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Buying Wheatgrass/Barleygrass?
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21-10-2009 4:38pm#1
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As far as I know juicers with the ability to juice wheatgrass are pretty expensive.
well it depends. Almost any juicer will juice wheatgrass, some will do a better job than others tho.
A centrifugal juicer (most common type -spinning blade/sieve) will do an ok job provided you bunch the wheatgrass tightly so it all gets cut up. These cost 100-200 for a good one.
Masticating normally do a very good job of wheatgrass. There are different types of masticating juicers, twin gear and single auger come to mind. They rely on a low rpm and 'press' the fruit/veg at high pressure, after grinding it. These are more expensive ranging from 300 plus (may get some cheaper).
Finally, mechanical juicers also known as wheatgrass juicers. Basically these clip onto a worktop, you put the wheatgrass in and turn the handle manually. You can then rejuice the pulp to get even more juice from it. Although i dont have one myself these are very handy and inexpensive. You'd probably get one for 30euros+. here is a video of one:
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well it depends. Almost any juicer will juice wheatgrass, some will do a better job than others tho.
A centrifugal juicer (most common type -spinning blade/sieve) will do an ok job provided you bunch the wheatgrass tightly so it all gets cut up. These cost 100-200 for a good one.
Masticating normally do a very good job of wheatgrass. There are different types of masticating juicers, twin gear and single auger come to mind. They rely on a low rpm and 'press' the fruit/veg at high pressure, after grinding it. These are more expensive ranging from 300 plus (may get some cheaper).
Finally, mechanical juicers also known as wheatgrass juicers. Basically these clip onto a worktop, you put the wheatgrass in and turn the handle manually. You can then rejuice the pulp to get even more juice from it. Although i dont have one myself these are very handy and inexpensive. You'd probably get one for 30euros+. here is a video of one:
I had only ever heard that you could use masticating juicers for wheatgrass. Thats interesting though. You know your juicers!
Don't suppose you'd be able to recommend a general juicer that would be good ? I've been reading up on them lately but can't decide what to go with.0 -
I had only ever heard that you could use masticating juicers for wheatgrass. Thats interesting though. You know your juicers!
Don't suppose you'd be able to recommend a general juicer that would be good ? I've been reading up on them lately but can't decide what to go with.
depends what you want to use the juicer for:)
For mainly vegetables and high juice yield the new greenstar is elite is probably the winner, but this takes a long time to cut stuff up and to clean. And its probably around 500-600 :eek:. I have an older model greenstar and its probably 6 years old. Its still in great condition and I guess it probably paid the difference in terms of juice yields (ie. very efficient) but I wouldnt recommend it for beginners as you may lose interest fast. Oh and its not too good with fruit!
The centrifugal juicers are a really good starting block (if thats an expression). They are fast, relatively easy to clean and not too pricy. I am hearing lots of good things about the Breville 800jexl juice fountain elite. Try and get one with a large chute that will take whole apples - soo much better.
A juicer I am very keen to buy is the new Omega VRT 330. Its masticating with only 70-80 rpm (so food isnt heated like centrifugal and keeps most nutrients), fast (both juicing and larger chute) and it partially cleans itself. The time it takes to juice and clean has become really important for me lately. If you are buying this I would recommend getting it shipped from the US as it costs 350 there (242 euros) as opposed to 450euros on eu sites! here is a link of it. this is good for fruit and veg
ps. i have no shares in any juicing companies;)
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depends what you want to use the juicer for:)
For mainly vegetables and high juice yield the new greenstar is elite is probably the winner, but this takes a long time to cut stuff up and to clean. And its probably around 500-600 :eek:. I have an older model greenstar and its probably 6 years old. Its still in great condition and I guess it probably paid the difference in terms of juice yields (ie. very efficient) but I wouldnt recommend it for beginners as you may lose interest fast. Oh and its not too good with fruit!
The centrifugal juicers are a really good starting block (if thats an expression). They are fast, relatively easy to clean and not too pricy. I am hearing lots of good things about the Breville 800jexl juice fountain elite. Try and get one with a large chute that will take whole apples - soo much better.
A juicer I am very keen to buy is the new Omega VRT 330. Its masticating with only 70-80 rpm (so food isnt heated like centrifugal and keeps most nutrients), fast (both juicing and larger chute) and it partially cleans itself. The time it takes to juice and clean has become really important for me lately. If you are buying this I would recommend getting it shipped from the US as it costs 350 there (242 euros) as opposed to 450euros on eu sites! here is a link of it. this is good for fruit and veg
ps. i have no shares in any juicing companies
Thank you so much for that reply Shift.I had read that the Greenstar juicer is very good but it's interesting to hear it's not so great with fruit. The Omega VRT 330 juicer you linked to looks excellent. I've been watching little youtube videos about it for the last hour now!:D The fact that cleaning would not take so long with it would be a huge plus for me and if the videos are to be believed it seems to be juicing all sorts of things very well. I think I might just be sold on it now! I really appreciated the advice. 0 -
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Thank you so much for that reply Shift.I had read that the Greenstar juicer is very good but it's interesting to hear it's not so great with fruit. The Omega VRT 330 juicer you linked to looks excellent. I've been watching little youtube videos about it for the last hour now!:D The fact that cleaning would not take so long with it would be a huge plus for me and if the videos are to be believed it seems to be juicing all sorts of things very well. I think I might just be sold on it now! I really appreciated the advice.
no problem chilly:)
Yeah Im gonna order on of the omegas this week myself.
The greenstar is excellent with hard stuff and leafy greens but it does suffer a bit with fruit like pineapples, oranges, berries etc. It will still juice them and do an ok job - you can pick up little tricks too like juicing something soft like some pineapple then putting some firm apples in to keep it from getting mushy.
if you want to know any of the us websites that ship here let me know:pac:0 -
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