Which Juicer Is The Best ?
More and more people are getting into the idea of home-made juice from fruits and vegetables in order to easily consume their five a day in one go, in a glass of delicious juice. The problem is how to choose a juicer, to get the right one for your needs.
The first thing to do is decide what kind of juice you intend to make; only citrus juices, only the juice of soft fruits, a mix of fruits and vegetables, juice involving wheatgrass or other herbs, or all of the above. There are different types of juicer: citrus juicers, centrifugal or masticating juicers, then into sub-categories of either pulp-ejecting or non-pulp-ejecting, which means the pulp is either separated into a different container, or is left in the juicer and needs emptying from time to time.
1. Citrus Juicers do just that - juice citrus fruits: they will deal with all kinds of citrus fruit; limes, lemons, mandarins, oranges and grapefruit etc but not with any other kind of fruit. This process involves the fruit being cut into halves, and a half fruit pressed onto a 'reamer cone' which revolves and extracts the juice. There are also manual juicers, where the reamer is static and the user must twist the fruit manually.
2. Centrifugal Juicers spin at high rpm, sending the foods against shredder discs to extract juices. A pulp ejecting juicer will dispatch the pulp to a separate container and dispense the juice to a jug or glass, while a non-pulp ejecting juicer dispenses juice through the spout, leaving pulp inside the basket, which will require emptying from time to time.
3. Masticating Juicers, as the name suggests, masticate or 'chew' the foods in order to extract juices containing fiber. Masticating juicers are also used in producing baby foods, nut butters and other thicker substances; they can cope with a variety of foods which other juicers cannot: wheat grass and other herbs, nuts, tough fibrous vegetables, and sometimes even cereals and grains.
For citrus juice there is no better than a citrus juicer, although other juicers will accept citrus fruit after they are peeled, unless you like the very bitter taste of citrus peel. The newer machines have extra large feeder tubes which will take a lot of whole fruits, like apples and pears, although some may need peeling or cutting first. The new generation of juicers can generally cope with whatever you need them to, with or without prior preparation. Your main concern in how to choose a juicer is basically what kind of juice you want to produce, then find one that suits your needs and your budget. Good Health!
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