9 (23 cm) Max Microwave Flower Press Kit for Pressing Flowers and Making Pressed Flowers

What I didn’t like is opening and closing the microwave over and over again to check whether it was done. What I did like was the good quality of the flowers when they were done.

Works well but very small

I love this press! This is my first time using a flower press of any type (other than pressing flowers between pages in a book) and this press is fantastic. I picked flowers, placed them in the press, and about 5 minutes later (heating intervals of 10 and 20 seconds, with 10-20 second rest periods in between) I have paper-like flowers ready to be set in resin!!! My pink flowers turned a deep purple, but still beautiful.

I ended up ordering this after my mother in law passed away when I started researching how to press flowers. It was going to be expensive to have them professionally pressed and I was also running out of time. I went with the Microfleur since it was way faster than waiting for weeks in a traditional press. I also feel like the flowers hold the color better with this than traditional pressing. I am very pleased with this purchase and I think I have a new hobby. I cant wait to make gifts for people.

The Microfleur works really well, but there is definitely a learning curve to this product. I worked mostly with wet, petal-heavy flowers like roses, ranunculus, and peonies from my bridal bouquet. If youre working with these flowers, and you want to dry them face up, I recommend stripping some petals off the backs of the flower heads. Theyll dry flatter and wont get gummy. The instructions say to only heat the flowers for 20 seconds once, but with roses, ranunculus, and peonies, I recommend a few rounds of 20 seconds before doing 10-second bursts. I didnt have problems with the pads or cotton burning since the flowers had so much moisture. I also recommend opening the device and wiping down the moisture on the inside of the panels after each 10- or 20-second burst. I used eyelash tweezers to move the dried flowers. It takes patience, but its well worth it!

The Microfleur is great! I got the larger size, as I had a lot of wildflowers to dry to include in resin products. I was able to dry hundreds of flowers and leaves in just a few hours, rather than waiting weeks for them to dry with traditional pressing methods. Additionally, color preservation was better than with flowers pressed under a book. Some flowers do take a surprising number of rounds to dry, because they are full of water. Keep with it and make sure the flowers are fully dry, though. It is worth it in the long run, as the flowers wont rot or change color, ruining your project.

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I had never pressed flowers before and this microwave flowerpress made my flower pressing project pretty easy. My father recently passed away and I wanted to save some of the roses from his graveside service. Roses are a bit of a challenge since they are so thick so I read a lot of advice before beginning the project and I watched a couple of youtube videos. This one was my favorite: (...) Its short and very informative. If youre pressing a flower thats thick, like a rose, then I found the best thing to do is to basically take all the petals off and then reconstruct a thin rose in your fingertips with just a handful of petals. Also, follow the instructions and only microwave the specimens for short periods of time. For me, the flowers I used were important (from my dads graveside service) so I didnt want to risk the chance of burning them. I was probably way more conservative than necessary but I microwaved in really short bursts of 20-30 seconds. I also allowed the flowers to air out in between zaps and stretched the process out over a few days. I was really happy with the results and now just need to figure out what Im going to do with all the pretty pressed roses I made!

The product came very quickly. I’ve used Microfleur many times and love the results. Just as the directions say many flowers don’t retain they’re colors and some flowers take longer to dry than others. The process takes some experimentation. Not a problem for me. Have fun

This is my second press. Not because the first one broke... because I love it so much! It drys out the flowers and leaves so quickly and the flowers retain their colors!!! Now I can do double the amount of flowers. Just remember to spray down the linen sheets before each use. It keeps the wool pads moist and it keeps the flowers from burning. This is a great investment if you want pressed flowers in minutes instead of weeks with the traditional flower press. For the cons, (which isn’t really bad) the wool pads kind of have a funky odor when microwaving the flowers. Not the worst smell I’ve ever smelled though. Also, you have to wipe your microwave out after you press the flowers in there so you don’t get residue from the flower/herbs/ leaves on your food. Other than that, that’s really a great product.