Karen & co. Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 We are thinking of getting a juicer, and just wondered if anyone had one and whether they are worth it? I have seen the Phillips HR1861 that gets good reviews on amazon, but wondered if anyone had amy experience of them? karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I used to have a juicer - produced some lovely yummy results but I just got fed up with making and drinking juice which took 2 minutes then washing up all the blooming stuff afterwards which took 20 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I used to have a juicer - produced some lovely yummy results but I just got fed up with making and drinking juice which took 2 minutes then washing up all the blooming stuff afterwards which took 20 minutes. Laura, I'm so with you there. I've got a Smoothie maker rather than a juicer, and it makes some rather delicious smoothies.... but I found that taking it all apart and washing it after use was so time consuming and such a drag that now it's more of an kitchen ornament than a well used gadget Sheer laziness on my part I know , because the smoothies really are lovely and so healthy perhaps I should dust it off this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Mine went in the bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I agree with the other posts, but I have to say I did feel energised after a glass of vegetable juice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Fresh juice is nice if a bit of a faff I like my juicer it s a great big one can't remember the make it is the one endorsed by Anthony thingy the chef I don't bother with a smoothie maker I just use a hand blender and a jug then all you have to do is rinse no fiddly parts to clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Yup! I'm, with the 'its a nice idea but the washing up takes 20 times longer then the juice making and drinking' brigade! Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I totally agree with all of you that got fed up with the washing up - I have a juicer that has sat in my cupboard for over a year now unused. I decided to eat all the ingredients in solid form instead and save on the washing up! By the way I have a set of mini recipe books for juices if anyone wants them - free to a good home! Lorna P.S. Does anyone ever mix fruit and veg in their juices? I got told that it results in excess wind!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 P.S. Does anyone ever mix fruit and veg in their juices? I got told that it results in excess wind!!! The only vegetable which blends with fruit is carrot and the only fruit which blends with veggies is carrot. If you stick to that, you should be OK (regardless of what Dr. Gillian may tell you ) My favourite is carrot and apple but I very often don't bother with the juicer these days because I want to make a lot of juice to drink over the course of the day but it goes brown. I can't be bothered with the washing up for just a couple of glasses of juice. I bought a Jack LaLainne (sp?) juicer off one of the many shopping chanels which sell it. It is good because it leaves you with a reduced level of fairly dry residue compared to some juicers and isn't too bad to wash up and all the bits go in a dishwasher. I use a hand blender for smoothies which I have for breakfast most days - much quicker to wash up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 OMG - I'd better retract my offer of the juice recipe books until I get home as boyf has just told me he thinks he gave them to one of his sisters Shows how long it is since I last looked at them....... Lorna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I used to have a juicer - produced some lovely yummy results but I just got fed up with making and drinking juice which took 2 minutes then washing up all the blooming stuff afterwards which took 20 minutes. Ditto! I was glad we'd borrowed ours rather than bought one, because it was a short-lived wonder. Sounds like a good freecycle request, Karen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 I used to have a juicer - produced some lovely yummy results but I just got fed up with making and drinking juice which took 2 minutes then washing up all the blooming stuff afterwards which took 20 minutes. Ditto! I was glad we'd borrowed ours rather than bought one, because it was a short-lived wonder. Sounds like a good freecycle request, Karen. Good idea Christine karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 It does depend on your juicer. I started with a centrifugal one, spinning basket that shreds the fruit and veg and then seperates the juice. Whilst I loved the juice the spinning action forces the pulp in to the strainer and takes a lot of cleaning. I now have a masticating one which is much more expenseive but the juice is produced by a gentler method and doesn't brown so easily, in fact stored in a thermos in the fridge it's fine all day. The juicer also turns frozen fruit into a sort of icecream that's just fruit and very yummy. The machine is much easier to clean. As to what I mix in a juice well the world's your oyster, no please don't juice oysters! Beetroot mixes well with anything that you would mix with carrot. I add juiced spinach to a lot of things. Ginger adds a great kick and you can always in a blender mix a juice with a ripe avacado to make a thick smoothy type drink, sounds weird but I love a mix of pineapple, apple, cucumber, spinach beetroot and avacado If you have enough carrot/apple/pineapple in there as the main juice then it will stay sweet and most people want sweet juice. I'm a bit weird and actually like many of the Gillian McKeith style veg juices as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMurphy Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I bought a Phillips juicer as recommended by the "Juice Master" Jason Vale. I got a free "7lbs in 7 days" wall chart which I sort of followed and lost 6lbs despite the fact that I only walked Teal as normal and did none of the extra, suggested exercise. My skin was fabulous at the end of the week and I have to admit that the juicer has only been used once since then. The juicer worked well and was pretty quick to clean but when you have to do it 5 times daily it becomes a real chore. For a DAILY juice I think it's a great buy, HOWEVER, I would suggest borrowing one first!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I love the innocent smoothies and looked at making my own (have a smoothie maker rather than a juicer), but unless I could get to a good market on a very regular basis, it would have been more expensive to make it myself! That combined with the hassle of cleaning it ......... I'm afraid I'm sticking to ready made ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I do have a very good local market so I am very blessed that way. Problem with the shop bought juices etc is that they are generally pasturised so whilst some of the vitamins and minerals survive non of the enzymes are left and they are really really good for you, that's where fresh made wins out. Fresh made does keep reasonably well, 24 hours, if you use a thermos flask that you put in the freezer for a bit before filling with juice. Depends just how into it you want to go. I love Jason Vale's recipies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
