Choosing a good juicer Scope of the juicer. Making the final choice

Fruit and vegetable juices provide our body with full range vitamins and minerals. They perfectly quench thirst on a hot summer day, help to increase vital energy. But most famous brands juices on the market today offer juices with a high content of dyes and preservatives. Manufacturers often save on raw materials, which affects the quality of products. All this can be avoided if you use freshly squeezed juices of your own preparation. The main thing in this matter is to choose the right juicer.

What will be the juice?

First you need to decide which vegetables and fruits you will juice most often. Depending on the raw materials used, juicers are divided into two types: for citrus and centrifugal (universal).

In a citrus juicer, you can squeeze juice from lemons, grapefruits, tangerines, oranges.

Centrifugal juicers are suitable for squeezing juice from apples, pears, carrots, beets, celery, cabbage and other hard vegetables and fruits. In such a juicer, you can also squeeze citrus fruits, having previously peeled them from the peel, films, and seeds.

But for tomatoes, such a device is not the best way, because tomato juice comes out too watery. It is much better when using a juicer attachment for tomatoes, berries and soft fruits for food processors and meat grinders. Berries can be pressed in centrifugal juicers, but not in large quantities, since the bones and skin of the berries easily clog the centrifuge mesh.

Which juicer is better: foreign or domestic?

The next step in choosing a juicer is to decide how often you will use it and in what volumes.

For daily extraction of juice in small quantities, a foreign juicer is perfect. It is equipped with a built-in container for collecting cooked juice, is almost silent, and easy to clean. The advantages include attractive design appliance that fits perfectly into the interior of a modern kitchen.

For processing large volumes of vegetables and fruits (up to 50 kg of fruits per hour) and preparations for the winter, a domestic juicer is needed. And getting a morning glass of freshly squeezed juice with its help is a very time-consuming process. Its main advantages are high productivity, duration of continuous operation, versatility (the ability to use as food processor with the attachments included). Cons of such units: very noisy operation, lack of stylish design.

How to choose a juicer: specifications

If the choice fell on a citrus juicer, pay attention to:

• Juice tank capacity. It can be from 250 ml. up to 1 litre.

• Power (from 20 W - 80 W). The higher the power of the device, the faster the juice is extracted.

• Pulp quantity regulator. This system allows you to adjust the consistency of the juice. By changing the size of the slots on the nozzle, you can adjust the density of the drink. The smaller the slot, the thinner the juice.

• The presence of various nozzles. Attachments allow you to use fruits and vegetables of different sizes.

If you want to choose a good all-purpose (centrifugal) juicer, look into the following options:

• separator shape. The shape of the separator is of two types - conical and cylindrical. If there is a separator in the juicer cylindrical shape the percentage of finished juice at the output reaches 95% ( high efficiency). The downside of the cylindrical separator is that in such juicers the function of discarding the pulp (cake) is not implemented. This means that after making 3-4 glasses of juice, you will have to clean the separator manually. With the conical shape of the separator, the pulp rejection function works, but the yield of the finished juice is only 60 - 70%.

• Container for pulp (cake). The presence of a container for dumping pulp is a very convenient feature. As a rule, it is removable, and to clean the centrifuge, you do not need to disassemble the juicer, but you just need to remove the container, remove the pulp from it and return it to its place.

• Power (200 - 1300 W). You should not get hung up on this parameter, since the high power of the device declared by the manufacturer often turns out to be nothing more than a publicity stunt. A device with high power should be chosen only if you plan to process large volumes of products. It is much more important to pay attention to the presence of a speed controller in the juicer. After all, to extract juice from different fruits and vegetables, a specific extraction speed is required (for soft fruits - low, for hard - high). If the speed is low, the amount of finished juice will be small, and if it is too high, there will be too much pulp in the juice.

• Centrifuge speed (8 - 10 thousand revolutions per minute) The amount of squeezed juice depends on this parameter. Some manufacturers do not indicate this indicator in the characteristics of the device. However, it should be remembered that the optimal speed of rotation of the centrifuge is 8 - 10 thousand revolutions per minute.

• Defoamer. The presence of this element in the device is a big plus, because the juice during the extraction is obtained with foam, and many fruits and vegetables give it in large quantities. When using a defoamer, you will get a glass of clear juice without foam.

• Duration and cycle of work. Some juicers operate by stopping to prevent the motor from overheating for 1 minute every 10 minutes. Others work continuously for 20 minutes, stopping for a short break to clean parts. And there are juicers that have an unlimited period of continuous operation, automatic self-cleaning and are protected from overheating by the fan.

Juicer rating (best models according to buyers)

	Universal model, power 1000 W, 2-speed control, loading hole size 80 mm, it is possible to load whole vegetables and fruits, juice tank 1500 ml, removable pulp tank 1.6 l., foam cutter, spout anti-drip system, housing stainless steel steel, stainless steel centrifuge mesh. steel, weight 5.2 kg., the kit includes a pusher, the country of manufacture is China, the price is 5990 rubles.
	Universal model, power 1000 W, 2-speed control, maximum speed rotation 21000 rpm, direct juice supply system, automatic pulp ejection, foam cutter, clamping mechanism, overload protection, pulp container 2l, stainless steel housing. steel, manufacturer - China, price 2590 rubles.
	Universal model, power 1800 W, max. Rotation speed 13000 rpm, 5 speeds, juice tank 1000 ml, removable pulp tank, metal / plastic case, foam cutter, blender 1.5 l., country - China, price 25990 rubles.
	Universal model, loading hole diameter 75mm, power 800 W, 2 speeds, juice container 1l, cake container 2l, stainless steel housing. steel / plastic, country - China, price 2279 rubles.
	Universal model, mouth size 75 mm, power 700 W, automatic pulp ejection, pulp tank 3L, foam cutter, stainless steel housing. steel, 2 speeds, country - China, price 3500 rubles.
	Juicer "Garden" SVSHPP-302 Universal model, power 250 W, direct juice supply system, shredding and cutting included, productivity 830 g / min, weight 7.5 kg., country - Belarus, price 2450 rubles.
	Juicer Zhuravinka SVSP 102P Universal model, power 160 W, productivity 400 g/min, juice purity not less than 92%, weight 4.5 kg, shredder included, country - Belarus, price - 1950 rubles.
	Universal model, power 700 W, automatic pulp ejection, foam cutter, juice supply directly into the glass, plastic housing, stainless steel centrifuge. steel, 2 speeds, country - Germany / China, price 4069 rubles.
	Universal model, mouth 75mm, power 1000W, juice glass 1.25l, direct juice supply system, drip-stop system, automatic pulp ejection, pulp container 2l, stainless steel body. steel, country - China, price 5450 rubles.
	80W Citrus Extractor, Direct Juice System, 2 Extractors different types citrus fruits, rotation of nozzles in two directions for maximum juice extraction, country - England / China, price 1800 rubles.

We hope our tips will help you choose the right juicer for your needs and desires. Enjoy the shopping!

The material was prepared by Elena Lysyuk for the site