Electric Juicers
People nowadays seem to be giving a lot more attention to juicing as compared to several years ago. The last two decades have seen a rise in popularity and awareness about the health benefits that people can get from natural foods. With this growing popularity, it comes as no surprise that juicing has also enjoyed a resurgence, as more and more people are using not only fruits but also vegetables to prepare healthful and refreshing juices.
The growth and popularity of juicing has also paved the way for improvements in juicing technology. If people in the past had to use those old manual juicers to extract the juice by hand, nowadays they can enjoy the speed and convenience of electric juicers. These electric devices lets you extract and prepare fresh fruit and vegetable juices in almost half the time it usually takes if you’re doing it by hand.
Actually, the greatest advantage of an electric juicer over a manual juicer is the speed. This advantage becomes more apparent when you try to prepare large quantities of fruit or vegetables for juicing. Can you imagine juicing a dozen oranges or carrots with a manual device, as compared to using an electric juicer? Even if you’re using a manual juicer, you’d still have to squeeze out the juice by yourself. If you have a dozen fruits or vegetables to prepare, the task would be difficult and time-consuming, indeed.
An electric juicer, on the other hand, allows you to either place the fruit or vegetable on a reamer and just press down while the juices are extracted by the machine, or you can just place the peeled fruit or vegetable into the juicer and just press a button. This all depends on the type of electric juicer you have, of course, but the speed advantages over a manual juicer are obvious.
However, there are a few advantages that a manual juicer has over an electric one. For instance, it does not need electricity to operate. This makes the manual juicer more convenient to use in camping trips or in any other place or occasion where you might have difficulty finding an electrical power source.
The manual juicer is also easier to clean and store away than its electric counterpart, since they generally have a simpler design and are smaller. Most electric juicers on the market nowadays tend to be bigger, plus they have more moving parts than a manual juicer, so you’d have more stuff to clean and maintain.
With that said, it’s still a good decision to buy an electric juicer, especially if you’re concerned about saving time for preparing your juice. And if you’re looking for a good electric juicer, I can give a few examples of good buys for you:
Juiceman Juicer – This electric juicer will only cost you around $80, but it provides great speed and convenience for the price. It has a large feed shoot, allowing you to chuck in whole fruits and vegetables, plus the filter greatly reduces the pulp content in your juices.
Breville Juice Fountain – This juicer goes above and beyond the usual orange and lemon selections, as it can handle any fruit or vegetable you might think of throwing at it. This is probably one of the top ten juicers available right now, and if you’re obsessed with juicing, you cannot go wrong with this machine. Besides, the stainless steel finish looks good on your countertop.
Cuisinart Citrus Juicer – As the name says, this device specializes in citrus. You know, oranges and lemons. If all you want to juice is citrus, then all you’ll ever need is this juicer. It will only cost you around $30, and the portability is great. It’s small enough to store under the counter when not in use, and allows for quick access when you want fresh citrus juices in a hurry.
