juicers and fresh juice

[bacchus180]

Anyone here obsessed with fresh juice?.. and is it unhealthy, i.e. addictive and high in sugars and calories..

I keep thinking I will get one, But am fearful I will just juice like a madman and end up looking more like a tele-tubby than I do now.

[Shaw Tarse]

There was a fairly recent thread on juicers...

[Shaw Tarse]

Don't know if this is of any use http://web6.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... ?

[bacchus180]

thanks for pointing it out.. will read it

[Mobile Chicane]

Just get one.

Fresh juice tastes so much nicer than even the best quality carton stuff.

Even 'freshly squeezed' bought juice is pants by comparison.

I haven't noticed myself turning into (even more of) a blob - but I certainly feel healthier from juicing stuff like carrots and beetroot which I'd struggle to eat otherwise.

I'm growing wheatgrass as well.

[jeff m2]

I just bought a juicer. (my wife wanted one!)
I juiced a few oranges, twas ok, but I could just have eaten them, would have been a lot faster.

I peeled the oranges, I assume one should (centrifugal type)

One possible advantage I do see however is....if I want orange or lemon zest can I just throw in chunks of unpeeled citrus and get juice from one end and zest out the other.

Which way will the pith go...in the juice or in with the zest.
Or will both be xxxxed up.

[Mobile Chicane]

jeff m2 said:

I just bought a juicer. (my wife wanted one!)
I juiced a few oranges, twas ok, but I could just have eaten them, would have been a lot faster.

I peeled the oranges, I assume one should (centrifugal type)

One possible advantage I do see however is....if I want orange or lemon zest can I just throw in chunks of unpeeled citrus and get juice from one end and zest out the other.

Which way will the pith go...in the juice or in with the zest.
Or will both be xxxxed up.

You need to peel citrus fruit if juicing in a centrifugal or masticating juicer. I cut it off with a knife (quicker), but leave a bit on for a zesty tang in the juice.

FWIW I had a centrifugal juicer and gave up on it after a few goes: messy and didn't get that much juice out. Although admittedly mine was a cheap one.

[jeff m2]

Cheers M.C.

Can you rec a low end masticater.

That's a sentence I'm pretty sure I've never used before

[grumbledoak]

For citrus fruit just get one of these:

[Mobile Chicane]

jeff m2 said:

Cheers M.C.

Can you rec a low end masticater.

That's a sentence I'm pretty sure I've never used before

Never fails to raise a titter.

I've got this one: http://www.ukjuicers.com/samson-6-in-1-black, which believe it or not at £169 is the cheapest masticating juicer.

That's quite a lot of money, but it gets used every day rather than sitting in a box in the attic like my old centrifugal jobby.

I use mine to make fresh fruit / vegetable juices (current favourite is apple and beetroot ), or to mince herbs for pesto, or garlic, chillies, lemongrass etc for curries.

It's also very easy to clean. Everything comes apart for a quick rinse under the tap.