For people who want to lead a healthy lifestyle and eat only high-quality food, the juicer is the best assistant in the kitchen, especially in the hot summer season. Freshly squeezed juice is rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. He is able not only to perfectly quench thirst, but also has a beneficial effect on the whole body, saturates it with energy.
Carrot juice - a miracle of nature
Carrots are rich in natural nutrients and many vitamins and minerals. Using a juicer, you can collect everything you need for the body in one glass.
Regular consumption of carrots is the prevention of many serious diseases. This miracle vegetable contains beta-carotene, vitamins C, B, E, K and D, protein, potassium, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, aluminum, manganese, iron, selenium, sodium, copper and many other useful trace elements.
Juice is much better absorbed than whole fruits. In addition, drinking it is much more convenient than eating 10 pieces of carrots per day. It's easier to squeeze juice out of them and enjoy its taste and nutritional properties!
Carrot juice squeezer: how to choose?
Juicers offered to customers by the distribution network are distinguished not only by the brand name of the manufacturers, but also by the device. Therefore, in order to make a choice, it is necessary to answer several questions:
- For what purposes is this device needed?
- Which juices do you prefer: with or without pulp?
- What is the volume of the drink supposed to produce?
- An important indicator is the price. If there is no way to purchase expensive advertised brands, you can choose a cheaper product. Often the quality of such equipment is not much different, and the margin is due to the untwisted brand. But you should not pay attention to cheap models with suspicious quality.
When choosing a juicer, you should pay attention to its power. It is also worth making sure that it is simple and easy to handle, as well as easy to clean and does not cause repair problems.
What type of juicer to choose?
A wide selection of juice squeezers on the market may initially confuse the customer. Indeed, how to choose a juicer from such an assortment of models?
All devices by the principle of action are divided into 2 groups:
- screw juicers (usually used in domestic conditions);
- centrifugal (have universal purpose).
Screw juicers according to the control method are divided into 3 types:
Manual devices are the most inexpensive and good for squeezing soft consistency products, so such juicers for carrots and other dense vegetables are not suitable. They work by analogy with a meat grinder. Their main difference is the conical shape of the screw.
Such juicers operate on the principle of press-pressing. This design is controlled by a lever.
Since the main part of the population most often there is simply not enough time for manually squeezing juice, it is best to purchase an electric option. Such a juicer for carrots and beets is equipped with a powerful engine that drives a disk grater. It is recommended to choose a juicer with a wide groove, since you can load more vegetables in it and get the maximum juice in a short time. In addition, in order to save money, you need to try to choose devices with a long warranty period.
Subtypes of electrical devices
When choosing a juicer for carrots, be sure to pay attention to its purpose. Electrical appliances are divided into 3 categories:
- Household. They are used in home kitchens.
- Professional juicers for carrots and other hard fruits and vegetables. Designed for the production of juice in a larger volume. Used at catering establishments.
- Industrial models. These are powerful devices used in large processing plants.
Choosing a centrifuge juicer for carrots
The most popular among fans of freshly squeezed juices are centrifugal devices. Squeeze the carrot juice with a juicer of this type with maximum efficiency.
Choosing such an apparatus, it is worth paying attention to its power. High efficiency will allow you to get a whole liter of juice in just half a minute.
There are few components of the juicer:
- engine;
- a sieve (several may be included in the package, with different cell sizes);
- knives
- 2 containers - for collecting juice and oilcake.
The spin in centrifuge juicers is carried out by grinding products with a rotating knife and then forcing them through a sieve under the influence of centrifugal force. In this case, the juice flows into one container, the pulp into another. Since the filter basket and knife rotate intensively, it is possible to heat and foaming the juice.
Advantages and disadvantages
When buying a device, you should pay attention to the diameter of the inlet. Do not forget that the larger it is, the easier it is to get carrot juice through a juicer. Engine power also has a direct effect on the rate of juice production. A good carrot juicer has a capacity of no more than 500 watts. Such a unit does not work very noisily and squeezes a large amount of juice in a short period of time.
If the daily consumption of juice is no more than two glasses, you can purchase a device that is designed for consumption of 250 watts.
Obvious advantages of centrifugal juicers are high performance and excellent juice quality.
The disadvantage of such units is their rapid heating, as a result of which the juice oxidizes, quickly darkens, changes its taste and loses vitamins. To avoid this, you should try to drink it within 5-8 minutes after receiving it.
Choosing a screw juicer
From the point of view of juice production, juicers of this type are more effective than centrifugal ones because they produce dry meal. The principle of their action is similar to a meat grinder. A twisted spiral metal screw rotates and grinds carrots and other vegetables. The resulting pulp is squeezed out through a fine-mesh lattice and flows into the container in the form of juice.
The screw can be located vertically or horizontally. Juicers with a vertically arranged screw screw are considered the best option for obtaining large volumes of juice. Horizontal augers are also able to cope with hard vegetables and greens, but they also have additional options, for example, the ability to control the concentration of pulp in the juice, which makes it possible to prepare very useful mashed potatoes for babies.
There are 2 types of juicers of this type:
The devices of the first type are quite efficient and work very quietly. The juice is squeezed using a spiral rotating auger.
The juicers of the second type are equipped with 2 contacting augers. Since carrots and other vegetables pass between them, using these units you can achieve very good spin. Therefore, it is the twin-screw juicers that, according to users, are considered more effective. This is a great option for people who want to get as much juice from carrots as possible. Screws made of stainless steel almost grind vegetables. They squeeze maximum juice. Twin-screw models are more expensive than single-screw counterparts.
Pros and cons of screw juicers
According to user reviews, the main advantage of such models is the presence of cold pressed. Carrot juice in a juicer of this type does not heat up during its extraction, therefore it does not oxidize and retains useful properties and freshness for a long time. Grinding the pulp at low engine speeds (in the range of 70–120 rpm) allows you to maintain a high content of all healthy vitamins and minerals. In centrifuge-type devices, the rotation speed is 1000 - 20 000 rpm.
Also, users noted another positive quality of these models - the quiet operation of the engine. Maintenance of auger juicers is straightforward as they have a minimum number of working parts.
The disadvantages include only a rather high cost, which, of course, pays off due to the multifunctionality of these devices. One juicer for carrots and apples of this type may well serve as a food processor.
What should I look for when buying?
As a rule, juicers are made of durable plastic and stainless steel. The second option is considered more durable. Plastic products are easy to use, as they are lighter and easier to care for. The only thing you should pay attention to when buying is the quality of the plastic, which must be solid, free from scratches and cracks.
Try to choose a wide groove. This will save time and effort.
When buying, it is not necessary to choose a juicer with many additional mechanisms, as this will significantly increase its cost. But the set must necessarily include a pusher, a brush for cleaning, a removable glass for squeezed juice.
Quality juicers must have a warranty of at least a year.
Any type of equipment should be accompanied by instructions containing all the necessary information.
- Duration of continuous work.
- Noise level.
Omega Single Screw Juicers 8004/8006
According to user reviews, these are some of the best screw models that differ from each other only in case color (in 8004 it is white, in 8006 it is black with a chrome finish). These juicers can process hard vegetables and fruits. These models have a patented two-stage extraction system, so they are more productive than other screw units. With their help, you can get 20% more juice, and the content of minerals and vitamins will be much higher than in the juice that is squeezed in a standard single-screw juicer. Recipe booklet included.
Omega is a carrot juicer, the user reviews of which are only the most positive: it is easy to clean, quickly and easily disassembled (assembled). Her device is very reliable because it is of high quality. Warranty period is 15 years!
Twin Star Green Star GS-1000 Juicer
Green Star has an effective spin. Its active parts are made of a very durable ceramic material, and magnets are used to squeeze the juice, which allows to reduce friction and avoid heating, and, accordingly, get a very tasty and nutritious juice. In addition, the shelf life of the juice obtained from this juicer is not 24 hours, but 48.
The Green Star kit includes several nozzles that allow you to cook peanut butter, baby food, pasta and sorbets. Users note the great performance of this model, the highest quality of the juice and a guarantee for 5 years.