How to choose a juicer?

Before choosing a juicer, it is necessary to decide what kind of fruit you are going to squeeze juice from and in what quantities. If you plan to cook only citrus juice, you can have enough citrus juicers. Such juicers are simple, inexpensive and not very powerful. But with their help you can not squeeze juice from other fruits.

So it's best to choose a universal type juicer. Universal juicers are used for making juice from many fruits, vegetables and berries. But a rare juicer is able to handle absolutely all fruits and vegetables, so it's best to read the instructions when buying.

An important criterion when choosing a juicer is cage form. It affects the percentage of juice yield and the rejection of pulp. If you decide to select a juicer with cylindrical separator, the yield percentage of the finished juice will be high, but you will have to clean the separator manually after making every 2-3 cups of juice.

Juicers with conical separator pulp is automatically discarded into the containerfor the cake, but the juice yield is lower. Practice shows that consumers prefer a saving speed, so juicers with a conical separator and automatic ejection of pulp are more common. Make sure that the cake tank goes with the juicer.

It is very important to choose the juicer of optimum power. Juicer power ranges from 200-250 watts (for example, Zelmer 377Julita) to 1200 watts (Philips HR1881 Robust Collection). The more juice you plan to make, the more powerful juicer you need. But do not chase the power, if you're just going to drink a glass of freshly squeezed juice for breakfast: you overpay for what you really do not need.

The quality and quantity of juice is influenced by centrifuge rotational speed. Usually manufacturers do not specify this parameter in the description, but if this characteristic still meets you, it is worth remembering - that the optimal number is 8-10 thousand rpm.

Most juicers have speed shifter, allowing you to choose between at least twospeeds: for hard and soft fruit (as, for example, the model Bosch MES 3000). Note that the lower the speed, the less pulp will be in the juice. So there is an opportunity to squeeze juice in different ways for lovers of clear juice and juice with pulp.

In addition to the speed of the centrifuge, the material from which its mesh is made is also important. It is best to choose a juicer with stainless steel mesh (as, for example, in the juicer Philips HR 1861). The thinner the grid and the more holes in it, the higher the spinning quality, and the more transparent the juice will turn out. The grid must be seamless, without seams, this will prevent its breakage.

Pay attention to the container capacity for juice. It can range from 200 ml (one glass) to1.5 liters. The optimum capacity depends on how much juice you are going to cook, as well as on the availability of space in the kitchen (the larger the capacity, the larger the dimensions of the device). Some juicers come with several juice containers in the kit.

Note that if the power of the juicersmall, there is no point in a large vessel: you have to turn off the juicer every 10 minutes for cooling, and the vessel will be filled for a long time. The time of continuous operation of the juicer can extend the good engine cooling system.

Also pay attention to tray (container) for serving fruits and vegetables. If you are going to prepare large volumesjuice and do not want to stand over the juicer, putting raw materials in it, it makes sense to choose a juicer with a wide tray, in which you can put vegetables and fruits "with a margin." In addition, if the feed chamber is wide enough (as in the Philips HR1858 / 90 juicer), you do not have to cut vegetables and fruits to make juice. In some juicers (for example, Bosch MES 1020) there is an additional loading department for oblong fruits.

In addition, if you want to select a juicer that will be really comfortable, you need note on:

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  stability of the juicer (it is best to choose a model with rubber sucker legs);
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  ease of assembly and washing, the possibility of washing in a dishwasher;
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  compartment for storing the power cable while the juicer is not being used;
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  weight and size;
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  protection against inclusion with the cover open;
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  presence of a foam separator;
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  self-cleaning function;
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  the presence of a brush for cleaning in the kit;
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  price (more precisely, the ratio of price and quality).

As you can see, choosing a juicer is not so difficult - if you know what criteria to choose. Do you have a juicer? How did you choose it? Are you satisfied with your choice? Share your experience with the readers of the Land of Soviets!