Manual juice presses

Tribest Cancan MJP-100 vs MJP-105: bowl size and fruit scope

Tribest’s Cancan MJP-100 and XL MJP-105 share a manual lever-press format, but they are not the same model in different colors. The MJP-105 has a larger 4.5-inch bowl and an explicit manufacturer statement for pomegranate use; the MJP-100 has a 3.9-inch bowl and an exact product page focused on citrus and some tomatoes. Both require your hand, a separate receiving vessel and repeated fruit preparation.

First choose the fruit, then the bowl

The MJP-100 is listed for oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, lemons and some tomatoes. Tribest’s exact U.S. MJP-100 page does not name pomegranates, so the finder does not assume the shared manual’s broad family introduction applies to that specific base model. For pomegranates, the product page for the MJP-105 explicitly names them alongside citrus and some tomatoes. Its bowl is 4.5 inches across versus 3.9 inches for the MJP-100. That 0.6-inch change is the real functional divider; it is not a promise about the largest whole fruit that will fit or a different press mechanism.

The two bodies are tall. Tribest lists both at 21.7 inches high; the MJP-100 is 7.5 × 11.4 inches in width and depth and weighs 12.1 pounds, while the MJP-105 is 7.9 × 11.8 inches and 13.2 pounds. Plan around the stated footprint plus the open-arm position, the vessel beneath the bowl and room to remove pulp. Neither spec is a measured installed-clearance diagram. The MJP-105 adds a separate handle in the manual’s parts description. Both have a stainless-steel bowl and strainer; other body materials are not treated as stainless merely because the juice-contact pieces are.

Neither package includes a batch pitcher

For both packages, the exact product pages list a press body, strainer, bowl, drip cup and manual. The manual instructs the user to center a desired container beneath the bowl and leave the drip cup to the side while pressing. The cup moves beneath the bowl after a pressing cycle to catch leftover drips. That is a tidy between-cycles feature, not a supplied juice pitcher or collection-volume measurement. Before choosing either model, check the height and width of your own vessel against the press and decide where the juice will go.

Because both are hand operated, a larger bowl does not eliminate the repeated routine: wash and halve fruit, raise the arm, seat the strainer and lock the bowl, position a half, press, reopen and remove the peel and pulp. Tribest says the arm should turn through its range and the manual explains how the geared mechanism multiplies user force; the company also advertises 200 pounds of squeezing pressure. Neither statement is an independent test or a quantified yield result. If you want less hand action, choose a powered citrus press and accept its limited fruit scope; an electric citrus cone is not a pomegranate lever press.

Care and troubleshooting are model-specific instructions

Use a flat, nonslippery surface and keep hands dry. The manual asks you to carry the tool upright by its lower body with two hands, never by the arm. Wash the removable stainless bowl and strainer frequently with nonabrasive soap; wipe the inner upper press with a damp cloth and dry it. The manual’s cleaning steps refer to “hot water,” but its caution gives a maximum of 104°F (40°C); follow the temperature ceiling. Neither the exact pages nor the shared manual claims dishwasher-safe parts.

The instructions describe fruit choice, incomplete arm travel and a poorly seated strainer as reasons for poor pressing. They call post-press drips normal and point you to the drip cup. A wobble on a flat surface may mean a rubber foot is displaced, and an arm-return problem may require support. These details help you distinguish routine cleanup from a support issue; they are not claims about how often problems occur.

Model comparison at a glance

• MJP-100: 3.9-inch bowl; 12.1 lb; 7.5 × 11.4 × 21.7 in; current exact page names citrus and some tomato; pomegranate support is not established for the exact U.S. product-page identity.
• MJP-105: 4.5-inch bowl; 13.2 lb; 7.9 × 11.8 × 21.7 in; current exact page names pomegranate, citrus and some tomato; includes the separate handle specified for the XL.
• Both: stainless bowl and strainer, hand-powered pressing, user-supplied juice container, separate small drip cup, and a manufacturer-stated three-year household warranty.

One variant detail remains unresolved: the MJP-105 page’s title and color selector give `MJP-105PR` for purple, while its specification table gives `MJP-105PU`. Black `MJP-105BK` is consistent. Confirm the box code with a seller if ordering purple; do not treat the suffix conflict as resolved by this base-model comparison.

The MJP-100 fits a citrus-focused routine where the smaller bowl and lighter body are sufficient. Choose the MJP-105 when pomegranate is essential or the larger bowl is useful, knowing that it occupies more counter width and weighs more. For small amounts and compact storage, a hand reamer such as Cuisinart CTG-00-CJ may be a simpler tool; for frequent citrus pressing with less hand effort, compare powered cones or lever presses. If your daily ingredients include carrots or leafy greens, switch to a general produce juicer. See the individual MJP-100 review and MJP-105 review, plus Tribest’s manual directory and its shared MJP-100/MJP-105 instruction book. This comparison is source-based and has no hands-on force, yield, speed or durability testing.