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BethM

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I am wondering if anyone here makes juice? And what juice machine do you use?

I got a juice machine about a year and a half ago from my SIL, but I don't really like it. It's a Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro. Big, noisy, and messy. Mine now leaks juice and pulp underneath the cutter basket, which is really difficult to clean out, since that part doesn't detach and I can't run it under water.

I don't use it much anymore, since it's so difficult to clean. I didn't use it a ton to begin with, though, since I'm not rich I can't afford the tons of fruit needed to make large quantities of juice, and the machine is so big and messy it's not really worth hauling it out to make one glass of juice.

I was looking at getting a Breville, they make a cute little "junior" model. I really want the bigger one with variable speeds, but I think it's more than I need for occasional juicing. I really love Breville products, I have their removeable-plate grill (works *way* better than a George Foreman), and I got myself their electric kettle for Christmas. (Coupon+store credit= less than half price.) Both are wonderfully designed and work like a dream.
(I just wish Breville still made the Pie Magic. I would eat pie every day!!!)

I wasn't planning on replacing it until later in the year, but the Breville "junior" is on sale now at Best Buy.

Any opinions appreciated!
 
Hi Beth, I used to love juicing, but always borrowed a machine from my mom. I'm told the best one is the omega 8005, but it's very expensive at like $300. I dont love juice that much, hehe. Apparently you can change setting on it for making nut butters too.

The L'EQUIP brand juicer is easy clean and works great, but the motor will always be fairly loud. It is $140. I think my mom has this one and it was easy to clean, never had any problems after 5 years of use in the family.

This site has some good info too: http://www.best-juicer-reviews.com/juicers.html


 
I just checked l'equips site and my mom has the mini pulp ejector juicer 110.5 model 306175, it $140 (2nd from left). Best juicer we've owned out of 2 others. No breaks, leaks, or problems and it's still kickin. This one is quieter than our last one, but I dont think there are any super quiet juicers, the motors are all noisy :).

http://www.kitchenresource.com/Juicers.html

I forgot to add, all the juicer parts that need cleaning on this model detach and go back together really easily which is important :D.
 
Thanks! I'll check ou the links!

I'm not really looking for a heavy-duty expensive machine. I don't need something that will do juice every day, or something that will specifically juice greens, I would just like to be able to have fresh juice every once in a while. Especially in the summer, when I can get less expensive, local fruit in season at the farmer's market. Or when I overbuy fruit and think I won't eat it all in time.

I hate cleaning the one I have so much, I would rather toss out fruit than deal with cleaning the juicer. (And I hate wasting good food.)

I also really like fresh pineapple juice, so that would be nice to do sometimes. More as a treat, though. I wonder, If I made pineapple juice, would the pulp be ok to give the rabbits? Just a little taste, not a lot of it.


 
I make homemade juice too. Can't recall the brand of my juicer (am not at home right now) but while it's not that quiet, it does a great job. (It was a Christmas present from my sister, replacing my old 20+-year-old one. It was around $130.00-$150.00, I think.) I can put the entire fruit in and not have to chop it up first (but for things like apples I do slice them and remove the seeds, since I tend to add the pulp to my glass of juice). Juicing's great for the health, and it's great too if there are some veggies you don't care for a lot. For me it's carrots and Swiss chard...don't like them cooked, so I juice them with apples, oranges, etc. instead.

Will post the brand of my juicer this evening (if I don't forget ;)).

**Edit: Mine's an Oster, but I don't have the model number. I like it for ease of use, and it's so much easier to clean than my old juicer. One drawback: it's not quiet. :)
 
I like breville products too, I have one of their "electric kettles" (hehe, we call those a jug here), a toaster and a grill thing.

About fruit juice though, I do like it, but isn't sort of a no-no these days? There was some show on TV about how you need to eat the pulp and that a glass of fruit juice is too much concentrated sugars and stuff (I don't recall 100%). The goodness you're missing out on in getting rid of the flesh of the fruit was a big waste or something like that.
 
Yeah, I've heard a lot about how fruit juice in general is really high in sugar, so you shouldn't overdo it. (Same with dried fruit, it's easy to eat a lot and get lots of sugar that way because it's so concentrated.) I think the key is moderation, since there's still more vitamins in fruit juice than, say, soda.

I don't see the harm in a glass of fresh oj or pineapple juice or something, though. Especially if it's made at home and you know there isn't extra stuff in it. (Which is the same reason I make my own yogurt. The stuff from the store has too much extra junk added in.) I know some people who are really into juice do lots of stuff with vegetables, too. Carrot juice seems to be popular, and some people do leafy greens.

I've heard some people will cook with the pulp. Put veggie pulp in soups or stews, fruit pulp in bread of muffins. In on juicer review I read, the girl just ate the pulp with a spoon. Ooooo, I just though it might be good in home made ice cream, or sorbet.

I can't say enough how much I love Breville products. It's the little design touches (like the thing on the base to wrap the cord around) that really do it for me. Even my ungodly expensive KitchenAid mixer, which I hardly ever use, has a stupid dangling cord that's difficult to deal with. Plus, the Breville things look so nice, and feel so solidly made. I know they're built in China, but they're *so* much nicer than the typical American appliance brands that I see in the same price range. (I'm alsoa fan of the Japanese Zojirushi items. Myrice cooker has a cord that retracts, it's fabulous!)

I totured myself a couple nights ago by looking on the Australian homepage for Breville. So many cool things that we don't get here in the States! I'm so jealous! We only get a handful of products, and only a few stores carry them.

I am hoping to make enough moneyat this summer's yard saleto buy a nice Breville blender. Probably the mid-range one. So much better thanthe cheap junky blender I have now.

I am such a sucker for small kitchen appliances.
 

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