Your Guide to Choosing a Juicer

Selecting a juicer is perhaps more complicated than most individuals expect. While all juicers are made with the purpose of extracting juice from fruits and vegetables, not all are made with the same quality and purpose in mind.

Considerations:

Before looking at any options, a few considerations will help determine which type is best for you needs. Start with determining how quiet you want it, how easy you want it to clean, how fast it extracts the juice and whether you are juicing primarily fruits or vegetables.

The most important consideration is whether you are juicing fruits, vegetables or both. Fruits are softer than vegetables, so juicers that are made for fruits will not extract the juice as efficiently from vegetables.

Types of Juicers:

The types of juicers often determine the most appropriate type for your personal needs. Each type will have different models and designs.

• Centrifugal juicers are the oldest type available. They are high-speed appliances and spin the juice away from the fruit or vegetable. Due to the high speed, this type of juicer produces a large amount of heat and it is not designed to work continuously. This type is appropriate for most fruits and vegetables.

• Masticating juicers are the type of juicers that first grate, then chew and then finally squeeze the juice from the pulp. A masticating juicer is a low-speed juicer that uses low power and thus does not heat up as quickly as other juicers. It is appropriate for almost all juicing needs, including fruits, vegetables and wheat grass or leafy greens.

• Single auger juicers are a type of crushing juicer. This juicer crushes the item to yield juice. In general, single auger juicers are not appropriate for juicing fruits and vegetables and are ideal for wheat grass, sprouts or leafy greens.

• Citrus juicers are designed specifically for extracting the juice from citrus fruits. Since it is made for fruits like oranges, grapefruits and lemons. This type of juicer has limited uses and is only appropriate if you do not plan to juice other fruits and vegetables.

Juicer Noise:

The noise levels of the juicers vary depending on the model and the type of juicer. In general, any juicer that spins quickly is louder than those that spin slower. Centrifugal juicers are typically the noisiest due to the high speed the juicer uses to extract juice.

Every company, design and model will differ in noise level among the different types of juicers.

Conclusion:

Picking the best juicer depends on your personal needs. Always consider what you plan to juice, the cost and the user friendliness to find the best fit for what you want and need.