The Kenwood Juicer

kah22

Do I really need the Juicer?

I recently bought the Kenwood Chef KMC010 the machine included a blender attachment which I’ve found very useful.

I’m now thinking of a juicer but was put off by an acquaintance who suggested that a simple nut milk filter bag is sufficient to separate the fibre from the juice. Yet do a Google and the advice seems to be you definatey need both if you want to get all the benefits that juicing provides.

Any Money Savers ever tried using a filter to seperate the juice from the fibre?

good_advice

Oh NO! not another gadget? NO you do not need one. Just eat your fruit and veg.

lophelia

I found it to be a total waste of money...firstly it makes tiny amounts of juice out of all of that fruit and veg that you could have turned into a proper meal and you lose the goodness of the fibre...secondly it is a pain to clean as the pulp gets into any tiny nook or cranny and if it dries then good luck getting it out again.

Seakay

centrifugal juicers are a pain to clean and don't extract all of the juice. 'Grinding' juicers are much more efficient but a great deal more expensive.
Straining fibre from juice would be perfectly possible but might take a while. Does the person who suggested it to you do it themselves so that they can demonstrate it to you?

Living_proof

I do have an attachment for centrifugal juicing but I would have to be doing a large amount to make the cleaning up worthwhile. I also have a little Kenwood triblade with a liquidizer attachment and this morning I tried for the first time some washing spinach, blueberries and half a banana with a little water and it was quite pleasant, enough for two really so this would be a great way of ensuring you get your five a day.