Re: juicer recommendations

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oak1day wrote:

>

>

> Hey y'all,

>

> Any recommendations?

>

> I want a juicer that will be large capacity, powerful and easy to

> clean.

>

> I got a Jack LaLanne in the trunk of my car for $99 from BJ's but my

> friends have convinced me to take it back before opening it because

> the motor is not that great.

>

> I am looking on Ebay too for a refurbished one if it would help me

> get a good quality at an affordable price.

>

> thanks!

>

>

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Hi ,

You are going to get differing opinions on most everything anymore

including juicers. Now Suzi swears by her Jack LaLanne and even goes so

far as to admit the ease of cleaning it. LOL As for me, yes I have one

too but only because that is all they have here in Slovenia and I can

tell you that I don't particualarly think it is easy to clean at all.

Especially the danged screen. But that is because it is a centrifugal

juicer that spins the juice out of the pulp. However, I do think it is a

fine juicer for the money and as long as you aren't trying to force feed

it the motor does just fine. Now those nice wonderful high power Green

Star juicers and such are truly wonderful in that they are very powerful

but they too have their drawbacks. I have heard folks mention how easy

they are to clean and others say they aren't. I have heard they are easy

to juice with and others say they take too long to juice anything and

you really have to push to get the stuff down into where it can be

juiced. There are pro and con with each and every type of juicer. So I

guess my recommendation would be to follow your instincts and to heck

with others opinions. No matter what anyone tells you about a certain

model, as soon as you buy it you are going to find the pros and cons for

yourself.

The only thing I can't get the Jack juicer to do is juice greens.

Doesn't matter how I try it just will not do it. Anything else it does

wonderfully well with. Shoot, , I guess I just don't quite know

what to tell you. Hopefully, I have given you something to work with. ;-)

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I love my LaLaine juicer.. I've had it over a year and it is still running like new.

Suzioak1day <claire@...> wrote:

Hey y'all,Any recommendations?I want a juicer that will be large capacity, powerful and easy to clean.I got a Jack LaLanne in the trunk of my car for $99 from BJ's but my friends have convinced me to take it back before opening it because the motor is not that great.I am looking on Ebay too for a refurbished one if it would help me get a good quality at an affordable price.thanks!

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Suzanne wrote:

> Don,

> did you get a brush with your juicer? like a veggie brush... that and

> hot running water cleans the screen with no problems.

> I juice greens with other things like carrots or celery and it works fine.

> Suzi

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Well that could be part of the problem. =-O Nope didn't get one.

Guess I better write Jack and let him know eh? ;-)

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Don –

I, too, think the Jack LaLanne

juicer is easy to clean. It takes

me less than 5 minutes to wash by hand. The easiest way I’ve found to clean

the screen is to put it under running water, turning it in my hand as I scrub

with the included brush. It usually

comes clean with the first “turn”, and I just have to hit a couple

of areas a few more times to get all the pulp off.

HTH –

Hi ,

You are

going to get differing opinions on most everything anymore

including juicers. Now Suzi swears by her Jack LaLanne and

even goes so

far as to

admit the ease of cleaning it. LOL As for me, yes I have one

too but only

because that is all they have here in Slovenia and I can

tell you

that I don't particualarly think it is easy to clean at all.

Especially

the danged screen. But that is because it is a centrifugal

juicer that

spins the juice out of the pulp. However, I do think it is a

fine juicer

for the money and as long as you aren't trying to force feed

it the motor

does just fine. Now those nice wonderful high power Green

Star juicers

and such are truly wonderful in that they are very powerful

but they too

have their drawbacks. I have heard folks mention how easy

they are to

clean and others say they aren't. I have heard they are easy

to juice

with and others say they take too long to juice anything and

you really

have to push to get the stuff down into where it can be

juiced.

There are pro and con with each and every type of juicer. So I

guess my

recommendation would be to follow your instincts and to heck

with others

opinions. No matter what anyone tells you about a certain

model, as

soon as you buy it you are going to find the pros and cons for

yourself.

The only

thing I can't get the Jack juicer to do is juice greens.

Doesn't

matter how I try it just will not do it. Anything else it does

wonderfully

well with. Shoot, , I guess I just don't quite know

what to tell

you. Hopefully, I have given you something to work with. ;-)

--

Peace, love

and light,

Don

" Quai " Eitner

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Gosh, any walmart store, grocery store ... go to the gadget isle...

Mine has a long handle but this will give you an idea of what you are looking for.

SuziCandace Podratz <momofbrock@...> wrote:

Where can one buy a veggie brush? I get annoyed with scrubbing my juicer screen.

Candace

Suzi

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I have a Braun that's more than 15 years old. Easy to clean and still runs well, although I don't use it every day.

Sharyn

From: Candace Podratz [mailto:momofbrock@...]

I have a Juiceman Jr. So far it hasn't died on me! I'm sure it's not the best because it wastes a lot but it's all I could afford at the time!

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In a message dated 1/6/05 1:15:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, suziesgoats@... writes:

Well, I have the dehydrator, and a spirooli and a juicer, blender, small food processor, coffee grinder... lol... I keep adding more and more... have a bread machine too.

From the sounds of your post sound like these are really elaborate recipes...

Suzi....I used to have one of those Ronco dehydrators (as seen on tv), but not sure if I tossed it or not. Would that work in a pinch? I have a juicer, a wheatgrass juicer, a super small food processor, 2 blenders, a rice cooker, and a coffee grinder. My bread machine broke and I am definitely on the lookout for another one. I didn't buy bread for years when I had it.

I think Mr. Trotter's recipes are a bit too elaborate for me at the moment. I also got The Complete Book of Raw Food and that's more my speed. I keep renewing it and one of these days I'll buy my own copy. The Borscht in is excellent!!!! They also have a raw tomato sauce recipe. I think someone was asking for one.

Gloria

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When I got my juicer I went nuts juicing everything and I couldnt' find a single veggie combo I liked other than carrots mixed with fruit. Maybe that's something I'll have to get used to.

Most veggie juices should have carrot as the base. For instance, I can't stomach plain celery juice, but if I mix it with carrot (more carrot than celery) I can handle it. Likewise for beet juice or any other veggie. Always use more carrot juice with them. There are even combos like carrot, beet and apple. You can try mixing and matching to suit your taste. When I started juicing years ago, I was told that Calif. carrots were the sweetest and the best for juicing so I always check labels and try to get them.

Gloria

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Hi Candance

I juice apples, carrots, beetroot, ginger, different types of spinach and green/red lettuces. It is really nice as long as the greens are not bitter ones.

Tracey

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