Reddit mentions: The best citrus juicers

First, if you want to be healthy, then you need to feed your body properly. Learn about macros here:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/comments/d0rxv6/muscle_growth/ezebxg9/?context=3
  
  Second, what's your daily eating scheduling like? Ex. just breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or with mid-morning & mid-afternoon snacks, or with dessert, and so on? I'd recommend picking one category & then working on building up a week's worth of recipes for that meal or snack eating period, so that you can add some rotation & variety into your diet. Then move on to the next category, do the same thing, and repeat until finished. That gives you a really solid foundation of recipes with a variety of flavors to choose from on a week to week basis. You can build up to more than just a week's worth of recipes as you find new recipes that you want to keep in your collection!
  
  Slowly adopting a dietary change like this also allows your gut bacteria to catch up at a normal pace; a lot of people just dive right into it & have a rough first few weeks because their GI tract isn't used to all of the fiber & other stuff flowing into it. It's like when you eat bean chili after not eating it for a long time...it can cause havoc on your system, not because it's bad for you, but simply because you don't have the right gut flora built up so that the good bacteria in your system can properly manage your new standard diet.
  
  Third, I would recommend investing in some high-quality tools. Note that you don't have to buy any of these, and if you do want them, you don't have to buy them all at once - totally okay to piecemeal it & save up for them! Here are what I'd consider the "essentials":
  
  
• A high-quality blender, such as a Vitamix or Blendtec, that will last you a really long time & actually puree ingredients, not just blend them into smaller chunks like cheaper blenders do. This is an essential tool for smoothies & soups.
  
• A food processor. A decent one runs about $40 on Amazon.
  
• A really, really good knife. If I only had to choose a single knife for my kitchen, it would be my 9.5" Dalstrong Chef's knife. This is a $130 knife that performs at a $500 level. Really expensive for just a single knife, but also really good. If you're going to do raw vegan, having an amazing, incredible knife makes kitchen work fun vs. a being a chore.
  
• Carbon-steel Y-peelers. These don't last forever, but they're cheap (3-pack for $10) & do an AMAZING job of peeling everything from fruit butternut squash.
  
• A vacuum-sealer setup. Decent vac-sealers go for about $50 on Amazon. You can buy pre-cut bags or rolls that you can to size (use titanium scissors to cut the plastic bags).
  
  If you have the budget available or are willing to save up, here are a few extra tools that are really good:
  
  
• A juicer. There are two good options: masticating & slow auger. Good ones are not cheap, but will last a long time & give you the most juice possible. Champion makes really amazing masticating juicers, and their new model has an auger for greens as well. I have an older unit & really like it for both juicing & for making banana ice cream (throw some nuts & hemp seeds on top & it makes for a great breakfast!). As far as the other design goes, the Tribest slow juicer is one of the best-rated cold-press juicers out there.
  
• Citrus juicer. This is basically a manual reamer mounted to a motor. You simply cut your citrus fruit in half, then press down, which activates the motor. If you do a lot of oranges, lemons, grapefruits, etc., this is worth having.
  
• Salad Shooter Pro. This is kind of like a portable food processor, although it's way more convenient for shredding things. The fine-shred cone is sold separately & is the one that I use all the time.
  
• If you have a large budget available, residential freezer-dryers are available for a few thousand dollars. They can be a bit finicky to operate (a lot of people spring for an oil-free pump), but if you plan on doing this long-term, you may want to start a savings program that runs for a few years to save up for one, as it has multiple benefits: it can store food for really long periods of time, and it helps reduce waste because you can freezer-dry anything that is about to go bad, instead of throwing it away or composting it.
  
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TESTING NOTES


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WINNER - Electric

Rated as HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:


Black & Decker Citrus Juicer - $19.99

> With no effort, lemons were completely squeezed of all their juice. As you pressed gently, the reamer rotated in both directions to clean out the fruit half, and an adjustable pulp screen kept out seeds and let you adjust the pulp level of the juice with a simple switch. Great for bigger jobs when you want a lot of juice, but easy enough to use for just one lemon. Simple to assemble and clean.

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WINNER - Manual
Rated as RECOMMENDED:

AMCO Houseworks Enameled Lemon Squeezer, model 06-0354 - $11.95

> Surprisingly easy to use—juice gushes out. Of the squeeze-style juice presses we tested, this was the most comfortable and effective, with curved handles and a well-shaped plunger. Squeezing the rounded handles didn’t hurt our hands like others of this style, and seeds were contained. It was also attractive, sporting a bright yellow finish, but hand-washing is best if you want to keep the paint from chipping. (We tested the paint and found it lead-free.)

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Also rated as RECOMMENDED:

• OXO Good Grips Citrus Juicer, model 34781 - $12.99
  
  > Nice and easy, this juicer removed all trace of juice in each lemon half with its sharp-edged, open-sided reamer. Seeds stayed out of the juice in the collection cup, which was easy to pour. Sturdily constructed. Has many parts, including a larger reamer that’s inverted beneath the lemon reamer and hangs into the collection cup, making it harder to clean than other manual juicers.
  
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  RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS:
  
  
• Fox Run Craftsmen Wood Lemon Reamer, model 4165 - $2.95
  
• Chef'n Juicester Citrus Juicer and Reamer, model JUC-380CI - $14.99
  
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  NOT RECOMMENDED:
  
  
• OXO Good Grips Lemon Reamer, model 28281
  
• Kitchen Aid Citrus Juicer, Cast Metal, model KG070CR
  
• Norpro Stainless-Steel Citrus Juice Press, model 523
  

It depends on your juicing volume. We use a Sunkist J1 Commercial Electric Juicer but we juice a lot; 4 bars, dining room, 3 meals/day in a hotel. The Breville CPXL is an alternative for 1/3rd the cost; though I don't have any first-hand knowledge as to longevity. If you're squeezing grapefruits and oranges, you'll want a manual press at the very least. The Hamilton Beach 932 is the industry standard but other much less expensive options exist. The 932 is faster and easier to use but may wear out faster due to its gearsets, requiring replacement parts. Considering the minimal cost, it is imperative that you keep a hand press or two around in case your primary juicer commits harakiri. Norpro and Amco both make excellent units. For less than the cost of the Norpro, you can get both Amco's orange and lemon/lime presses.

We juice daily. We also have a centrifugal juicer for pineapple and other harder fruits/vegetables. We mix 1 part fresh pineapple juice with 3 parts canned, unsweetened, not-from-concentrate pineapple juice. Except for the fancy bars primarily, few have switched to fresh pineapple juice. The good canned stuff is generally perfectly fine.

~Good luck!

My first juicer:

Breville 800JEXLhttps://www.amazon.com/Breville-800JEXL-Fountain-1000-Watt-Extractor/dp/B0002VAFVG

But the high speed really oxidizes the juice and doesn't extract as much. Great if you want to juice 100 apples or 20 heads of celery quickly. But for quality, it leaves a lot to be desired.

My second juicer:

Omega J8006https://www.amazon.com/Omega-J8006-Dual-Stage-Masticating-Revolutions/dp/B001L7OIVI/

Worked well for me for a number of years, but didn't handle some greens very well. After following Lou Corona and making his lemon ginger blast every day, I upgraded one more time.

My *last* juicer:

Tribest GSE-5050 "Green Star Elite"https://www.amazon.com/Green-CHROME-COLORED-Masticating-Juicer-GSE-5050/dp/B075TFHVPH/

I find it makes the best juice, especially for greens (parsley, cilantro, kale, spinach, chard, etc). It's not great if you're only trying to juice, say, apples or oranges. For citrus, I used a $70 citrus press. For apples, I will use the Green Star but the apples should be pretty crisp and I may help move things along with a stalk of celery.

Yeah, it's pricey, but if you're serious about your juice and will make it a life-long habit, then it will be a good investment.

Lou Corona's Lemon Ginger Blast

• 1 lemon
  
• 1-3" ginger
  
• 1-3" turmeric
  
• 1/2 to 1 habanero (or omit and sprinkle in a quality cayenne powder to the final drink)
  
• 1 apple (use green (granny smith) if you're fighting candida)
  
• 1 cucumber
  
• 1 head celery
  
• 1 bunch parsley (helps clean the blood)
  
• 1 bunch cilantro (helps remove heavy metals)
  
• 1 bunch mint (essential oils, good for digestion)
  
• WATER: cut final mixture with 1/3 water; helps the body absorb the rest
  
  The original lemon ginger blast can be made in a blender if that's all you have:
  
  
• 1 lemon
  
• 1 to 3" ginger
  
• 1 habanero (or omit and add quality cayenne powder to the final drink)
  
• about 3 cups quality water
  
  .. then blend all ingredients in a Vitamix, strain and drink.

I'm really good at technical drawings. Not great at people or shading, but I can freehand a perfectly straight and smooth line. Sometimes I wished it was flipped, but it has come in handy.

It's orange season and I would love a juicer (on my Misc. list) to make fresh juice!

I had a centrifugal juicer before and just a few days ago bought a masticating one (like this but a european imitation) and that's probably the best purchase of my life... it extracts the juice of leafy vegetables really well. So I would say that's your best bet yes.

This might be a good excuse to make a big old-school punch, David Wondrich style with the oleo saccharum and everything.

Barring that, my usual go-to for a crowd pleaser that easy to batch is Jim Meehan's Green Tea Punch. It's basically a classic grog but with green tea and mint tea for the "weak" component.

https://www.tastingtable.com/cook/recipes/batchable-cocktail-easy-punch-recipe-green-tea-rum-punch

If you do end up having to juice a bunch of citrus, I definitely recommend straining it before you use it, and you may wanna use this opportunity to get a juicer more suited to higher volume. Even a cheap one like this will make the job a lot easier.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VS32HA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_3MWLBbQ06VKQQ

Most people here have been advocating a centrifugal juicer, but in my honest opinion, getting a cold press juicer would be better in the long run. Not only do they extract more juice, but they also produce less foamy and higher quality juice as well.

Maybe something like a Omega Masticating Juicer or a Champion Juicer.

Seriously, if you love fresh OJ buying bags of oranges is pretty cheap, and you can get a citrus juicer (like this ) for a reasonable amount.

Ta da! Fresh orange juice without the crazy price tag. Once you start though it does explain why it's so expensive. A single glass of fresh juice takes several oranges.

I have this omega juicer that I got as a gift a few years ago. It works super good for anything I've put in it though I primarily use it for making carrot juice and juicing greens for adding to soups not drinking direct. You would not believe just how much fresh juice made from greens and carrots can add to soup but it's amazing!

I have an Omega Horizontal Masticating Juicer and as you can see, the chute is stupid narrow, so I have to cut up my apples pretty small. I cut pretty much everything except for the kale.

Since it's a masticating juicer, it's pretty slow no matter what, but I found that cutting stuff into smaller pieces (especially the apples) lets it feed more smoothly, I don't have to jam down the masher and the machine will just "eat" the produce without much assistance from me.

I also find that cutting stuff up in a certain order and then having it ready to feed helps me regulate blockage in the masticating chamber. If I do a bunch of cucumber or apples in a row, there's a build up of pulp which can even manage to build up and leak out of the detachable part and leak down the machine if I just let it stay that way. Having my stuff "layered" in the big bowl I put the chopped produce in helps me alternate, some cucumber, some apple, then some celery and kale. The celery and kale will push the pulp of the cucumber and apple out into the waste hopper. It also helps clean up, if I finish off with kale, then when I clean the main masticating piece off, it's easy to just brush off the remaining pulp and there is less dripping or accidental mess.

You can tell that the part I hate most about juicing is the mess and clean up haha.

EDIT - oh, and I found that when my fiance juices, the machine tends to get really hot on the back near the motor because he doesn't cut as fine as I do and just jams everything in and leans down on the masher. It doesn't get nearly as hot when I'm the one making the juice!

nah just get a small hand juicer for lemon and limes, like this electric citrus juicer. Then, use your fancy pulverizing juicer for Ginger for the best ginger syrup/moscow mules ever.

Well, if you have a food processor, you almost don't need a blender.
I recently got a masticating juicer and love it to death. I had considered getting a Vita-Mix because it juices and also can make soup (friction from the blades heats the contents and you got soup, son!). I decided to go with the masticating juicer (1.5 million uses) and the food processor I already had. I have a blender, but I barely use it. Some day, I will get that Vita-Mix. If you want the best blender ever with the most functions, the Vita-Mix is the way to go.

The Omega J8006 is great. Used to juice wheat grass and turmeric at a small juice bar, gave a great yield.

I made pasta for the 1st time two nights ago. My experience was as follows:

I mixed 2 cups of all purpose unbleached flour and 2 eggs.

I kneaded it and added water for about 8 minutes until I got a ball of dough roughly the consistency of slightly dry play dough.

I covered it in saran wrap and let it sit in a drawer for 1.5 hours.

I processed it through my Omega 8006 to make the noodles.

Put in boiling water for about 2-3 minutes and then they were a perfect al dente.

EDIT: That looks delicious BTW

They tasted good but they were a little chewier than I preferred though that may be related to the type of pasta filter (for lack of a better word) I used. Any tips on making softer or less chewy pasta?

The drink you see in the picture is from a quarter head of red lettuce, 3 celery sticks, 6 strawberry's, 2 stalks of Kale, a handful of spinach, and 2 large carrots. I've lost about 5 lbs so far from 190 to 185 so far. Its great because juicing lets your body absorb all the nutrients very easily and it detoxifies. Its also quick, I have the Omega J8006 juicer and clean up is less than 2 minutes.

I have this https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-Citrus-Juicer-CJ625/dp/B001EU9VSM/ref=sr_1_7?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1511926819&sr=1-7&keywords=citrus+juicer . It’s cheap and it’s great for home use. It works for everything from lime to grapefruit. I find lime juice is okay for a couple days in the fridge, and adding a bit of fresh squeezed to two day old will perk it up a bit.

This KitchenAid manual works well, easy to clean, and it'll ream anything up to 5 1/2 inches.

We use something similar to one of these at my bar: Pair All Metal Large Heavy Duty Bar Restaurant Home Citrus Press Orange Lemon Juicer Juice Manual, Grey https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DNL9D6A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MnvXBbCN41J3J

Pretty fast to get through a lot of citrus and seems sturdier than the smaller hand juicers.

Are you looking for an emaciating style juicer where you end up tossing out a lot of pulp? I picked up this and have been happy enough with it. It sort of meets the simple construction style: auger, screen, and plunger. Omega makes a few higher priced ones that may allow greater capacity to be juiced so it moves along quicker.

Alternatively, vitamix will give you many more applications, incl. smoothies, and if you really want no pulp you can filter through cheesecloth.

I bought a Black & Decker electric citrus juicer—amazon link—4 years ago and I love it. I buy two large bags of limes at a time at Sams, come home and juice the whole lot. Then I freeze the juice in 1 cup snap-lid containers. I use an OXO salad dressing shaker—amazon link—to store the juice in the fridge. I just pull out a new cup upload to thaw when the level gets down to about 1/3.

It’s cheap, too. The B&D juicer is a duplicate of the Juiceman (or the other way around…), and it’s only about $18 on Amazon.

The Chef’n manual lemon juicer is $21.

If you like cooking:
My Omega 8006 juicer can function as a juicer, nut butter maker, spice grinder, coffee grinder, flour grinder, baby food maker, and ice cream maker. It's pricey but not if you consider the cost of all the appliances it replaces. I use it everyday.

I also hope at some point to get a multi-cooker which will replace my slow cooker, rice cooker and pressure cooker. I know some would say just use a pot but you can't beat the convenience of slow cooking/ setting rice to be ready when you get home from work, at least for myself.

Haven't gotten one yet because of the initial outlay of money, it's a delicate balance to seek multipurpose and quality but not think that magic things you buy will fix everything.

I bought the Omega J8006 masticating juicer for $300 about six months ago after doing a bunch of research and have been very pleased with it. It's heavy duty and can handle anything I throw in it. My only complaint is the container the juice drips into is small and requires frequent emptying if you're making more than one juice.

When doing research on my options, I found Joe Cross' Reboot website to be helpful, as well as the reviews and comparisons on Amazon.

amazon has it for 299. (http://amzn.to/1d8peGi) and refebushed for $220 (http://amzn.to/1cSRYT0) bed bath and beyond 20% OFF is awesome also.

Get a cheap electric lemon juicer like this onehttps://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-Citrus-Juicer-CJ625/dp/B001EU9VSM

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It will save you time and you get more juice out of each lemon.

I use a commercial juicer for oranges and grapefruit (yup, we like juice in our home) and for mixology purposes, I use hand-juicers I purchased on amazon.

Like /u/noksagt, I prefer stainless steel options, but the ones that you see in most bars (green for lime, orange for orange and yellow for lemon) work well too, although, even though I'm not a professional bartender, the paint is already chipping off after a few months of light use.

resteraunt-grade juicer (like this https://www.amazon.com/Sunkist-J-1-Commercial-Citrus-Juicer/dp/B003ASMA9I) and elbow grease. I did an entire case of limes (about two liters) in like five minutes today. Precut all the limes and throw them in a pan, put on some music with a fast beat, and get a good rhythm going.

$207 and free shipping on Amazon now
http://www.amazon.com/Omega-J8006-Nutrition-Center-Juicer/dp/B001L7OIVI/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1395500781&sr=1-1

Haven't tried it yet, but am researching it. This unit looks good:
http://www.amazon.ca/Omega-J8006-Nutrition-Commercial-Masticating/dp/B001L7OIVI

and here is a discussion on the juicer where "EverythingAnything" mentions using this unit to juice cannabis:
http://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/1l7a06/if_you_like_juicing_the_omega_8006_juicer_is_not/

I've got an electric one that's fantastic.

Here's an example:

https://www.amazon.com/Eurolux-Electric-Citrus-Juicer-Stainless/dp/B01CRAPTSI

This juicer is a badass machine that also makes nut butters. I make different nut butters all the time with it. The only drawback is that for very creamy butters you need to run them through twice - sometimes three times.

But it works well and for much less money. Read the reviews. It is a beast for less money than other options.

The amount of labor the Sunkist J-1 has saved me has more than bought itself back. You can find refurbs for way less. I guess it just all depends on how much juice you are going through. 12-14ish liters on a weekend night here.

I have used this one in the past also.

They are both an investment but you can just knock juicing out in minutes. I'd rather have the invaluable time. Smarter not harder eh?

If I am at home I just use the classic "Mexican Elbow" and just do it. I also have an old vintage juice king manual juicer if I am doing larger or more than a few limes/lemons. No need for the whole big up and down thing at home. For a bar go commercial and electric. For home elbow grease.

If you don't mind doing the work, a citrus juicer can be purchased pretty cheaply.

Why not get a juicer? Something like this. You just slice the orange in half and it's juiced 10 seconds later.

It depends on what your price range is. Cheaper juicers typically use high speed cutters and centrifugal force to get the juice out. Some argue that this gives you crappier juice.

If you've got a bit of cash to spend, look up the Omega J8006 It's probably the best bang for the buck in the midrange juicers.

Your juicer/reamer probably sucks. Now this thing is something else: https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-96700-Commercial-Electric/dp/B00015NMWC

Is quite amazing. Process 40 pounds of limes in under an hour assembly-line style? Done. (two people recommended). Overheating? Nope. Weighs like a tank though.

I have one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-Ccj-500-Control-Citrus-Stainless/dp/B0000VLI5K

Works really well

I invested in an Omega J8006. I actually get a kick out of cutting everything up and watching it work. For me, it's a great machine, but it doesn't suit everyone. I don't think I'd upgrade to another machine unless I had to.

I used to have a Jack LaLanne juicer, but it kicked the bucket pretty quickly and hated greens. I don't think they're bad juicers, though. Just not for me.

I have two, this citrus juicer because I have a nice lemon tree in my back yard and this iPod because it has a crazy amount of memory and because I have been recently going through music withdrawals.

Or, you know. I guess I could not be an idiot and look into the post mentioned. Sorry.

Thank you.

http://www.amazon.com/Omega-BMJ330-Commercial-Stainless-Steel-Pulp-Ejection/dp/B0032XEIOG/ref=sr_1_7?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1421963726&sr=1-7&keywords=omega+juicer how about this?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VS32HA/?tag=juicerreviews-20

This is how I got mine: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001L7OIVI/ref=dp_olp_used_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=used&m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ

Omega J8006 masticating juicer

The Omega 8000 line starts around $220, and will give similar yields to the Vert. Below this price point, you will have to settle for a centrifugal juicer, which will give you lower yields and wetter pulp than an auger-style juicer (especially with greens). My recommendations in this category would include the Omega BMJ330, or any of the Breville juicers.

I use one of these electric juicers if I need enough citrus juice for more than a few drinks. It has two different sized heads for large and small citrus, plus you can adjust how much pulp gets through. I've had no problems at all with it after about two years of use. Otherwise, I just use the basic hand juicer. I have two different sizes and have had no problems with any of the enamel chipping off.

As for pineapple, you'll need a serious electric juicer (one where you throw the fruit in the top) with a large pulp collector, or just use the small cans of unsweetened, non-from-concentrate juice.