Champion juicer question

[daimajin108]

Hello,
I recently purchased a champion commercial juicer. Is it natural for the inside of the screen and the chute to get backed up with a lot of pulp? After about 8 carrots and a couple of apples it gets hard to put anything else down the chute without first cleaning the screen and chute.
Thanks

[wyjoz]

Yah, that's how it goes.

[Cinnamon]

I have a Champion and haven't had this happen... I use it daily to make about 16 to 20 ounces of green juice. I sure don't know what to suggest as for me the pulp comes right on through and never has backed up! Hopefully someone else will have some suggestions.

(I juice about 6 carrots, 1 or 2 apples, 1/2 lemon, ginger, beet, cucumber, kale, parsley, swiss chard, spinach, and other greens and some celery-this is my daily recipe.)

[Tirza]

I have never had to take it apart to clean the screen or anything. Once in awhile when it feels very hard to push something through, I just kind of jog the pusher up and down or use a carrot to force it through. I do have carrot pulp backing up the feeder chute sometimes while I am putting another one in, but I just push the pulp through with the pusher or another carrot while holding my hand cupped around the top so none of the pulp falls out into the juice container. I have heard of people pouring a tiny bit of water or the juice through the feeder chute to loosen things up a bit. Maybe I should do that, rather than trying to push it so hard. It might take less time. You really should not have to take it apart.

[Revvell]

I would push down a bit on the front of the chute. That seemed to help.

Revvell

[daimajin108]

Thanks. I've had the juicer for 3 - 4 weks . It's a commercial unit. When you take the juicer apart is ther usually a "coat" of pulp on the inside of the screen?
I do get plenty of pulp out of the front of the unit when juicing. I usually run it through a second time because it's still a little on the wet side of things. The pulp issue that I'm having is the coat of pulp on the screen and then it seems to back up in the chute and when it does that, it becomes a little more diffuclt to juice the next carrot. It will still go through, it just has a bit more resistance to the machine. I don't think I could juice say , 15 carrots straight. So far I've only juiced apples , celery , beets , and carrots in the machine.
Should of gone with a twin gear.

[Revvell]

Be sure to cut the celery into about 1" pieces or the strings will wrap about the cutter.

Revvell

[rawpriestess]

I have never had this challenge with my champion juicer.


I can make a gallon of carrot juice without any problems.

[Tirza]

Thanks. I've had the juicer for 3 - 4 weks . It's a commercial unit. When you take the juicer apart is ther usually a "coat" of pulp on the inside of the screen?
I do get plenty of pulp out of the front of the unit when juicing. I usually run it through a second time because it's still a little on the wet side of things. The pulp issue that I'm having is the coat of pulp on the screen and then it seems to back up in the chute and when it does that, it becomes a little more diffuclt to juice the next carrot. It will still go through, it just has a bit more resistance to the machine. I don't think I could juice say , 15 carrots straight. So far I've only juiced apples , celery , beets , and carrots in the machine.
Should of gone with a twin gear.

Yes, I also get a coating of very damp pulp adhering to the screen. I have also put all the pulp through again. It does help, but I think it increases the foam on the top of the juice if that matters to you. I have also poured the juice through a coffee filter and then pressed it dry.

Some people feel that the very best way to juice is to pulverize the vegetables, then wrap the pulp in a cloth, then press the juice out. Sounds messy to me, but that is apparently the way to get the most nutrient-rich juice out of the vegetable.

I agree with Revvell about cutting celery into pieces first because of the strings. That is why the Champion won't do wheat grass juice. I even cut celery up if I want to use it in a smoothie in the blender.

[Queen Shelley]

Yes, the screen gets a layer of pulp, no problem. I keep the 'funnel' on and just keep cramming in the veggies/fruit, yes, it backfeeds up the tube, that's what the pusher is for, keep stuffing it down. I make about 2 qts of juice at a time.

Save that pulp for cakes and cookies! Another great idea is to put a plastic Put a thick rubber band over the output nozzle, pucker up a grocery bag over the output nozzle and snap the rubber band over it to keep it in place. All the goo goes in the bag and there's no clean-up of a bowl or overflow. Bag can go into the frige till you decide what to make with the pulp, or carry the pulp to the compost pile.