Best Juicer Buys

One of the questions  I’m asked most often  is, ‘ What Is the Best Juicer ?’…….when, really, the question should be…. ‘ What is the best Juicer for ME ’.

This is because juicers can be pretty much like cars, with different juicers being good for different things. For instance, when looking at buying a car are you interested in a tiny sports car that barely fits two people if you have a family of five? Are you a dedicated juicing enthusiast looking for the ultimate high-performance ‘vechile’, or are you after a quality ‘all-round model’ that’s going to be suitable for the whole family?

So, when someone asks me, ‘What is the Best Juicer’, my answer is always the same….it’s the juicer that best suits YOUR personal needs…..BUT ,whatever your needs are, there are always a number of vital things you need to think about.

* Noise.  Will you be making fresh juice early in the morning while others are asleep?

* How easy is the machine to clean and put back together? Do you want to spend a lot of time bent over the sink washing small parts OR would you prefer parts that can safely be put into the dish washer?

*What will you be juicing? Oranges, Pineapple, Carrots, Beetroot, Wheatgrass? Will an all-round juicer be sufficient or are you going to need a machine that specialises in vegetables or Wheatgrass ??

* How efficient is the machine when extracting juice? Some juicers claim to extract 30% more juice than other models……and this can add up to massive savings when buying fruit to juice.

* How good is the warranty?

* Are you getting good ‘value for money’.

AND, often, most importantly….what does it look like? Maybe you have your heart set on a sleek, designer model with a stainless steel finish that’ll look great in your kitchen.

These are just some of the things I encourage you to think about but when pondering ‘what is the best juicer for ME‘ ….but on top of that’ you should also have a basic understanding of the different types of juicers out there.

Centrifugal juicers are the most popular type of juicer on the market today. At the bottom of the unit you’ll find a shredder or grater disc, along with a strainer basket that is designed to hold the left-over pulp. As you force your produce through a hole, or shute, your produce is shredded before the strainer basket spins at a very high speed to extract the juice.

Centrifugal Ejection Juicers, work in a similar way to the Centrifugal juicer, above, but with one important difference. Instead of the basket holding the left-over pulp, it is ejected into a basket or a ‘bin’ lined with a plastic bag. Generally, they also spin quite a bit faster than your standard Centrifugal juicers, which tends to make them a little noisier.

Masticating juicers are another ‘beast’ altogether. Initially the produce is shredded before being broken down even further. Then, the juice is mechanically pressed through the machine. Although these juicers tend to be more expensive they also tend to be more versatile. Not only do they extract juice, their grinding action will often allow you to make raw apple sauce, baby food, nut butters and sometimes even shave ice.

Manual press juicers shred the produce but then rely on leverage to extract the juice. Because over 6,000 pounds PSI is needed to manually press the juice out of shredded produce, most people are happy to rely on a hydraulic system.
Finally, Single auger juicers use a crushing action to produce a more pulpy juice. They can be a bit of ‘work’ as you’ll often find the fruit needs to be cut into small pieces before being inserted in an alternating fashion, of soft and harder fruits.

So, when considering ‘What is the best Juicer’ , look at your personal circumstances and then ask ‘What is the best juicer, for ME’.

 

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