Which Juicer?

maddiemay

jackomdj wrote: »

Rummer google green smoothie, there are loads of fantastic recipes which combine veg and fruit. Kale, spinach and celery are the major "greens".

I tend to prep my fruit and mix it with veg and freeze it in batches. then I use this as 2/3 of my smoothie with 1/3 fresh (usually a whole of a fruit) and my liquid base. It means I never waste fruit/veg and it is nice and cold.

What a great idea, thank you.

MysteriousMaya

I completely love my Vitalmax Juicer. It is now over 6 years old and the motor is covered for life. It works like a cold press so you get more of the nutrients and vits and is largely pulp free.

It is expensive but I really couldn't recommend highly enough. It has juiced just about everything for me over the years including pine needles (not a recommended taste!!). And you can also use it to make peanut butter, pasta and so forth.

I hope this helps.

anotheruser

Can anyone tell me if the Nutribullet Pro 900 is pulp free?

I'm looking for a smoothie maker and at £149, I'm hoping it'll be perfect but I'm expecting some sort of pulp texture as the machine looks largely like a blender.

markfj

Nutribullets are great, they blend rather than juice as does some of the others mentioned above, the 900w would be quicker and blend better as the regular is 600w, that said, ive never had a lump smoothie from my regular nutribullet, and i use frozen fruit/spinach in mine

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nutribullet+pro+900+series some videos may help

anotheruser

Well, a stroke of luck as yesterday I was given a Breville JE24 Whole Fruit Juicer for free, which takes the pulp out and creates super smooth juice.

Will put the Nutribullet on the back burner for now

sabrinas707

Its not the cheapest option but I'd say go for the Nutribullet

It really does break down more of the fruit so that there is less waste. It means that you use less fruits and get a better balance between sugar and fibre.

The Sunday Mirror advertised a 48 hour deal on Nutribullets yesterday - £89.99

http://www.mirrorreaderoffers.co.uk/item-am-nutrigroup/nutribullet-free-3-year-total-cover/

wapow

Rather interesting that no one has mentioned the problem with most juicers and blenders.


Research suggests that if air and heat are introduced in the cutting and chopping and juicing/blending of fruits and vegetables, it kills the beneficial nutrients and all youre left with is a juice or blend with minimal goodness.


Most machines are designed in a way that the motor or entry of fruit/veg destroys the enzymes etc of the fruit/veg.


If what you want to do is not a fad and you plan on sticking to it, then why not make the most out of your choice?


I would recommend a blender.
The blenders that have been specially designed and tested to maintain all the goodness of your fruit and veg, introducing the least amount of heat possible, cost in excess of £300.


However, they are truly worth the investment if you want the most out of your veg and fruits.


Regards

JediWinner

Nutri bullet it amazing, and you can get them for £99 now x

consultant31

Rummer wrote: »

Thank you all for the responses


There seems to be to be a lot of votes for the nutribullet however I was under the impression that it was a blender, all be it a high powered one and not a juicer? Why would it be better than a traditional juicer?

I'm another happy owner of a Vitamix but they are very expensive (£400+). The Bullet seems to be pretty good (not as smooth a result but not bad) and to answer your question about it being better than a juicer......yes it is. With a juicer you're losing out on all the fibre in the skin of your veggies, whereas with the Vitamix or even the Bullett, you get the whole of the fibre from the vegetable with no waste product.
Go for it, juicers are really hard work and the final product is honestly not half as good for you!