There is a huge selection in juicers that vary greatly in quality and price. Many people will naturally make the mistake of distinguishing a juicer by its price relative to what else is on the shelf. But when it comes to juicers, you really do get what you pay for and a cheap juicer cannot match the performance and quality you get with a power juicer.
Not only that, you may never know without experience but the resulting juice you drink could very well be of inferior quality because of your inferior juicer. It is important that your juicer operates at a low speed, not at a high speed like blenders might. Some juicers and blenders run anywhere from 1,000 to 24,000 RPM and at such high speeds a lot of heat is generated.
The heat of the blades could be enough to partially cook the ingredients which change the structure of some key enzymes and nutrients. We want our juice to be as raw as possible otherwise it defeats the purpose of juicing to obtain nutrients in its natural state. A good juicer will run about 80 RPMs which is less than 10% the speed of a bad blender. This low speed minimizes the effect of heating as well as other forms of damage to your juice.
Too much high speed motion of the blades causes more than just heat damage. Micro nutrients and other goodies contained in the juices are vulnerable to impact, as anything else that has physical form in this world. The impact shock can also alter the chemical composition of the nutrients. Juicing also exposes the ingredients to oxidation but slow blades greatly reduces the degree of oxidation.
Another consideration is the noise generated by some juicers. Higher end models will create significantly less noise when in use than cheaper blenders. It really is the difference between being unable to hear yourself think and being able to talk on the phone while juicing.
When you pay a little extra for a better model, you are also getting the ingenuity of design. In general, juicers can be tough to clean but a well designed model takes the cleaning process into consideration and could make a big difference when you are deciding whether or not to juice today. Pulp collecting compartments that are easily removable makes cleaning breeze. Some brands are so well designed in this area it can be rinsed and cleaned in five minutes.
The final thing about juicers is their hardiness. Some juicers, such as centrifugals, are not designed for harder ingredients like leafy greens and wheat grass. They are built only for citrus fruits and other soft ingredients. Since everyone should juice vegetables as well as fruits, it best to go with one that can handle just about anything you throw into it.
Not only that, you may never know without experience but the resulting juice you drink could very well be of inferior quality because of your inferior juicer. It is important that your juicer operates at a low speed, not at a high speed like blenders might. Some juicers and blenders run anywhere from 1,000 to 24,000 RPM and at such high speeds a lot of heat is generated.
The heat of the blades could be enough to partially cook the ingredients which change the structure of some key enzymes and nutrients. We want our juice to be as raw as possible otherwise it defeats the purpose of juicing to obtain nutrients in its natural state. A good juicer will run about 80 RPMs which is less than 10% the speed of a bad blender. This low speed minimizes the effect of heating as well as other forms of damage to your juice.
Too much high speed motion of the blades causes more than just heat damage. Micro nutrients and other goodies contained in the juices are vulnerable to impact, as anything else that has physical form in this world. The impact shock can also alter the chemical composition of the nutrients. Juicing also exposes the ingredients to oxidation but slow blades greatly reduces the degree of oxidation.
Another consideration is the noise generated by some juicers. Higher end models will create significantly less noise when in use than cheaper blenders. It really is the difference between being unable to hear yourself think and being able to talk on the phone while juicing.
When you pay a little extra for a better model, you are also getting the ingenuity of design. In general, juicers can be tough to clean but a well designed model takes the cleaning process into consideration and could make a big difference when you are deciding whether or not to juice today. Pulp collecting compartments that are easily removable makes cleaning breeze. Some brands are so well designed in this area it can be rinsed and cleaned in five minutes.
The final thing about juicers is their hardiness. Some juicers, such as centrifugals, are not designed for harder ingredients like leafy greens and wheat grass. They are built only for citrus fruits and other soft ingredients. Since everyone should juice vegetables as well as fruits, it best to go with one that can handle just about anything you throw into it.
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