Inexpensive But Efficient Juicer

[Conscious Midwife]

I've been tring to wait until after the September class before I go out buying all my big ticket food prep items. But, a few weeks ago I had some awesome carrot juice. It sustained me for hours. I bought a glass the next day, and again delicious. Then I tried the carrot and orange combo. Yummy.

So the owner of this little bodega type store is charging three bucks for @ a 12 oz cup. He uses straight produce no fillers or other stuff like Smoothie King or Wild Oats. not even ice or water. The only thing is all the wasted carrot shavings.

So I went home and made some juice and cut up carrots.I used a blender as I don't have a juicer. The flavor was good but the pulp gross. I had to force it down.

The bodega is 30 miles from my house and at $3 a pop surely it would be more efficient, green and enjoyable for me to juice at home. Since my family still eats cooked I could make carrot cake, with the pulp, every other day until I purchase a dehydrator.

Is this reasonable logic and would a $50 juicer do the trick?

I really want a vitamixer, which would be a later big purchase, but will it puree carots fine enough so that I dont have to chew my drinks?

[Lay-Lay]

vitamixer is wonderful, but when I want some smooth juice I just use my 45 dollar juiceman jr. and it works great.

[tgaski2]

If you really want to wait why not just strain what you get from the blender? My mom did this for years. I grew up drinking carrot juice and had never seen a juicer. Use one of the really fine wire seives or cheescloth. You could get either for under $5 and then wait for the juicer after your class. Just my two cents.

TG

[Conscious Midwife]

DUH

why didn't I think of that!

I already have a strainer and I have about 2-3Lbs of carrots I need to eat up before my road trip next week.

I will have carrot juice for supper and be UBER ENERGIZED for my evening cleaning escapade and then pack a refuel in the AM.

THANKS TGASKI2 you save the day.

again DUH

[Lucinda]

Let us know how using the blender works out for you!
I'm also deciding between a vita mix and a juicer.

[Conscious Midwife]

Just blended about 1.5 lbs of carrotas with the juice of an orange an water.

It was the consistentcy of split pea soup, plus I couldn't find my strainer.

Taste ok but not to have as a drink, more like thick carrot gravy. I don't know howthis would have strained even if I had found it. Maybe I needed more water.


rummaged the cabinets found some walnut, leftover coconut from hubbies baklava and some craisins

Mixed this concotion with other unmentionables in an attempt to make some sort of carrot power bar for the teens who are @ 50% raw.

Anyway I won't go into detail or report back cause the mystery loaf is a concoction of non raw stuff, just rying to prevent waste.

[SparklePlenty]

I juice with my Vita Mix this way. Put your veggies in the VM cut up along with 1-2 c water. Blend well and then pour it all into a nut milk bag (available in Alissa's online store) and squeeze it into a bowl. You will get every last drop out. Then turn the bag inside out, dispose of the pulp and voila' -- Juice! Much easier and more efficient than a strainer, I think.

My friend Ellen taught me this method and I think she got it from Victoria Boutenko. The water simply dilutes the juice, no biggie, IMO. So I end up drinking a 32 oz cup instead of 16 oz, but get the same amount of juice. And it's kind of easier on my tummy.

[michigan roman]

Just blended about 1.5 lbs of carrotas with the juice of an orange an water.

It was the consistentcy of split pea soup, plus I couldn't find my strainer.

Taste ok but not to have as a drink, more like thick carrot gravy. I don't know howthis would have strained even if I had found it. Maybe I needed more water.


rummaged the cabinets found some walnut, leftover coconut from hubbies baklava and some craisins

Mixed this concotion with other unmentionables in an attempt to make some sort of carrot power bar for the teens who are @ 50% raw.

Anyway I won't go into detail or report back cause the mystery loaf is a concoction of non raw stuff, just rying to prevent waste.

ive been doing this for years , you just didnt use enough water . fill blender half full with water then add up to around 3 carrots then strain . its like you said you just need more water . DONT WASTE MONEY ON JUICER , ive done this with everything greens included

[Conscious Midwife]

THANKS MICHIGAN

By the way the Carrot Power BArs were Heavy but edible. ;)

[gthomas15229]

I just found this from a link from some one on here from a discussion on juicing. I am going to get one for sure. It is 'green' because it does not use electricity. I already have two other juicers and a Vitamix which I rarely use because it is a hassle to set up in our small kitchen.

[Conscious Midwife]

Thanks gthomas.

looks like a pretty good "green" machine, but I didn't get the impression it could handle carrots.

[fikustree]

I READ that this one is supposed to be pretty good, better than the juicman (my juiceman broke last week )


L'Equip Mini Pulp Ejector, I saw it somewhere (sorry!) for 30$