The most popular types of juicers

Types of juicers are presented in household appliances stores a huge assortment. This device should be in every home, where they take care of their health and strive for proper nutrition, because fruit and vegetable juices are a real storehouse of vitamins with a minimum of calories. It is a pity, today there is no truly universal device that allows you to squeeze the juice from vegetables, and from fruits, and from berries. Each juice extractor is adapted for one, at most two spheres of use. Let's try to understand their diversity.

So, what are the juicers?

Manual, mechanical and electrical

The first classification is based on the device device.

Via manual juicer juice is squeezed out without using any mechanisms.The simplest example is a plastic cone for citrus fruits: you cut an orange in half and squeeze the juice with a scrolling motion that flows through the holes in the cone into a special container.

There are other designs based according to the principle of the press.

The hydraulic juicer squeezes the fruit, squeezing the juice out of it.

Cons of similar devices:

1. It is necessary to make great physical effort.
2. You will get much less juice than using other types of devices.
3. A lot of waste remains.
4. Suitable only for citrus and some other fruits (for example, tomatoes).

The advantage of manual juicers one - democratic price.

Mechanical, as the name implies, are based on the functioning of any mechanism without connecting to electricity. An example would be constructions similar to a meat grinder both externally and according to the principle of action. An auger located inside (this is a spiral-shaped part) kneads the product and pushes the resulting mash to the sieve. The remains - the so-called pulp - is sent to a separate container.

It should be borne in mind that the juice will be with pulp and it will have to be further filtered if you do not like it when pieces of fruit are floating in the glass.

Pluses of mechanical juicers:

1. Work with almost any product, including spinach or parsley. The exception is fruits and berries with large bones that you want to pre-extract, otherwise the mechanism will jam.
2. Do not need electricity.
3. Able to produce more juice than manual ones.
4. They can make not only juice, but also fruit puree or vegetable paste, it is enough to replace the sieve with a larger one.
5. Possesses high wear resistance. The high-quality device from steel practically does not need repair.

Minus - again, the use of physical force.

Electrical models are not much different from the mechanical design. The only thing that they have greater performance, because the mechanism is triggered by electricity. Download the fruit, press the button - and enjoy the ready juice. It is believed that the electric juicer is able to squeeze out up to 95% of the juice, leaving one cake.

Household, professional and industrial

This classification takes into account primarily the scope of application. Household juicer is designed for personal use at home.With its help, you can squeeze a couple of cups of orange juice for breakfast or make some applesauce for the winter. In the shops of technology is the most popular category, the cost starts from 1-2 thousand rubles.

Professional appliances purchased, usually for cafes and bars. Their cost is much higher, but the process of obtaining juice is much faster. In addition, many models have an interesting futuristic design, as they stand in a prominent place to attract the public - because juice is usually made right before the eyes of the client.

Industrial models are rarely seen in free sale, as they are placed in food production shops and are designed to produce juice as large as possible for further packaging and sale.

For different fruits and berries

The types of juicer products used are divided into the following types:

• for citrus;
• for hard fruits;
• for stone fruit.

Any construction is suitable for citrus fruits, because oranges and lemons are rather soft and have a watery structure.

The power of the device is almost not important, the main thingpay attention to the quality of the device and give preference to trusted firms.

To extract juice from hard fruits, a household juicer must have great performance. The optimal is the power from 200 to 250 watts. A weak device will not cope with a carrot or an apple; a stronger device will consume more electricity.

For stone fruit is needed Auger juicer. It uses a round sleeve, which separates the bone from the pulp.

This is especially true for berries such as mountain ash, sea buckthorn or gooseberry, to extract the stones from their hands is not possible (unlike, say, cherries). In the usual juicer, they quickly clog the strainer and can ruin the mechanism.

Centrifugal and screw

Rotary models are based on centrifugal force. Inside the container is a knife, which, rotating at high speed, crushes the fruit. The pieces are pressed against the walls, juice is squeezed out of them and flows into a glass. The cake remains on the filter. Fruits placed in centrifugal juicer, must be cleaned in advance and free of stones and cuttings that can clog the filter too quickly.

Cold-pressed auger juicer crushes and grinds fruits and vegetables so that they do not interact with excess oxygen and heat, which contribute to the oxidation of the product and destroy vitamins. They operate at lower speeds and consume less electricity. Modern models allow you to load the whole fruit, not cutting them in advance into small pieces. These units, in turn, are divided into single and double screw by the number of internal spirals. The latter are more expensive, but are considered more efficient and allow for the production of juice of rather large volumes.

Conclusion

Any juicer, regardless of type, will be an excellent gift, as more and more people are trying to lead a healthy lifestyle. Inexpensive device allows for a few minutes to get a natural, rich in vitamins and fiber, and most importantly, a delicious health cocktail, which is popular with both children and adults.