technical specifications — Güde OM 7 Fruit Crusher

Operation and crushing

Capacity and hopper

Construction and mounting

Dimensions and weight

Compliance

Standard equipment

• Güde OM 7 fruit crusher (fully assembled)
• 7-litre stainless-steel hopper (included)
• Aluminium cutting unit (included, installed)
• Aluminium crushing roller (included, installed)
• Large crank (included)
• Universal mounting bolt kit (included for fastening to presses)
• User manual in Italian
• CE declaration of conformity
• Güde international warranty

Warranty terms and support procedures are available on the dedicated Krollit page.

Frequently asked questions

1. What does "pre-pressing" crusher mean for the OM 7?

Preliminary stage before pressing. The OM 7 performs PRELIMINARY fruit crushing BEFORE basket pressing: a whole apple (150 g) → OM 7 crushes it into fine, uniform 10–15 mm pulp → pulp falls into an OP 14 press basket → pressing → juice. Advantage: fine uniform pulp = MAXIMUM pressing with claimed juice yield of 95%+ (vs whole uncrushed fruit = claimed 75% yield with more fragments/residue). In practice, the OM 7's double processing (cutting + crushing) creates fine pulp for efficient pressing.

2. What does cutting unit + crushing roller mean by DOUBLE crushing?

Cutting + crushing in two stages. The OM 7 has TWO STAGES: (1) the aluminium cutting unit cuts fruit into medium 30–40 mm pieces. (2) the aluminium crushing roller reduces the medium pieces into fine, uniform 10–15 mm pulp. KEY DIFFERENCE = not a single coarse blade, but two-stage processing for very fine pulp. In practice, an organic juice laboratory obtains uniform pulp and the source claims up to 100% liquid yield compared with heterogeneous fragments and residue.

3. What does the 7-litre stainless-steel hopper mean?

Food-contact hygiene during pre-crushing. The stainless-steel hopper provides a hygienic food-contact surface: the source describes it as food-contact certified, easy to clean with hot water without deterioration and durable for 20+ years because it does not absorb fruit pulp. Capacity is 7 litres, corresponding to about 4–5 kg of fruit per pre-crushing cycle. The source presents stainless steel as reducing hygiene risks from fruit skins, soil and bacteria in organic-juice processing.

4. What does the large crank mean?

Optimal power transmission and ergonomics. The large crank acts as a long lever, mechanically multiplying force. In practice, the operator turns it with MODERATE effort to crush hard fruit such as whole apples and pears smoothly with less risk of jamming than with a short crank. For a laboratory running 20–30 cycles per day, the source highlights improved operator ergonomics and reduced repeated hand/shoulder fatigue.