Anyone use a juicer? (vegetable / fruit)

[MikeInOr]

My gf (of 16 years) is currently in post op recovering from colon surgery. They plumbed her small intestine out of her stomach into a colostomy bag so that her lower intestine can recover from the removal of the tumor. For the next few months it is going to be very hard for her to eat solid foods and get the nutrition she needs.

We are going to buy a juicer so she can consume the nutrients from fruits / vegetables without the fiber. From the doctor: fiber is a definite no-no for the first few months.

I have been researching juicers and decided we want to go with a cold juicer (where the juice doesn't warm up and oxygenated). The Jack Lalanne juicers, Breville juicers and other inexpensive juicers use a centripetal action where the vegi's are grated up into little pieces that are then spun around in a basket at several thousand RPM to extract the juice. The cold juicers chop (@ ~40rpm) up the vegi's then use a screw mechanism to push them under extreme pressure to extract the juice out of them. From researching, juicing / juicers (the people, not the machines) are almost cult like in their beliefs. I honestly can't tell if there is ANY difference between the centripetal juicers and the cold juicers. It almost seems more like some fanatical religious beliefs than anything having to do with real science.

Currently we have narrowed our choices down to the Numa J30 and the Hurom H70, both cold juicers consistently rated top of the line juicers. We are leaning towards the Numa J30 because it uses a metal screen that removes almost all the pulp/fiber. The Hurom H70 is being hyped for being much easier to clean but also letting considerably moe pulp into the juice. Our top concerns are: quality construction, small, low counter space, ease of use, and ease of cleaning.

Everyone on youtube seem to have ulterior motives for hyping one product over another. I thought I would inquire here as I usually get much straighter answers than youtube "influencers" and the internet as a whole. Does anyone have any experience with juicers?

From the number of juicers for sale on FB and CL it seems a lot of people try juicing only to give up on it eventually. If we she can get the nutrition her body needs for the next 3 months it will easily be worth the investment in a quality juicer for us.

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[OrPackrat]

I just learned there are different kinds of juicers....


I'm kinda curious now but also a little scared....

 

[Andy54Hawken]

We had a juicer for awhile....I called it Newton....
It worked well and we enjoyed it , till the novelty wore off....then off to the yard sale it went.

In your case...I don't think that will happen.
If I remember correctly it was cold juicer.
Andy

 

[MikeInOr]

I just learned there are different kinds of juicers....


I'm kinda curious now but also a little scared....

It is a complete rabbit hole. The jest of the argument seems to be that centrifugal juicers warm the juice up and expose the juice to oxygen which causes it to break down quicker and loose its vitamins and enzymes much quicker. I am a little doubtful but it is far from the most off the wall theory ever discussed on this site.

 

[po18guy]

DW uses a Vita-Mix 1020 or some such. Old line company, expensive, but it seems to work well. She tosses ice cubes in with the fruit/berry mix to make smoothies.

 

[MikeInOr]

DW uses a Vita-Mix 1020 or some such. Old line company, expensive, but it seems to work well. She tosses ice cubes in with the fruit/berry mix to make smoothies.

My GF already has a Vitamix. We are going the juicer route because she isn't supposed to have any fiber intake for the first few months. A smoothie seems to be with fiber from a blender and she needs all the fiber removed which is what I believe a juicer is good at.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

View: https://youtu.be/b21MQqHthPs?si=Rxcm-jx3ndq7pWAE

 

[FourTeeFive]

I've got an old-school Omega Centrifugal Juicer. You can buy liners for them that make cleanup a lot easier. That said, it is pretty old and I'd like to think someone has figured out a better and more efficient design. Just took a look on Amazon and my head hurt.

These days I use the Vitamix way more, but I understand why you need a real juicer. What do the juice bars use? Those things must get a workout.

 

[FourTeeFive]

View: https://youtu.be/b21MQqHthPs?si=Rxcm-jx3ndq7pWAE

Since you went there...

View: https://youtu.be/gpgpiawOFbg

 

[thorborg]

We had a juicer bought the 60's, up to the 80's when my daughter took it with her when she moved. ACME Juicerator. It is a cold centrifugal type. It ground up then spun out most of any moisture in what ever you put in it leaving all the pulp nearly dry. A friend had one that wasn't as near as powerful and ultimately bought an ACME too.
I recommend the centrifugal type If pulp unwanted.

 

[gmerkt]

it is far from the most off the wall theory ever discussed on this site.

You said a mouthful there.

Re. the OP's situation, it seems like this is a prime object to get second hand. Chosen selectively, of course. Because as previously stated, interest in them seems to wane quickly once used. Like a lot of exercise equipment. It becomes distressed merchandise real fast and subject to a big discount over the new price.

 

[MikeInOr]

I've got an old-school Omega Centrifugal Juicer. You can buy liners for them that make cleanup a lot easier. That said, it is pretty old and I'd like to think someone has figured out a better and more efficient design. Just took a look on Amazon and my head hurt.

These days I use the Vitamix way more, but I understand why you need a real juicer. What do the juice bars use? Those things must get a workout.

The juice bars started with centrifugal juicers then transitioned to the cold juicers when they became the hot technology from what I can tell. The juice bar juicers are about $5K+. I would find a used juice bar juicer for my house but my gf is more aesthetically oriented than I am.

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[MikeInOr]

You said a mouthful there.

Re. the OP's situation, it seems like this is a prime object to get second hand. Chosen selectively, of course. Because as previously stated, interest in them seems to wane quickly once used. Like a lot of exercise equipment. It becomes distressed merchandise real fast and subject to a big discount over the new price.

Second hand was my first thought too. Top quality, easy to use, easy to clean and small foot print is more important to my gf. I buy more stuff off CL, FB, ebay than brand new stuff. My gf is not so much that way.

 

[gmerkt]

This is our juicer. We received it as a wedding gift in 1974. Proctor-Silex was a division of SCM at the time.

 

[Ben B.]

I had a centrifugal unit for a few weeks. My goodness, it took a LOT of effin carrots to get a cup of carrot juice. Shouldn't be a surprise I guess but dang….

 

[saxon]

nutra bullet

nutribullet 800 Watt Juicer - Whole Fruit & Vegetable Juicer

Meet the 800W nutribullet Juicer: designed for efficiency and convenience thanks to a wide chute for whole fruits and vegetables and easy-to-clean parts.

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its what we have and is collecting dust after the wife lost interest.
can find it on sale from time to time at best buy

 

[DJW]

I have this: Omega J8004 juicer. Bought it on Amazon several years ago. It forces the veggies or whatever through a fine mesh and you can use the pulp or extract it. I think it does a good job of getting all the fibers out. I think they have a newer version now but you might check it out.