Jack LaLanne Juicer

[Rawzula]

I love my juicer. I put a bag in the pulp catcher so I never have to wash it. Makes clean up even easier.

[hameyjane]

My husband and I just upgraded from a Waring to a Breville and we love, love, LOVE it--haven't stopped using it--clean up is a breeze. Just made a ginger, apple, celery and red cabbage drink for my tummy :)

[RowanC]

I love my juicer. I put a bag in the pulp catcher so I never have to wash it. Makes clean up even easier.

Yup.. me too.. Just put a plastic grocery sack in there, then toss it.

[PHATS]

Cold Press, Masticating VS centrifugal


The first thing we need to do is ask what we will be using it for... Just juicing? Wheat grass juicing? Sorbets? Grinding? Then perhaps the quality of the juice - the juicing or extraction method employed?


I have owned a Jack LaLanneÂ’s Power Juicer http://www.powerjuicer.com/ and I have to say I was very impressed with it. In fact it was one of the reasons I purchased this particular juicer after seeing it on an infomercial add on TV in the UK - I thought it was sensational.


However as we move on we start to ask why? Why are we Juicing? Why raw etc?


Well the reason I moved from Jack LaLanneÂ’s Power Juicer to the Hippocrates http://www.my-greenpower-juicer.com/ juicer was one main reason - the enzymes.


There is concern with Jack LaLanneÂ’s Power Juicer and the damage the extraction process does to the enzymes as they are extracted from the centrifugal filter - basically it electrifies some enzymes with a discharge damaging or killing them.


Since this is one of the main reasons I opted for a juicer I began to research and found Dr Watson's juicer selling for around $2,000 which used the cold pressed method! I thought hang on a moment do I really need to spend this! So I asked myself what I would like to do in the months ahead with a juicer in mind I started to look at the Green Power range http://www.greenstar.com/ However the inventor of this model released a new juicer at the same time as my research which was endorsed by the Hippocrates Health Institute http://www.hippocratesinst.org.


Ann Wigmore was one of the very first to bring the benefits of wheat grass to the majority http://www.wigmore.org/. In the end I decided to sell my Jack LaLanneÂ’s Power Juicer and purchased The Greenpower Hippo / Kempo juicer http://www.my-greenpower-juicer.com/ which not only does all the fruit and vegetables but also wheatgrass plus much more something that Jack LaLanneÂ’s Power Juicer fails at as the design simply clogs the system. I donÂ’t want to sound too negative because I believe both juicers have there place and lets face it juice from either juicer is way better than pasteurised over sweetened crap from the shopping malls etc.


So to recap I purchased the Greenpower Hippo / Kempo juicer because it uses the cold press, masticating type process, to ensure I was getting maximum enzymatic content and also to allow me to juice wheat grass. The only downside with this juicer is that you have to chop the vegetable and fruit up into smaller pieces but thatÂ’s not a big thing. Its important to point out that you can also use this juicer to make sorbets and grind unlike Jack LaLanneÂ’s Power Juicer which is just a juicer.


I do miss my Jack LaLanneÂ’s Power Juicer as it was unbelievably fast at juicing and if you have a busy day its great.


Lets face it its not the instruments or tools we use but the fact that we have all started on this journey that makes the difference in the years ahead :-)

LOVE YA :-)

[misslinda]

Threw out that crappy Jack Llanne I had and bought the Breville Juice fountain elite and very very happy! :)

[darkchild]

I bought the JL juicer from Costco and am very happy with it.


Dawn

[Blazin'Jane]

Good discussion about juicers!! Jason brings up a point which interests me. How long is the shelf life (in the refrigerator) for fresh juice? I sort of had the impression that you had to drink it all up as soon as it was made, or shortly thereafter. Not true??
Jane

[Tri-girl]

I have one and it works fine. I think it is easier than some of the other juicers to clean plus it has a wide opening so you don't have to cut everything up into small pieces.