We all want to enjoy a healthy lifestyle by eating a balanced diet and doing more exercise to stay fit. Home juicing is now a trend with juices such as refreshing watermelon for the summer and all sorts of other juices to help you lose weight. To make delicious and healthy juices, you need a good quality juicer. Models available on the market come with different functions. Before shopping for a juicer, find out the functions of each product and the things you need to look out for. The following is an overview with some juicer recommendations.

Major types of juicers

1. Manual juicer
How it works: Uses simple leverage or compression.
Features: Safe and environmentally friendly, easy to operate and retains more nutrients from the fruits.
2. Fast juicer
How it works: Uses rapid rotation of blades to slice food into fine pieces.
Features: Fast juice extraction speed, but offers low juice yield. Suitable for making large quantities as it saves time and energy.
3. Slow juicer
How it works: A screw rod inside the juicer rotates at a low speed of 80 revolutions per minute to squeeze and grind the fruit. Juice flows out through the filter and the residue is removed from the discharge outlet.
Features: Low noise, slow grinding technology extracts high amounts of cellulose, nutrients and vitamins from fruits and vegetables, and squeezes crisp vegetables and fruits for a higher juice yield.

Hot brands: BRAUN，KENWOOD，Bruno，Hurom

Recommended products: BRAUN CJ3000 Juicer，Hurom HP-PPG12 Slow Juicer，Deerma NU05H USB Portable Juicer Blender

Things to consider when shopping for a juicer

1. Blade shape
Juicers come with either flat or waved blades. The flat blade is suitable for cutting up fruit and vegetables, while the wave blade is suitable for crushing harder ingredients such as ice cubes and nuts to make smoothies. Titanium alloy steel blades are more durable than stainless steel blades as they are easier to clean and do not rust.
2. Capacity
Decide on a suitable capacity for your needs according to the portions you need to prepare and for how many people. If you want to make a smoothie, the serving size is usually about 200mL per person. If you want to make a large amount in one go, you should buy a juicer with a capacity larger than 500 ml.
3. Power
The power of a juicer is represented by its spinning capacity. The higher the power, the faster it spins. If you want to make a smooth and dense juice or smoothie, buy a juicer with more power. If you want some pulp to remain in the juice, choose a juicer of about 200 watts.
4. Noise
Noise volume during the operation of a juicer is important. If it is too noisy, it can be annoying, and could even cause hearing loss over time. So it is best to buy models that highlight a quiet, low-noise mode.
5. Easy to clean
Buy a detachable juicer that is easy to rinse and reassemble. A juicer that comes with a residue discharge outlet is more convenient to clean.

Juicer Q&A

1. How to adjust the spinning speed according to pulp size?
The slower the spinning speed, the coarser the pulp. While the faster the spinning speed, the finer the pulp. Choose a juicer that offers varying speeds so you can adjust according to your preference.
2. Are all ingredients suitable for juicing?
Not really. Some ingredients don’t juice well. Some juicers are not suitable for food that is too watery, too hard or has small particles. It’s hard to decide whether the ingredients can be squeezed into juice by rotating speed alone. Therefore, it is important to first decide what juices you want to make in advance and check whether the juicer can handle your preferred ingredients.