Making Juice; what kind of juicer?

thecalaquendi · Post by **thecalaquendi** » Sun 06 Jan 2008 07:01

I have two 'juice making devices.'

The first consists of a solid circular base and a moving 'top piece' which is controlled with a lever. This first device literally produces "pressed juice" as it just squeezes (or 'presses') the juice out of the pulp. It does not, however, produce significant quantities of juice (as is thus not very cost-effective.)

My second 'juice making device' is more complex (and is electrically powered.) I produce juice with it by pushing sections of fruit into a rapid rotating blade. It produces about 50% more juice then the first device. The juice produced this way is also 'pulpier' (which I enjoy.)

Anyway, I know that the first 'juicer' is appropriate for the sample diet, yet I'm wondering if the second is also.

Finally, after reading a few posts I've come to realize that some of you drink 2 to 3 liters of orange juice everyday! So I'm wondering how many oranges you actually use to produce that amount of juice on a daily basis... it must be pretty darn extravagant... so... how many?

Thanks again

Post by **Oscar** » Sun 06 Jan 2008 10:58

I'd think that the second one isn't good for the ASD, because it seems to be like a blender.

Per liter you need about 8-14 oranges (depending on size and juiciness), so 11 on average.

thecalaquendi · Post by **thecalaquendi** » Sun 06 Jan 2008 17:41

Darn! Alrighy then, thanks.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Fri 18 Jan 2008 20:51

From another (deleted) thread:

welshie wrote:Hi anyone
I'm still not sure what kind of juicer to use.
Are the whole fruit extractors ok? They seem to give a lot of juice for a piece of fruit
Welshie

Oscar wrote:What kind of juicer are you looking for? A citrus juicer?

welshie wrote:That was my initial thought but if I can juice other fruits in an acceptable way then i'm all for it, the more options the better.
I'm confused because the book says the blades in blenders aren't good but i'm not sure how the other machines work and if they are equally naughty

You need 2 different juicers.
1) citrus juicer for oranges
2) a centrifugal juicer for apples (no blades)

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welshie · Post by **welshie** » Sat 19 Jan 2008 15:17

Thanks Oscar
Will get a citrus juicer this weekend and will look for a centrifugal one on the net

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Sun 03 Feb 2008 17:19

What if one wants to juice carrots?
What kind of juicer is appropriate?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 13 Feb 2008 17:17

fictor wrote:What if one wants to juice carrots?
What kind of juicer is appropriate?

The centrifugal one.

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Fri 15 Feb 2008 17:11

Thanks RRM

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 11:47

I am at loss...

The centrifugal juicer I found cuts and mashes the fruit to
a pulp before 'centrifuging' it. Does this not render the
proteins dirty, like a blender would do?

Does the centrifugal juicer 'heat' the food
because of rotating blades? Does the fruit protein
get 'dirty'? What kind of juicer do you use?

Should I use a centrifugal juicer, or is the
rotating blades damaging the foods I juice? I mean, juice
does not contain much protein, but I still wonder, are the
juice still 'raw'?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 05 Mar 2008 20:42

fictor wrote:The centrifugal juicer I found cuts and mashes the fruit to
a pulp before 'centrifuging' it.

You need to look for a centrifugal juicer in which you 'push' the fruit inside through the cutters (that cut it just once), and then the cut fruit gets centrifugated.
This is very different from a blender in which the fruit indeed gets mashed up.
I dont know of any centrifugal juicer in which the fruit is blended and centrifugated at the same time as the centrifugation process makes it impossible to blend/cut the fruit as the fruit gets centrifugated up to the walls of the juicer, and the cutter is in the middle (nothing to cut / blend). So if it is true what you describe, then its a juicer that works in 2 distinct phases; you first blend the fruits (for a few minutes) and afterwards you centrifugate that pulp???

In normal centrifugal juicer the fruits gets cut up first and then falls in the compartment in which it is centrifugated. Then, while its centrifugating, you keep pushing new pieces of fruit through the cutter, that also subsequently fall into the centrigugal compartment.

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Fri 07 Mar 2008 18:23

I was thinking of buying this juicer http://www.mpx.no/aspx/produkt/prdinfov ... plid=74536

This link leads to a video ad for the juicer. It is called "Philips HR 1861"

It looks like the fruit is cut with a high speed rotating blade
when you 'push' it into the juicer. It does not, however, get blended and
centrifuged at the same time.

Please see the video and enlighten me, RRM!

johndela1 · Post by **johndela1** » Fri 07 Mar 2008 20:31

I've seen some machines that keep the pulp in side until you dump it. Seems like a lot of work for little benefit.

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Wed 12 Mar 2008 19:11

RRM: Have you checked out the link I posted over?
If you click the link, then click the button that says "video"
you will get a video-ad for the juicer.

I wonder if this juicer is ok??
Please anwer, as I am very keen to get a juicer soon

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 23 Mar 2008 20:39

Yes, fictor, that one is ok. It immediately centrifugates once the fruit is cut; there is no re-cutting up of the pulp plus juice; there is immediate centrifugation.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sun 23 Mar 2008 20:40

johndela1 wrote:I've seen some machines that keep the pulp in side until you dump it. Seems like a lot of work for little benefit.

Yes, the pulp and juice are separated; the juice comes pouring out and at the end you discard all the pulp. With apples and so on its rewarding enough though, in my opinion.