Fruit Juicers
Freshly squeezed fruit juice is a fantastic way to start the day for you and your family. Great at any time of the day really and this is why:
- Refreshing
- Tastes Good
- Healthy
- Low Calorie
- Low Fat
Fruit juicers have been growing in popularity in recent years, so much so that they have a special place in most kitchens nowadays. They are a boon for the modern health conscious family and for those who are juicing for weightloss.
There are several different types of fruit juicer from manual citrus pressers to electric citrus juicers like the one in the picture and extractors that can squeeze the juice out of whole fruits and vegetables.
Once you realise that it’s the natural goodness of juices made from the freshest fruit and vegetables that you want, instead of buying cartons of artificially coloured and flavoured juice your next step should be to buy a juicing machine. First you should examine the different models of fruit juicers available and it’s so easy nowadays to search online.
Choosing Fruit Juicers
You should really think about what types of fruits you will be wanting to use and if you are going to make your fresh juice from vegetables too. Other things to consider are the amount of power levels that you want and the ease of cleaning. Fruit juicers with more powerful motors are bound to make some noise, but some consumers worry about that and look up genuine customer reviews online before buying.
Cost Of Juicing Machine
The cost of fruit juicers varies a great deal and as to be expected, the more functionality a machine has the higher the price. I recommend that you work out what you want your new appliance to do before buying and then look for a model within your price range that meets your requirements.
Cleaning Your Fruit Juicer
The ease of cleaning can depend upon how much functionality, how complex your juicer is and how many parts it has. I would certainly clean straight after use and for those with dishwashers check that it is dishwasher safe before buying.
Some juice extractors are more difficult and take longer to clean than others depending upon how many parts and how complex a particular model is. Simpler machines are easier to clean, but make sure that your new juicer is dishwasher safe if that’s how you intend to clean it.
Before I got my own I thought that fruit juicing machines were just like smoothie makers and blenders but I was wrong. Smoothie makers and blenders liquidize everything but juice extractors take the liquid or separate it from the fruit pulp.
Manual citrus juicers came along first. An orange, lemon or other type of citrus fruit is halved and held flesh side down on a spiralling sticking up middle of a round dish like the one on the left. You hold the half fruit down and rotate until all of the juice is squeezed out. Manual citrus juicers come in all shapes and sizes now, but the simple model still works as good as ever if you just want some fresh juice for cooking or baking.
Of course it’s much easier to make fresh juice nowadays with the abundance of modern appliances. You will even find 3 alternative types of juicer on the market all designed to aid you in making tasty and healthy fruit drinks.
Centrifugal Juicers
Very popular amongst buyers, these are the cheapest types of electronic juicers and a great choice providing you don’t want to juice leafy vegetables. You get a strainer basket with the centrifugal type which retains the pulp when the shredding disc works quickly to spin the juice out. A really good type of centrifugal machine is the Kuvings NJ-9500U , this machine runs with 2 speeds for either hard or soft fruit.
Triturating Juicers
These machines are usually the most expensive but these twin gear machines are designed to squeeze the most juice out of your fruit. A triturating machine like the Green Star GS-2000
Masticating Juicers
Nutritionists mainly recommend the masticating juicer. They crush the vegetables and fruit between the machine’s gears making the juice pass through the screen. Some machines that are versatile, such as the Champion 2000+
