Everybody needs a juicer
So after experimenting with my blender and trying to create juices, I decided that I had enough of the hard work and the pulp involve and set up a budget to get a new juicer, I knew that I didnt want to go deep into my saving on this, though at the same time I know that a juicer is something which I prob buy once in a life or maybe once in a 12 years, so I wanted it to be something that I would love using and that it would be easy and produce the most flavorful juices out of my home kitchen, as you can see I very happily choose the Breville Juice Fountain Elite, though when it was an easy choice when I came across it, I would like to share some of the thoughts I had while this process, so if you are considering purchasing a new juicer, whether its a fruit juicer, a vegetable juicer a wheatgrass juicer or any other type of juicer machine, this might be a how to guide. and perhaps you would to get The Breville 800JEXL Juice Fountain Elite 1000-Watt Juice Extractor.
But what’s the best juicer for you?
Try to think of what you want to juice with your juicer, wheat grass? just fruits? do you care of how it looks in your kitchen? do you want an easy to clean juicer? how much are you into investing in it and how long you want it to last? you might want to check out the list at the bottom of this post to see that your best juicer meets all your juice goals.
So what’s out there?
A quick research informed me that, while there are hundred of different juicers models out there, there are 3 main type of juicers to choose from: Masticating juicers, Centrifugal juicers and hydraulic (triturating) juicers. each has its pros and cons.
Masticating juicers:
Masticating juicers which were very popular in the 1970′s operate on a single gear to dig into the fruits-veg and produce the juice out of them by breaking the cells walls and transforming them into juice, I looked at some of the best Masticating juicers brands such as the Omega 8003 Masticating Juice Extractor (or its younger brother the Omega J8005, which actually looks much better) or the Plastaket Champion Juicer
and spoke with a few people who actually own them and the main feedback that I got that these are very strong – slow making juicers, they are very labor intensive and produce rich and homogenize juice, they are good with leafy produces and grains which is a plus though require the work involve, they also inject less air into the juice which help to keep it fresh longer. for me the 2 main deal breaker with this type of juicers was the speed and the design, I just didnt see myself having much fun with it, and more so I wasnt appeal with the 70′s oriented look of it in my kitchen. One masticating juicer which I didn’t looked at when I got my juicer was the Green Star Elite GSE-5000 Juicer Extractor the reason that i mention that is that I recently learned how great this juicer is, and to be honest if you are looking to get a masticating juicer this is probably the best one out there, it is much faster and stronger than any other masticating juicer, all it would take to convince you is when you’ll see how it juice basil or mint.
Hydraulic juicers:
Hydraulic juicers are the most expensive and labor intensive from all juicers, though at the same time produce the most out of each product, while creating the minimum oxidation, the way these juicers works is by dual twin gear system which squeeze produce between two rollers, resulting with such a pure end product and the pulp remain is almost dry. I would have loved to have one of these norwalk hydraulic press juicer though I could not justify spending the $2500 it cost, but if you do I would encourage you to go for it, or at least take a look at the 75th Anniversary Model 275 Norwalk Juicer video to see what you miss.
Centrifugal juicers
Centrifugal juicers which seems to be right around my budget ($200-$350) works by spinning the juice and using the centrifugal force to extract juice from the grounded produce, kind of in a very similar way to a salad spinner or a washing machine, pushing the vegetable – fruit very fast through a spinning net. though this type of juicers can not be used for wheat grass, they are really great with fruits and vegetables. producing a lot of juice in very quick process which doesn’t require much effort. looking at items like the Omega 100 juicer I felt that I am in the right direction, and coming across the Breville® Juice Fountain Elite I was able to see a long bright future for this magic machine in my kitchen. juicers like the Jack Lalanne PJP Power Juicer Pro Stainless-Steel Electric Juicer seems to me to be like a cheap toy which would last only a few weeks. another juicer also from breville which cost half the price is the Breville BJE510XL Ikon 900-Watt Variable-Speed Juice Extractor which I thought would not suite my needs, though after seeing it in action I can testify that this is one of the best centrifugal juicers out there, I was actually know someone who switched from the Juice Fountain Elite to the Breville BJE510XL Ikon and they say they could not be happier, it takes less space, has 5 speeds, and honestly does great with almost any fruit and vegetable.
The Check list:
I guess its kind of a personal thing the type of juicer you choose and why, and prob’ the Breville® Juice Fountain Elite is not the right juicer for everyone, for some people the Omega 100 juicer might work better, or for someone who is interested in a Masticating juicer the Champion Juicer prob be their first choice. how would you know which juicer is the right one for you, I guess you going to have to take a chance at some point, but here are a few question which might be helpful.
- what would be the main use of your juicer? which type of fruits and vegetable are you looking to work with? some juicer would definitely be better than other for leafy greens, is that a factor for you?
- How much do you care about the design aesthetic and noise factor of the juicer, this is a machine which would stand at your kitchen you are going to walk by and look at it everyday, would you like a vintage plastic or stainless steel? some juicer are much louder then others. how important is that to you?
- How often are you going to use the juicer? daily? on weekends? when guest comes?
- Is speed a factor for you? how fast do you need your juice? do you have the time to work with a slow juicer?
- How much are you willing to spend? juicer can range from $120-$2500, you already know your limit.
- How long are you planing to use the juicer? some people buy kitchen gadget for only one year, and then stay with it for the rest of their life. I like to think that I buy a machine like the juicer that it would last for at least 10-12 years, that would prob be taken into consideration in my choices.
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