FRUITY TALK

When one is juicing, it’s important to know one’s juicing lingo

CENTRIFUGAL JUICERS: GOOD THIS, THE MORE POPULAR TYPE OF JUICER, ESSENTIALLY GRATES YOUR FRUIT AND VEG AT HIGH SPEED, THEN BLASTS THE LIQUID PART THROUGH A MESH. THEY’RE CHEAP, EFFECTIVE – PARTICULARLY WITH FRUIT AND SOLID VEGGIES SUCH AS CARROTS – BUT NOISY.

MASTICATING JUICERS: BETTER! HOWEVER, IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT EXTRACTING FLUIDS FROM PRODUCE, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND A MASTICATING OR ‘SLOW’ JUICER. THESE USE A HEAVY ROTATING ‘AUGER’ TO CRUSH FRUIT AND VEG AGAINST A FILTER SCREEN. AS A RESULT IT’S FAR QUIETER THAN A CENTRIFUGAL MACHINE, AND WORKS WITH ANYTHING FROM BANANAS TO CARROTS TO WHEATGRASS. IT’S ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE LOWER HEAT INVOLVED MEANS THAT MORE NUTRIENTS REMAIN IN THE JUICE, THOUGH WE’VE NOT SEEN CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF THAT.

…AND THAT’S NOT ALL BY USING FILTER SCREENS WITH DIFFERENT-SIZED HOLES, SLOW JUICERS CAN CREATE MORE FULL-BODIED JUICES, SMOOTHIES, AND ALSO NUT BUTTERS AND SORBETS, HENCE THE HIGHER PRICE.