Spec me a juicer

Psycho Sonny · 6 Aug 2020 at 17:45

Budget of £500

Im looking at this which has a 10 year warranty.

https://www.juicers.co.uk/hurom-h200-self-feeding-slow-juicer-in-black/

Apparently the bees knees. Or should I spend less and go for a mid range product.

I plan on making carrot juice and orange juice mainly with a few other bits and bobs.

Ill also make fresh tomato juice for caesar's cocktails when the occasion calls for it.

I understand some juicers can also make oat milk and nut milk I'd prefer to get one that does this which is why I haven't bought the above yet. I don't think it can.

Psycho Sonny · 6 Aug 2020 at 18:13

jsmoke said:
If they are that cheap can you get me a couple also?

If it's going to get regular use that is cheap.

Currently making oat milk in a vitamix then using a nut strainer bag.

Which is a pain. Hopefully I can find a juicer that will help with this.

Psycho Sonny · 7 Aug 2020 at 10:43

Decided to go with the hurom H100 it's only £350 and can make oat and nut milk with a 10 year warranty.

Also has the option of making ice cream, smoothies and loads of other features.

Not that pricey when my vitamix cost me £350 just for a blender.

Psycho Sonny · 7 Aug 2020 at 18:52

mid_gen said:
500 quid and you still have to peel the oranges

You need to do that with any juicer regardless of the price.

There are 3 types of juicing technology with masticating being the best.

People buying cheap juicers aren't getting all the best stuff and it's being ruined by the process. For example even the colour of the juice is different between technologies.

Also you have additional features, ease of cleaning, greater yields, quieter and self feeding. Some can also take whole apples, etc vs having to chop them up.

The difference is there and I spent around an hour on YouTube before making my decision. I really wanted one with a milk function.

Psycho Sonny · 10 Aug 2020 at 23:31

mid_gen said:
Juice is a terrible way to consume fruit and veg, I don't see the point personally, unless you're after diabetes and rotten teeth.

I can't stand celery but I'll have some in a juice.

Fresh orange juice is going to be the main use for the wife. I don't think having 1 or 2 glasses of fresh juice will give anyone diabetes or rotten teeth.

I want to add more of certain things into my diet. Which I can't do through eating.

Beetroot - well I do usually eat this pickled
Celery - never have this
Turmeric - only use powdered stuff in curries
Ginger - again curries only
Kale - never have it

I'm not going to be making apple and pear juice. The focus will be on healthy juices with small amounts of sugar.

Fresh lemon and limes for vitamin c too.

That's the thing with food and drink. Not everyone likes the same things or uses ingredients for the same things.

I'm also going to be making my own milk - oat, Almond, etc. I already buy the store bought stuff which is made for profit. Make it yourself and you can make it for taste and freshness. Also increased quality with a higher nut content.

Psycho Sonny · 11 Aug 2020 at 13:34

jpaul said:
fresh then ? will a masticator successfully smash the fibrous element, do what a grater might ?

can you get satisfying/homogenized results with a home machine .. is there a good link. ?

YouTube is your friend

https://youtu.be/Q0lo8gFibDg

Above is how easy it is to clean the machine I bought I know someone above complained but they did buy a cheap machine.

https://youtu.be/FLBseaGGPxE

This is an overview of the juicer I bought.

https://youtu.be/iggGxhqFI-8

That is a link to a video using a very old juicer from the same manufacturer since then the tech has improved.

https://youtu.be/z_gxMPtjeGE

Cashew milk.

I'd say when it comes to kitchen gadgets I have more than most folk and tend to buy high end.

Vitamix - can make fresh peanut butter, soup, ice cream, cocktails, etc.
Stand mixer mainly for pizza dough
Nutra ninja for smoothies and chutneys
Food processor for chopping stuff up
Nespresso for coffee
Velvetiser for hot chocolate
Indoor pizza oven imported from Italy
Outdoor wood burning pizza oven
George foreman
Phillips airfryer
Ninja foodi multi pressure cooker and air crisper - this is the best thing anyone can buy

Plus loads of other stuff countless stuff like a sous vide from anova, inverter microwave, etc.

I ran a restaurant for several years and I can cook better food than I can get elsewhere eso I don't tend to eat out a lot unless it's a social event.

I'd rather take that cash and buy better stuff for the kitchen.

Psycho Sonny · 11 Aug 2020 at 15:37

Raymond Lin said:
You lose all credibility when you said George Foreman

I use that essentially as a panini press. For toasting sandwiches and bagels. I rarely actually cook anything on it.

Like ill do a bacon and Brie bagel and ill want the brie to melt slightly so I'll do the bacon in the oven, then make the bagel up when it's cooked and then put into the foreman.

It's not a must have I could use the oven but I feel the foreman does a better job with contact heat plates.

The ninja foodi though gets used a lot I only recently got it and I highly recommend it to everyone now. It's also got an air fryer built in so if you want one of them also then you kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Psycho Sonny · 11 Aug 2020 at 20:31

Best way to cook a steak is via sous vide then searing it on both sides via a really really really hot pan or a flame thrower for a few seconds either side.