JUicers Buyers Guide

An Essential Add-on in Most Kitchens

Juicers are considered to be essential equipments in most kitchens. For a lot of people they are considered to be health requirements. It is a universal fact that the juice of fresh fruits and vegetables are extremely good for the health. Moreover, they say that juicers remove the fibres in these fruits and veregatables and thereby make them easily digestible. Hence, we know how important it is to buy a juicer. However, there are a number of things you need to consider before you buy a juicer for your kitchen.

Types of juicers

First you need to know and understand the various types of juicers and then understand your own requirements and then finally decide on the kind of juicer you should opt for.

Centrifugal juicer

This is perhaps the most common and most reasonably priced type of juicer available in the market. This kind of a juicer is capable of extracting the juice of most fruits and vegetables, except leafy veggies, wheatgrass and other herbs. It uses the method of grating the food into pulp and then extracting the juice with the help of centrifugal force.

Masticating juicer

This type of juicer is said to be more effective than a centrifugal juicer, as it produces more juice, is slower (therefore producing less froth and heat leading to increased nutritional value), can generally extract juice from leafy vegetables, wheatgrass and herbs. However, most masticating juicers come at a price higher than the centrifugal juicers.

Triturating juicer

This is perhaps the costliest variety of juicer. However, considering the number of advantages the triturating juice has over the other varieties, it can be concluded that the price you pay for it is worth the benefits derived. The speed of this juicer is slower than the others providing more nutritional value. It can extract juice from all types of fruits, veggies, leafy greens, wheatgrass, herbs, etc.

Wheatgrass Juicer

Since there are a lot of juicers that are incapable of extracting juice from wheatgrass and leafy vegetables, there is a type of juicer that is specially meant for this purpose. Along with wheatgrass and leafy vegetables, the wheatgrass juicers can also be used for extracting the juice of other softer fruits and vegetables. However, you may not require this if you find a centrifugal, masticating or triturating variety that can be used to perform similar functions.

Other types

The citrus juicer and the manual press juicer are the other types of juicers available in the market. The citrus juicer, as the name suggests, is for extracting juice from citrus fruits while the manual press juicer uses cheesecloth to extract juices. These are considered to be the lesser varieties of juicers.

Food item

You need to consider the kind of food that you wish to extract juice from with the help of your juicer. For both fruits and veggies you could opt for a centrifugal juicer. Similarly, for wheatgrass juice specifically, you would perhaps choose a wheatgrass juicer. Hence, your choice of food will determine your choice of juicer.

Maintenance

You will need to bear in mind the ease of cleaning and maintenance of the juicer you are about to purchase. This will be determined by the number of parts the juicer has. It is advisable to verify if all the parts of your juicer can be cleaned in a dishwasher or not. The ease of maintenance would highly depend on the material of the juicer body and parts.

Motor

It is a good idea to go for a juicer with a strong motor. A strong motor can handle the pressure even in case of high consumption of power and also prove to be highly durable. The kind of motor used in the juicer can also determine the amount of power consumption.

Sound

The sound produced while operating the juicer is yet another point of consideration. This again, depends on the kind of motor that has been used in the unit. The level of sound needs to be checked for the comfort of the people around. The efficiency of the unit cannot be judged with its noise.

Key Features

Key Features   Pulp Ejection		With over 100 juicers on the market, key features such as Pulp Ejection, & are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the juicer you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of juicers focusing on the key features: Pulp Ejection, & .

Pulp Ejection Without Pulp Ejection £25.00 With Pulp Ejection £161.00 * With Pulp Ejection £161.00

* Taking into account all current juicers on the market the most desirable would be a juicer with With Pulp Ejection Pulp Ejection, and .

Price Guide

Min    £20.23 Avg    £145.07 Max    £365.00		JUicers cost anywhere from £20.23 for a basic juicer with few features to around £365.00 for a fully featured juicer.

Brand Guide

Popular Brands     Breville     Kenwood     Magimix     Moulinex     Philips     Easy Health		The most popular juicers brand is Breville. The most expensive juicers brand is Green. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for Braun branded juicers as generally they offer the cheapest juicers.