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Questions Doubts and Requests => Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide => Topic started by: Cuilidh on June 28, 2013, 05:00:20 am
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I just watched this programme, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XDSpuMIMPs), on You Tube and it has really got to me, so I now want to start juicing - not just green smoothies, but all and any fruit and vege juices. For various reasons, I can't use my TMX for this so will be looking for a good juicer. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Interesting fruit / vegetable combinations would also be appreciated.
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I gave my juicer away after buying the TMX as I prefer to keep the fibre in and can make a much larger quantity of juice without breaking the bank in fruit!
Although if you aren't looking to use your TMX, you really need to consider how easy they are to clean...many of them come with lots of parts that need to be washed after each use (one reason I gave it away). Another thing to look for is the size of the fruit pieces you can put in....bigger = easier.
Hope that helps a little :)
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I've just watched this also . . .I don't have a juicer either. I did have one that was just such a pain to clean and gave it away when I bought the TMX.
I've looked at the quirky cooking site and also this one http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/mean-green-juice/ who is the
instructor/mentor in the film
I'm hoping the TMX will do the job . . . . :D
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I've watched that show as well and find it amazing. I've got no advice on the juicer except to have a good look at reviews on the web and look at some of the green juicing and raw food websites as they can talk quite a bit about different juicers. I've had a green smoothie for breakfast at least 5 days a week for 2 years now and find it really makes a difference to the way I feel. I just put in whatever I have to hand but it tends to be a base of kale, apple, orange, almond, linseeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds and goji berries plus any extra fruit i might have. I go through a fair amount of fruit and greens so can only imagine the quantities for juicing. Good luck with it.
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I juice every morning using my Themi and strain through a nut milk bag. There's a you tube video on it. Will try and find.
Found it
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=IqqBakMbCjg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIqqBakMbCjg
Hope this link works
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We have this (http://juicepresso.com.au) one since watching that movie about 12 months ago.
It isn't cheap, but is easy to clean and is a cold press juicer (that is it juices at 40RMP a minutes so more presses the juice out thank blending it out) I wasn't going to be bothered since we had the TMX but hubby wanted it (bless him) and has had many more juices than if he had to much around with a nut milk bag. I still only use it for one very intense packed juice a day, otherwise it is TMX for juicing or green smoothies so they are more filling etc.
It is certainly an eye opening movie! :)
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The Hurom 400 pro juicer from tvsn is a cold press one. They are definitely the best type of juicer. It seems to be $379 ATM, but I have seen it for $349 when they've had a special. I think it has a 10 year warrantee on the motor, so it's good quality :)
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Thanks for your suggestions, everyone.
I had a juicer many years ago and it took ages to clean, so this aspect was one of my major considerations (apart from the quality of the juice, of course). It looks like the cold press type is the way to go; now to look around and see what will work best for us. I think it will be one that looks very like the Hurom, SoBlessed - the Omega VERT; it's a little more expensive than the Hurom, so I haven't quite settled on that yet.
Wonder, I'm not having any luck with finding juicing and raw food sites / blogs, I must not be sending Mr Google the appropriate phrases; I'll keep working on that aspect.
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Sounds like a good choice Cuilidh, definitely the way to go :)
I have the Oscar juicer which is the model before the Hurom, & I've always been very happy with it.
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It's always good to get positive feedback, SoBlessed, thanks for that. I really want to dive in and buy a juicer and get started, but I tend to be impulsive like that, so am taking my time (or trying to, anyway) so that I can be comfortable with the expenditure and be sure that I will actually use the machine and get value out of it. A couple of weeks ago I was all for getting into green smoothies and have now changed direction to juicing ... just goes to show how fickle I can be.
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I love my Oscar 900 by Vita max.. Cold pressed juicers are much better than the Centrifugal type... I make carrot juice with it and then throw that in the thermomix will all the green items.. Far mor beneficial for your body ... Happy juicing 😀
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I just took delivery of a Healthstart Ceramic Pro (http://www.juicingraw.com.au/ceramicpro.html) juicer. It works on the same slow extraction system as the Hurom and Oscar, but is not a vertical juice. I had been a bit wary of this type because I thought they were really large, but when you break them down they are actually no larger than a two slice toaster. Haven't tried it out yet, but I have a long shopping list for this weekend at the market!
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Your juicer looks great, very similar to my Oscar. I think you'll be very happy with it. :)
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Any one heard anything about thesehttp://www.newwaveka.com.au/catalogue/products/slow-juicer/slow-juice-extractor (http://www.newwaveka.com.au/catalogue/products/slow-juicer/slow-juice-extractor) saw one while I was out shopping this morning.
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I haven't heard of that particular brand of juicer, Jen, but it looks to be an upright version of the type I got and the slower juicers, like mine and this one, are the better type (they are also quieter).
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I took my slow juicer back wasn't happy with it, hard to clean, pulpy juice. Back to using thermi and a nut milk bag.
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What a shame, very sorry to hear that you had these issues. Mine cleans quickly - there are six (I think) pieces to clean but they only need to be run under water for a quick clean (better to do a proper soap water clean, of course, but you can get away with a hot water rinse if you are in a hurry).
My cheat's tip is to line the pulp bin with a plastic bag then that is one less thing to clean and you have the pulp in a handy bag for throwing into the compost, to the chooks or into the bin without any extra mess.