Did you want to post this in one of the Houzz forums? It doesn't seem to have much to do with gardening.

I thought people used this forum for vegetable gardens as well? So any tomato gardeners would possibly have input on this subject.

Whenever I shop for almost anything I go t to Amazon even if I have no intention of buying it there. Kitchen Table - GardenWeb - Seems to have good answer for many food related questions.

Hi DBV DBV,

One person suggested also asking or looking back in the Harvesting section on here. Seems there is certainly the most info on the Victorio, because of the price point but people really like it regardless of a few flaws and is cheap enough to replace a part if need be.

I just called Tomatomilling.com and asked about the difference between the OMRA 2400 and the comparable Fabio machine (which looks very similar to the Reber) and this is the feedback they gave me.

OMRA is lighter and has fully enclosed motor which keeps it quieter and less prone to rust because of covering, more for residential use but still has large motor and capable of large output.

Fabio is more a old-school commercial machine that may last longer but harder to maintain and clean being it is not enclosed.

Both are stainless/cast inside and aluminum for outer pan, etc. Sounds like the OMRA is the more popular user friendly for home use from what I gathered. Con is they both are strictly for tomatoes, no extra screens are available for salsa, berries, etc which the Victorio does offer if planning to do other things now or in the future.

I personally still can't decide but think the Reber is out based on the style because I think it will be very similar to the Fabio. I am now between going for the OMRA or trying the Victorio this year and if I really have problems or dislike will not feel too guilty replacing with a higher quality in the future and can always sell it or keep both and use it for making salsa etc.

Hope this helps you, it is definitely hard to find user reviews on them. Let me know what you decide and how you like whichever one you go with!

Meredith

This is where we got our Fabio Leonardi, highly recommend and enclosed motor for easy cleaning - http://us.consiglioskitchenware.com/electric-tomato-squeezers

Definitely a timesaver, but you'll need to boil off some of the water to thicken the sauce, or add little paste if you don't consider it cheating. I've tried all the brands. I'm second generation Italian, which means I have a temper and a low tolerance for junk that does not work. There's been a recent wave in the last five years of entry level priced Italian made strainers with poor quality components. They're terrible IMHO. Don't be tempted. Pay a little more for the industrial looking ones that will last if you take the hobby seriously. We're on our third year using a Reber no.3 sold to us by a company called Raw Rutes. No complaints, it's a great machine https://www.rawrutes.com/collections/tomato-straining/products/3-electric-tomato-strainer-machine

That is the one I ended up purchasing last year and at the same company you provided the link too. It did an oustanding job on the Roma's!!! Highly recommend that and also purchasing it at rawrutes.com too!!!!

Sure is a time saver having a machine like that!

Highly recommend this retailer, they exclusively sell Fabio Leonardi tomato machines which we can confirm are the very best - https://us.consiglioskitchenware.com/collections/electric-tomato-squeezers