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

There is definitely a learning curve to this product. People who have issues with items burning are probably using thicker, more wet flowers - in which case I have found shorter continual bursts to work. Ive also found that certain flowers press differently at different positions on the board. Items around the perimeter, and not directly under the vent holes do better. And items in the dead center tend to take much longer so ive begun to avoid that area altogether. Highly recommend though.

Very sturdy, suitable for multiple uses. Best thing I’ve used for pressing flowers so far.

Pretty good, takes a long time to make a lot of flowers. Thick flowers don’t work well. I tried to press dahlias, but they very fully pressed and ended up molding sadly.

I was definitely an amateur at flower pressing when I bought this last year. It took some trial-and-error to get it right, but my pressed flowers look great. The color is very vibrant. Wish it came in a larger size (like 9x12). Heres my best advice: 1. Do at least 4+ rounds of heating, until your flower/leaf stays straight when you hold it out. It shouldnt be flacid. The thicker the specimen, the more rounds of heating you should do. 2. Between each round of heating, take out the microfleur, wipe away moisture on the insides of the shell and blot the wool pads, and let your flowers/leaves cool enough before you heat it again. 3. Flower buds and thicker flowers can overheat and burn a hole in the cloth liner and wool pads, and itll smell horrible. Make sure to let them cool between heating sessions.

Easy to use, always always use in 30 second increments only. It gets really hot in just that small amount of time, so adult supervision should be used for children. I would be afraid of anything more than 30 seconds because it could burn you or the materials in the microwave. Used appropriately, it made very pretty pressed leaves and violets for me, happy with my purchase :)

Really enjoy using this, I dry flowers a lot so I do wish the bigger size was bigger but then I dont know if it would fit in the microwave. Easy to use, instructions straightforward. Note: you cant use too thick of material or else the clamps will not secure onto the square. You also just have to do some trial and error with your personal microwave and find out what flowers need certain drying times. I would 100% buy again, love using this tool for drying flowers!

My husband is getting into drying leaves and flowers for his artwork. We saw this on a home decorating show used to make affordable art with on-sale frames. It sure beats waiting months for some flowers to dry! Plus, if you smash one wrong, youll see it in a few minutes and can most often collect another for drying. :) At first, he ended up charring some flowers and leaves because he heated them too long at one time in the microwave, like 1.5 minutes. Its better to do it in shorter increments, maybe 30 seconds, and keep checking them. Basically, follow the directions. Also, if you leave them a little damp after microwaving, thicker flowers may curl up slightly upon air drying, which may not be an entirely undesirable effect. We love this product!

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Fast and so easy. My pics are from my first try, and you can see I wasnt perfect, but it was so much better than waiting weeks to dress a flower. The directions are great (and warn you against doing different types of flowers at once like I did) and include a bunch of tips. Not sure if its worth the money yet but Im optimistic!

I purchased this item purely for lack of alternative. My husband and I got married last weekend in a very small civil ceremony (thanks COVID), and the one thing we wanted to do well was saving the bouquet. We found someone on Etsy who could press it into art if we overnighted the flowers while they were fresh. Well, while the florist timed our flowers perfectly for the ceremony, by the next morning when I was going to ship them they were already starting to look tired; when I found out the overnight shipping was going to cost $120, I decided to just order a flower press and do my best. This was the only one amazon had for “delivery by 8am tomorrow.” I hadn’t pressed flowers since elementary school and was skeptical of a microwave method, but decided to give it a chance. I think that, for my skill level (aka, zero skill), this was an exceptional outcome. I was working primarily with very thick flowers (mostly roses, I think some marigold? Etc) and in a traditional press, I think they would have been lost to moisture before being fully pressed. Because the microwave dries the flowers out, there’s no opportunity for moisture damage. I assume you could burn the flowers, but I didn’t have any of mine burn. And, because it works in a matter of minutes, my slightly-wilting flowers actually came out as well as I would have expected for fresh flowers. I’m eager to try this with some fresher flowers and see how that goes, but in the meantime, I’ve attached some pictures. Remember that I have zero experience before this project, so things like folded petals are my own doing. A few quick tips: 1) The instructions encourage you to prep the panels before the first use (spray some water, microwave briefly); the way it’s worded it sounds like it means the first time you use it, but I did it before each day (I pressed across two days due to time constraints). I wonder if this is why I didn’t experience any burning. It only adds 30 seconds to the process, and I suspect it’s what they meant to recommend. 2) I found I could tell whether flowers were dry based on whether there was any moisture on the plastic panels when I opened them. I started with 20 seconds, opened, wiped down panels, let steam out, re-sealed, another 20 seconds, repeat. Eventually I worked down to 10 second bursts as things got close. When the flowers were dry, the panels would no longer have visible moisture when I opened them to wipe. I was repeatedly surprised when moisture kept coming out even though I thought they were done (or close to done)! 3) if you’re dealing with roses or similar, I personally found it best to deconstruct the flower. I did some large petals on their own, to go behind the flower once I arranged it; or I pulled out the center of the rose and pressed that alone on its side, or pressed the outer layers by themselves. I found that most of the thick flowers that I tried to press whole wouldn’t fall flat well, but deconstructed flowers looked whole once finished. This sort of advice is probably already out there if you’re familiar with flower pressing, but I thought I’d mention just in case!