Juicer recommendations

**GAFF** · 23-08-2006, 07:33

Anyone have one ? Would you recommend it ?

I see theres combined juicer/smoothy ones aswell, would a combined one be as good ? Again any model in particular you'd recommend ?

Anything to look out for ?

I'm looking for probably a 2 in 1, which is easy to clean and does a good job.

bugman · 23-08-2006, 08:38

have a look at tescos they some times are cheaper on stuff .thats where i got mine from

gilesk · 23-08-2006, 09:02

There are 2 types I think, I bought the cheaper one that works on centrifugal force , I regret it, spend the extra money and I would buy an american brand (even though I try not to most of the time)

kit · 23-08-2006, 10:13

the anthony worrell thompson one is very good,cant remember who makes it!!....It has a very powerful motor and a wide port so you can get big bits of fruit in.Bought it in roaches stores last year and use it every day,not had a single problem with it,if you get one with a weak motor it will soon expire!!

kit

**GAFF** · 23-08-2006, 18:53

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Originally Posted by kit

the anthony worrell thompson one is very good,cant remember who makes it!!....It has a very powerful motor and a wide port so you can get big bits of fruit in.Bought it in roaches stores last year and use it every day,not had a single problem with it,if you get one with a weak motor it will soon expire!!

kit

What kind of motor power should I be looking at.

postmanpat · 23-08-2006, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAFF

What kind of motor power should I be looking at.

Something thats easy to remap

Seriously tho did look at these and decided it would be something else that would end up at the back of a cupboard, especially when you look at the amount (ie cost) of the fruit required to make a decent drink, jmo

Dr. Octavia · 18-09-2006, 17:03

I've got a Breville one with an 850w motor, awesome thing.

You can come round and give it a test drive if you like!

Dr. Octavia · 18-09-2006, 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by kit

the anthony worrell thompson one is very good,cant remember who makes it!!....It has a very powerful motor and a wide port so you can get big bits of fruit in.Bought it in roaches stores last year and use it every day,not had a single problem with it,if you get one with a weak motor it will soon expire!!

kit

That's the one I've got!

pixi · 18-09-2006, 17:16

If it were me I would be looking for one that's easy to wash!

heresmo · 18-09-2006, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by kit

the anthony worrell thompson one is very good,cant remember who makes it!!....It has a very powerful motor and a wide port so you can get big bits of fruit in.Bought it in roaches stores last year and use it every day,not had a single problem with it,if you get one with a weak motor it will soon expire!!

kit

[My bold]

How do you select which fruit to juice every day, Kit? I only ask because a lot of fruit I turned into juice didn't taste very nice

Do you add things (sugar I suppose) or do combos? I notice they put milk powder in some of the bought juices (e.g. coconut, guava ones etc).

It's a mystery to me, so I'm in the "back of the cupboard camp" at the moment.

Ta
Mo

**GAFF** · 19-09-2006, 00:45

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Originally Posted by heresmo

[My bold]

I only ask because a lot of fruit I turned into juice didn't taste very nice

Mo

Did you put in orange skin by any chance ? Was horrible when I did that.

The one I got is similiar to the one pictured here, theres only one base and you put the blender/juicer onto the same base depending on what you want. Btw how dry would the pulp be on the anthony worrell thompson ones ?

Amazon.co.uk: Moulinex DPA416 Juice Master Complete: Kitchen & Home

Dr. Octavia · 19-09-2006, 11:10

I can't believe you put orange skin in!

One of my friends tried to eat the pulp once on mine and said it was disgusting, it must have been very dry.

I usually go with oranges and apples, and sometimes I throw a carrot in there too. I've tried all sorts including strawberries, pineapples, grapes and kiwi. Oranges and apples always taste good I find, especially with Granny Smith apples for the extra tang.

heresmo · 19-09-2006, 13:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Octavia

I can't believe you put orange skin in!

I don't put orange skin in, but I do like it deep fried - weird but true.

In my own sweet way, I ate an object fruit first with all the slurping (and absorption of fibres) that it entailed and if it tasted nice, I could safely juice it, but then, if it tasted nice, why didn't I just eat the darn thing in the first place?

I buy lots of these ACE (being the vitamins included) drinks. My friend said - but it has carrots in it? Presumably disparaging that carrots are(were) a way of spreading out fruit for marmalade etc, but that's where the Vit A comes from, so fine by me

Regards
Mo

Dr. Octavia · 19-09-2006, 14:57

I think my mouth would be red raw if I ate 3 apples and 2 oranges every two days. That's how I justify it!

Plus carrots help you see in the dark, if I juice enough of them, I'll soon have night vision. But pure carrot juice is grim.

**GAFF** · 19-09-2006, 20:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Octavia

I can't believe you put orange skin in!

:

Try anything once

kit · 26-09-2006, 15:01

it depends what you like!!!......anything that you can eat the skin on put in if you want....anything you dont(like oranges!!) then dont!!......theres some good juice recipie books out there or i think the BBC website has a good section. Some things that you like might not taste good when mixed together!!!....some combo's are good for certain things ie extra vit c,d or e....some give you energy,some fight off colds.My ma swears by putting ginger root in hers!!!...which is good for fighting off colds.....but the amount she uses would fell a horse!!......all the usaul ones i use.....bannana,orange apple,mango,pineapple,strawberries,kiwi fruit,peach,melon...etc.....but drink straight away as you loose the minerals if you leave overnight!!!

happy juicing

kit

**GAFF** · 26-09-2006, 20:03

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Originally Posted by kit

bannana,
kit

Didn't think there was much point putting Banana's in the juicer...smoothy maybe.

**tfboy** · 26-09-2006, 23:10

I made the error of zapping on the TV passed midnight to get bombarded with all those silly money spending quizes and TV shopping. They did have one of those Jacques Lalanne juicers or whatever the name of it was.

Wasn't cheap (well, it was on TV after all

) but it did allow you to put entire fruit in without peeling / coring them first. So that minimises preparation time and mazimises juice output

edit: this is the one for a lot cheaper than the TV price

clicky

Edit 2 : A whole Juicer website

Juicer machines - compare and read reviews at Happy Juicer

**GAFF** · 28-09-2006, 02:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfboy

I made the error of zapping on the TV passed midnight to get bombarded with all those silly money spending quizes and TV shopping. They did have one of those Jacques Lalanne juicers or whatever the name of it was.

I seen there ads and thats what got me thinking about one, I read a few reviews about them and thought better at getting one of them.

greg2302 · 29-09-2006, 10:30

I would recommend you don't buy one as it will get used twice the first week, then sit in the kithcen looking shiny for 3 weeks, then sit in the kitchen looking dusty for a year, then get relegated to the garage for a couple of years.

Although I must admit I have just resurrected mine for making Pina Coladas.

**tfboy** · 29-09-2006, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by greg2302

I would recommend you don't buy one as it will get used twice the first week, then sit in the kithcen looking shiny for 3 weeks, then sit in the kitchen looking dusty for a year, then get relegated to the garage for a couple of years.

Although I must admit I have just resurrected mine for making Pina Coladas.

So you just can't complain

When you've had enough of using it for healthy drinks, rejuvinate it by using it to make intoxicating beverages

heresmo · 29-09-2006, 13:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfboy

So you just can't complain

When you've had enough of using it for healthy drinks, rejuvinate it by using it to make intoxicating beverages

Plus alcohol is very good at cleaning the dust off (so I'm told)

Mo

**GAFF** · 29-09-2006, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by heresmo

Plus alcohol is very good at cleaning the dust off (so I'm told)

Mo

23-08-2006, 07:33	#1
GAFF Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 5,908 Members Car: Octavia II vRS Thanks: 29 Thanked 71 Times in 69 Posts	Juicer recommendations Anyone have one ? Would you recommend it ? I see theres combined juicer/smoothy ones aswell, would a combined one be as good ? Again any model in particular you'd recommend ? Anything to look out for ? I'm looking for probably a 2 in 1, which is easy to clean and does a good job. __________________ GAFF Briskoda Ireland Events, Meets & Pictures.....Race Blue Octavia MkII vRS.....Old Octavia MkI vRS Last edited by GAFF; 23-08-2006 at 07:38.

23-08-2006, 08:38	#2
bugman Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 156 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Juicer recommendations have a look at tescos they some times are cheaper on stuff .thats where i got mine from

23-08-2006, 09:02	#3
gilesk MadridBriskodia Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,044 Members Car: Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Juicer recommendations There are 2 types I think, I bought the cheaper one that works on centrifugal force , I regret it, spend the extra money and I would buy an american brand (even though I try not to most of the time) __________________ who'd have thought it eh?

23-08-2006, 10:13	#4
kit Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: dublin Posts: 1,246 Members Car: octavia RS Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Juicer recommendations the anthony worrell thompson one is very good,cant remember who makes it!!....It has a very powerful motor and a wide port so you can get big bits of fruit in.Bought it in roaches stores last year and use it every day,not had a single problem with it,if you get one with a weak motor it will soon expire!! kit

18-09-2006, 17:03	#7
Dr. Octavia Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 212 Members Car: Octavia 1.8t 4x4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Juicer recommendations I've got a Breville one with an 850w motor, awesome thing. You can come round and give it a test drive if you like!

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pixi Naughty Pix! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Writing in these boxes is soooo last year! Posts: 6,307 Members Car: 06 Fabia vrs Thanks: 106 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Juicer recommendations If it were me I would be looking for one that's easy to wash! __________________

19-09-2006, 11:10	#12
Dr. Octavia Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 212 Members Car: Octavia 1.8t 4x4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Juicer recommendations I can't believe you put orange skin in! One of my friends tried to eat the pulp once on mine and said it was disgusting, it must have been very dry. I usually go with oranges and apples, and sometimes I throw a carrot in there too. I've tried all sorts including strawberries, pineapples, grapes and kiwi. Oranges and apples always taste good I find, especially with Granny Smith apples for the extra tang.

19-09-2006, 14:57	#14
Dr. Octavia Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 212 Members Car: Octavia 1.8t 4x4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Juicer recommendations I think my mouth would be red raw if I ate 3 apples and 2 oranges every two days. That's how I justify it! Plus carrots help you see in the dark, if I juice enough of them, I'll soon have night vision. But pure carrot juice is grim.

26-09-2006, 15:01	#16
kit Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: dublin Posts: 1,246 Members Car: octavia RS Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Juicer recommendations it depends what you like!!!......anything that you can eat the skin on put in if you want....anything you dont(like oranges!!) then dont!!......theres some good juice recipie books out there or i think the BBC website has a good section. Some things that you like might not taste good when mixed together!!!....some combo's are good for certain things ie extra vit c,d or e....some give you energy,some fight off colds.My ma swears by putting ginger root in hers!!!...which is good for fighting off colds.....but the amount she uses would fell a horse!!......all the usaul ones i use.....bannana,orange apple,mango,pineapple,strawberries,kiwi fruit,peach,melon...etc.....but drink straight away as you loose the minerals if you leave overnight!!! happy juicing kit

26-09-2006, 23:10	#18
tfboy C+ à Paris! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tilehurst, Berkshire Posts: 6,325 Members Car: "Fake" Black Magic vRS Thanks: 21 Thanked 76 Times in 66 Posts	Re: Juicer recommendations I made the error of zapping on the TV passed midnight to get bombarded with all those silly money spending quizes and TV shopping. They did have one of those Jacques Lalanne juicers or whatever the name of it was. Wasn't cheap (well, it was on TV after all ) but it did allow you to put entire fruit in without peeling / coring them first. So that minimises preparation time and mazimises juice output edit: this is the one for a lot cheaper than the TV price clicky Edit 2 : A whole Juicer website Juicer machines - compare and read reviews at Happy Juicer __________________ Xavier Last edited by tfboy; 26-09-2006 at 23:15.

29-09-2006, 10:30	#20
greg2302 Briskodian Join Date: May 2003 Location: West Lothian Posts: 1,158 Members Car: Audi TT 1.8T Quattro (225) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Juicer recommendations I would recommend you don't buy one as it will get used twice the first week, then sit in the kithcen looking shiny for 3 weeks, then sit in the kitchen looking dusty for a year, then get relegated to the garage for a couple of years. Although I must admit I have just resurrected mine for making Pina Coladas. __________________ An idiot is somebody who persists in holding their own opinion even after I have enlightened them with mine

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