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My juicer.
Sort of.
It juices. But I feel like it could be better, maybe. Like it's not really giving it's best effort or something?
It takes way too much time for me to juice a single serving. I have to wash my produce and then cut it up. We're not talking in half or in quarters, here. We're talking bite-sized pieces. Which takes a lot more effort and a lot more maneuvering around my (tiny!) apartment kitchen than I was thinking it would.
My biggest peeve, though, would have to be my pulp.
I could stick it in a cheese cloth and squeeze a bit more juice out of it, I think.
But only for some fruits and vegetables. Carrots and spinach have a super-dry consistency while celery or cucumbers are nearly sopping. And don't get me started on fruits. Yes, I understand the water content is higher in both celery, cucumbers (which is why they make a good base), and fruits. And, yes, I understand carrots are roots and don't really have much water to them. But dang it! I don't want to lose my juice in my pulp! That's what I'm suppose to be drinking, not the garbage can!
But for $50 ($40 on sale at Khols), could you really turn down the price for a starter juicer, just to see if you're even interested in juicing?
Not really.
But I'm going to return it and buy a Breville Juice Fountain Plus.
I watched a few YouTube videos (just search for "breville juice fountain plus reviews" and you'll get a few different ones) and this is more what I was thinking when I thought of juicing. I'm not quite sure what the pulp looks like (they don't show it much, for some reason) but I'm sure it's a lot better than almost-pulp.
The Juice Fountain Plus is a bit more expensive than the Black and Decker model ($150 vs $50) but I'm thinking it will last me a lot longer and be less time consuming in the long run. I just have to return the one juicer and save up another $100 for the other . . .
Fingers crossed, guys!
Cheers!
LC
My juicer.
Sort of.
It juices. But I feel like it could be better, maybe. Like it's not really giving it's best effort or something?
It takes way too much time for me to juice a single serving. I have to wash my produce and then cut it up. We're not talking in half or in quarters, here. We're talking bite-sized pieces. Which takes a lot more effort and a lot more maneuvering around my (tiny!) apartment kitchen than I was thinking it would.
My biggest peeve, though, would have to be my pulp.
I could stick it in a cheese cloth and squeeze a bit more juice out of it, I think.
But only for some fruits and vegetables. Carrots and spinach have a super-dry consistency while celery or cucumbers are nearly sopping. And don't get me started on fruits. Yes, I understand the water content is higher in both celery, cucumbers (which is why they make a good base), and fruits. And, yes, I understand carrots are roots and don't really have much water to them. But dang it! I don't want to lose my juice in my pulp! That's what I'm suppose to be drinking, not the garbage can!
But for $50 ($40 on sale at Khols), could you really turn down the price for a starter juicer, just to see if you're even interested in juicing?
Not really.
But I'm going to return it and buy a Breville Juice Fountain Plus.
I watched a few YouTube videos (just search for "breville juice fountain plus reviews" and you'll get a few different ones) and this is more what I was thinking when I thought of juicing. I'm not quite sure what the pulp looks like (they don't show it much, for some reason) but I'm sure it's a lot better than almost-pulp.
The Juice Fountain Plus is a bit more expensive than the Black and Decker model ($150 vs $50) but I'm thinking it will last me a lot longer and be less time consuming in the long run. I just have to return the one juicer and save up another $100 for the other . . .
Fingers crossed, guys!
Cheers!
LC
Good luck on your juicing venture! No really I do mean it! I started one a while back, and (hem...hem) really need to get back to it. I remember trying to find the right juicer and in the end Nikki and I got different ones and both have pros and cons. Mine is slow masticating and produces smaller amount of pulp that is "drier" but Nikki's is so much faster and requires less prep work. I run all my juice through a small strainer because I CAN NOT STAND pulp- ick. I found cheese cloth was too much effort and cost. I was also surprised by what foods I would drink in a juice although I may not eat them. Definite learning experience.
ReplyDeleteAnyway- good luck and I'm sure you will find the best combination for you!
Thanks for the encouragement! :)
DeleteK has been juicing for almost 10 days, I think. She's doing really great and she's super stoked for it to continue (p.s., I'm SUPER excited for her!). She's feeling better and even has started walking, too! I haven't yet started my "juice fast" but I'm going to start soon. I'm currently waiting for a juicer in the mail -- I got a pretty good deal from Kohl's for Black Friday. It's got a much bigger feeder than my last one. It wasn't the Breville juicer I had my eye on but with the sale, it was under $60 (plus I received $15 in Kohl's cash, too).
I don't mind the pulp -- I'm all about the quick results! I don't have enough time to dice my fruits and veggies into bite-sized pieces. Halves and quarters, yes. Bite-sized, no.
I love most veggies and fruits so I'm not too concerned about eating them or not. ;)
Cheers!
LC