Tribest Professional Cancan Manual Juice Press MJP-100 review

The Tribest Professional Cancan MJP-100 is a tall, hand-operated lever press for citrus and some tomatoes. Its 3.9-inch stainless-steel bowl and strainer sit above a built-in drip cup, but the cup is for leftover drips—not a juice pitcher. You supply a separate container under the bowl and provide each pressing stroke. Tribest lists a 12.1-pound body, 7.5 × 11.4 × 21.7-inch dimensions, and a three-year household-use warranty.

Choose this format when you want a stable manual press

The MJP-100 is a different kind of “manual juicer” from a hand reamer or a small citrus squeezer. Fruit is placed in a bowl and pressed by a tall arm; it is not a feed-chute machine and it does not have a motor. Tribest names oranges, mandarins, grapefruits and lemons, as well as some vegetables such as tomatoes. The exact U.S. product page does not say this base model is intended for pomegranates, even though the shared manual’s general introduction mentions pomegranate for the family. If that fruit is a requirement, the separately documented MJP-105 is the safer match.

The 3.9-inch bowl is listed as wide enough for a variety of citrus. That number is a bowl diameter, not an opening guarantee for every unusually large fruit. You still wash and cut fruit in half, position each half on the strainer, turn the arm, then clear the spent peel and pulp before the next pressing. This is deliberate, hands-on work. The maker advertises a 200-pound squeezing-pressure figure, but that is Tribest’s claim—not an independently measured result, juice-yield comparison, or promise that you can press without effort.

Set up your own receiving vessel

The included parts list names the press body, stainless-steel strainer, 3.9-inch stainless-steel bowl, drip cup and manual. It does not list a juice pitcher. The manual tells you to place your desired container centered under the bowl, with the drip cup moved to the side during pressing. Afterward, the small cup swings beneath the bowl to catch residual drips. If you buy this expecting its built-in cup to hold the batch, that distinction will be frustrating; choose a glass, measuring jug or other vessel of your own that fits under the bowl and is easy to lift out.

The family’s main trade is a manual mechanism for a tall, substantial body. At 21.7 inches, it may not fit upright beneath low cabinets, and at 12.1 pounds it is not the sort of compact tool that disappears in a drawer. Its weight may help the base feel planted on a suitable flat, nonslip surface, but that is not a lab-tested stability claim. Measure the actual countertop position and the space needed to center and remove your container. There is no published footprint clearance for the arm during use.

Follow the manual; do not assume dishwasher care

Tribest’s sequence is unusually specific. Wash and halve the fruit, set the press on a flat nonslippery surface, raise the arm by turning it twice, check that the strainer is fully seated in the bowl, and lock the bowl into its bracket. Put fruit on the strainer and a separate vessel under the bowl. Turn the arm to press, then reverse it to reopen the space and clear the peel and pulp. Keep hands dry; the manual cautions against wet hands and damp surroundings. It also says to lift the unit by its lower body with both hands rather than by the arm.

For care, the removable bowl and strainer need frequent washing with nonabrasive soap, and the inside of the upper press should be wiped with a damp cloth and dried. The manual says “hot water” in its routine but sets an explicit maximum of 104°F (40°C) in its cleaning caution; follow that ceiling. Neither the exact page nor manual supplies a dishwasher-safe claim, so do not choose this model on the assumption that the parts can go in a rack. No timed cleaning comparison is available.

Tribest’s own troubleshooting page is practical rather than glamorous: poor pressing can come from unsuitable fruit, a strainer that is not fully seated or an arm stroke that is not completed. Some dripping after use is described as normal. A displaced rubber foot can cause wobble, while a problem with the arm returning may need support. These notes help set expectations; they are not reports of failure rates or findings from our own use.

Who should choose it—and when the larger press makes sense

The MJP-100 is a plausible fit if you mostly press halved citrus, prefer to control the action by hand, have room for a tall, heavy tool, and do not mind supplying a collection vessel. Its stainless bowl and strainer are confirmed juice-contact parts. The manufacturer’s refurbished offer lists Gray MJP-100GYR and Black MJP-100BKR. Tribest describes these as like-new, inspected and reconditioned with a three-year warranty, but says no manual is included and all sales are final without refunds or returns. Download the shared manual before choosing that offer.

Choose the MJP-105 instead if a press documented for pomegranates matters or its 4.5-inch bowl is useful: it is 0.6 inch wider, but also 0.4 inch wider and deep­er as a body, 1.1 pounds heavier, and still 21.7 inches tall. That difference does not turn either press into an electric appliance; your hand still works the arm. For occasional recipe quantities, Cuisinart’s hand reamer CTG-00-CJ collects in its own marked two-cup bowl and takes less counter commitment, while Breville’s powered citrus presses reduce repeated manual turning but remain citrus-only. For apples, greens or carrots, look to a conventional centrifugal or slow juicer rather than either Cancan press. The finder treats pomegranate as confirmed only for MJP-105 and leaves unknown capacity or space data unmatched. See Tribest’s MJP-100 product page and its shared MJP-100/MJP-105 manual. This is a source-based review, not hands-on testing: we have not measured pressing force, yield, sound, speed or durability.