Everyone knows that freshly squeezed juice is much healthier than packaged juice. Therefore, the idea of acquiring an electric juicer sooner or later visits every supporter of a healthy lifestyle.
But before buying a device, you need to understand what juices and how much you will drink. Having imagined the needs of your family, you can proceed to the choice of models of juicers: citrus press, centrifugal or screw …
Citrus press
If you prefer fresh from oranges, grapefruits, tangerines and lemons, then you should buy a citrus press.
Principle of operation. A small motor rotates the nozzle-cone when you press half the fruit with your hand.
What to look for?
- Alternating rotation mode will squeeze out all the juice to a drop.
- The function of controlling the amount of pulp: by choosing a nozzle with slots of the desired width, you can make the juice thicker or more watery.
An occasion to think. Citrus-press is a highly specialized unit. Are you sure you want to drink only citrus juice?
Centrifugal juicer
This juicer will make you juice from any fruit and vegetables, except those with bones.
Principle of operation. In a centrifugal juicer, the fruits are first crushed using a disk grater, and then they fall into the separator, where juice is released under the action of a rotating centrifuge.
What to look for?
- Separator shape. It can be cylindrical or conical. A cylindrical separator squeezes up to 95% of the juice, but does not separate the pulp from the liquid. The conical separator squeezes out only 70% of the juice, but it discards the cake.
- The speed controller allows you to get the juice of the desired density. Juice with pulp comes out at high speeds, and more liquid at low speeds.
- Foam cutter. Thanks to its presence, the juice is more transparent.
An occasion to think. Centrifugal juicers are heated during operation, the juice is oxidized by heating, losing vitamins and minerals.
