Juicing has always been an ideal option to add more fruits and vegetables to your daily consumption. Healthy, easy to prepare and drink, fresh are what people often mention when it comes to juice. There are many restaurants selling juices; however, if you aim at pursuing this healthy lifestyle for a long time, you should invest in a juicer. As a newbie, getting to know more about juicers before making an investment is the only way to choose the right juicer for you.
What is a juicer?
A juicer is equipment extracting juice from fruits. Source: Cuisinart
A juicer (sometimes called a juice extractor) is an equipment used to extract juice from fruits, herbs, leafy greens and other types of vegetables in a process called juicing. Many people have a misconception that juicers and blenders are the same, making them confused about choosing the right one. These two machines process fruits and vegetables into a delicious, fresh and healthy drink. However, while juices separate juice from fiber, blenders blend all ingredients together. As a result, blenders produce thicker drinks (smoothie) which can make you fuller. The benefits of juicing include fast absorption, more vitamins and nutrients packed in and easy digestion.
Types of juicers
There are various juicers available in the market, especially when our demand for healthy juices increases considerably. Depending on a juicer’s basic functions, there are three main types of juicers: centrifugal, masticating and triturating. The differences between them are how they extract juicer, how quickly they work and how is the quality of the juice made and how loud they are.
- Centrifugal juicers: They grind up produce with tiny teeth and on a rapidly spinning basket. Using these juicers is quick; however, the juice often has a lot of foam, which is a bit unappealing. Use centrifugal juicers for carrots, apples and other types of hard fruits and vegetables. Centrifugal juicers, in general, are light, easy to set up, use and clean and are the most reasonable ones among all the juicers. They are speedy yet loud, which is quite annoying.
What to consider when looking for a juicer?
Juicers’ prices vary considerably, from $50 to about $400. If a budget is what you think about the most, then go for a cheap option of a centrifugal juicer. However, if you are looking for the one to use in a long time, there are many more things to consider than the prices.
Type of produce
When looking for the right juicer, the first thing to decide is the kinds of juices you would like to drink. A juicer with high yields is highly recommended. If you want a high amount of dry pulp, less juice waste and lower cost in the long term, choose a masticating juicer. For fruits and hard vegetables, a centrifugal juicer would be the best choice.
Size and storage
Another important factor is the storage of your new juicer and the ease to access it. Horizontal masticating juicers can churn out high volumes of juice but they are bigger in comparison to other juicers. They are heavy, making it harder for you to move from closet to counter. If your kitchen space is limited, a vertical juicer is an ideal option since you can tuck it under the cabinets.
You need to move your juicer from storage space to counter quite often, then a lightweight centrifugal juicer is the right one for you. Choosing a small model means smaller amounts of juice per patch, so consider things carefully before making an investment.
Speed and noise
If you cannot stand the noises made, choose those which are quite. Source: www.chiba-ind-co-jp
Find out more about how quickly and how loud a juicer works before getting anyone because it can affect your life dramatically. If you just cannot stand the noises, choose a masticating juicer instead of a centrifugal one because it is much quieter. This is to ensure the family members are not disturbed by the sound made while preparing juices. Consider speed factor if you are about to prepare fresh and healthy juices in the morning. Masticating juicers are quite low, while centrifugal juicers can juice an apple in half a minute.
If it is available on the market, choose a juicer with multiple speeds to extract the most juice out of the produce. If you just want something for soft fruits such as grapes, strawberries, you can choose slow juicer speeds; while juicing something firmer like apples and carrots, you can use high speeds.
Easy to use and clean
Let’s make a wise investment in a juicer that is simple to set up, use, take apart and clean or you will leave it in the kitchen cabinet forever. Choose a multifunctional juicer to make butter, sorbets or baby food and it may cost an extra amount. If you want to save time preparing, choose those with large feed tubes. Consider a juicer with an external pulp container so that you can juice in bulk continuously without interruption for removing the pulp. In order to make cleanse easier, choose models with specialized brushes.
Price
There are many juicer models available in the market which vary considerably in the prices. You can get a juicer for daily usage with just $50 or pay a big amount of up to $1,000 for high-end models. Of course, there is no doubt that you will get what you pay. The more expensive your juicer is, the higher the juice yield is and the drier the pulp is. Consider how often you are about to use the juicer as well as the type of juicer you would like to drink. You can pursue a healthy lifestyle for long, choose an expensive and high-quality juicer because it often comes with a lengthy warranty, excellent juice and least waste of pulp.
Juicers are on high demand these days thanks to the increasingly popular healthy lifestyle. Before making an investment in a juicer, learn how to choose the right one.
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