Guest guest Posted January 30, 1988 Report Share Posted January 30, 1988 i have a green star juicer. it works great for leafy greens, but not well for soft fruits. i'm looking for a recommendation on a juicer that will do everything. i've looked into the commercial juicers like ruby, and i wouldnt be averse to shelling out the moolah if i knew that it worked well. do the continuous feed juicers really do the job, or do you have to clean them while juicing. thx in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 1988 Report Share Posted January 30, 1988 thanks claire, i am looking at the norwalk. but i'd like to speak with someone who is actually using it. i read that it takes a very long time to clean. wondering if this will be a factor in preventing me from using it. - Claire West Gettingwell Thursday, December 12, 2002 8:38 PM Re: question on juicers Hi Arthur, If you have lots of " moolah " to spend, you might want to consider the Norwalk juicer. It costs about $2,000 new but they're so well built you could be easy about a sceond hand one on ebay and it's quite an machine. The juice is completety without pulp (the pulp left is so dry and without nutrients even farm animals won't eat it), and so rich--almost creamy tasting. The Gerson therapy for cancer, which rests on a foundation of juicing, has for about sixty years now had extradordinary success with terminally ill cancer patients, but not when they use any other kind of machine! Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Hi Arthur, If you have lots of " moolah " to spend, you might want to consider the Norwalk juicer. It costs about $2,000 new but they're so well built you could be easy about a sceond hand one on ebay and it's quite an machine. The juice is completety without pulp (the pulp left is so dry and without nutrients even farm animals won't eat it), and so rich--almost creamy tasting. The Gerson therapy for cancer, which rests on a foundation of juicing, has for about sixty years now had extradordinary success with terminally ill cancer patients, but not when they use any other kind of machine! Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Arthur, I do have a Norwalk now and yes, it is more time-consuming to clean than, say a centrifigul juicer with a filter. I've never timed the clean-up separately, but I make a little over a quart every day (all at once) and the preparation, juicing, immediate drinking (I actually consume that amount myself) and cleaning all come to an hour. So, you do have to have the time and the commitment to your health to invest the time and effort. I should say, though, that my cleaning is more thorough than I was told it had to be. The woman who demonstrated the machine for me allows for the vegetables mineral build up on the stainless steel whereas I like to keep everything shiny. And I use the flat fabric cloths instead of the bags so I can rinse them out completely--and she doesn't fuss with them because they do go into the freezer. Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 look at the champion juicers they are masticating juicers which break the cells open so you get all the nutrients. - " arthur luckower " <aluckower Friday, January 29, 1988 6:31 PM question on juicers > i have a green star juicer. it works great for leafy greens, but not well for soft fruits. > > i'm looking for a recommendation on a juicer that will do everything. i've looked into the commercial juicers like ruby, and i wouldnt be averse to shelling out the moolah if i knew that it worked well. do the continuous feed juicers really do the job, or do you have to clean them while juicing. > > > thx in advance > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 I have found the Vitamix to be a very good investment. I traded my first one in after having it for years for an updated version. It does everything quite well. Sheila > " arthur luckower " <aluckower >Gettingwell > > question on juicers >Fri, 29 Jan 1988 19:31:41 -0500 > >i have a green star juicer. it works great for leafy greens, but not well >for soft fruits. > >i'm looking for a recommendation on a juicer that will do everything. i've >looked into the commercial juicers like ruby, and i wouldnt be averse to >shelling out the moolah if i knew that it worked well. do the continuous >feed juicers really do the job, or do you have to clean them while juicing. > > >thx in advance > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 I've had a Vita mix for about 25 years and a Champion for about 20. The Vita Mix is basically a high powered blender. It makes great soups from raw vegetables (that my white bread loving children called " swill " ). Unless you like your fruit drinks like a warm fruit soup, you'll want to freeze the fruit before you blend it. It makes great " smoothies " . The Champion kicks out the pulp and makes what most folks expect from a machine called a juicer. The pulp isn't totally dry. For some fruits I feed the pulp through a second time. But I will say, after seeing how dry the pulp came out the Champion at first try, my now husband threw his " Mr. Juicer " away. I'll be honest. I use my crock pot more often than either machine. Fruit and vegetable juices make it just too easy for me to get too much available sugar all at one time. My pancreas has been known to go total wacko for joy. My husband might run the Champion for an occational 10 pounds of carrots (Cleaning it is no more an ordeal than washing that many dishes. The only think I really have to be careful about is the grinder. I bought it before the stainless steel ones were available. I bought a stainless steel grinder model last year for my son and his wife.) but the Vita Mix is used all summer for providing the " scratch " that my husband's gelato maker makes his sorbet from. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 I also have both VitaMix & Champion machines. Juice from Champion spikes my blood glucose levels. Slurping the fruits or veggies from the VitaMix do not spike my blood sugar levels. Takes getting used to. I call by drinks affectionately " fruit goop " and " veggie sludge " . Use of ice cubes or some frozen berries keeps the mixture quite cold during the juicing process. And clean-up is practically instantaneous! Just turn it on with water & some dishwasher soap & whirrr it clean in under a minute. hen a quick rinse under the water faucet & let dry. Alobar - <hyldemoer Friday, December 13, 2002 9:06 PM Re: question on juicers > I've had a Vita mix for about 25 years and a Champion for about 20. > > The Vita Mix is basically a high powered blender. > It makes great soups from raw vegetables (that my white bread loving > children called " swill " ). Unless you like your fruit drinks like a > warm > fruit soup, you'll want to freeze the fruit before you blend it. It > makes great " smoothies " . > > The Champion kicks out the pulp and makes what most folks expect from > a machine called a juicer. The pulp isn't totally dry. For some fruits > I feed the pulp through a second time. But I will say, after seeing > how dry the pulp came out the Champion at first try, my now husband > threw his " Mr. Juicer " away. > > I'll be honest. > I use my crock pot more often than either machine. > Fruit and vegetable juices make it just too easy for me to get too > much available sugar all at one time. My pancreas has been known to go > total wacko for joy. > > My husband might run the Champion for an occational 10 pounds of > carrots > (Cleaning it is no more an ordeal than washing that many > dishes. The only think I really have to be careful about is the > grinder. I bought it before the stainless steel ones were available. I > bought a stainless steel grinder model last year for my son and his > wife.) > > but the Vita Mix is used all summer for providing the > " scratch " that my husband's gelato maker makes his sorbet from. > > Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 You say you have sugar spikes using the champion,does this happen with vegetables as well as fruit?The reason I ask is that I have heard that the champion is a masticating juicer and- that is the kind that releases the most nutrients. - " Alobar " <alobar Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:59 PM Re: Re: question on juicers > I also have both VitaMix & Champion machines. Juice from > Champion spikes my blood glucose levels. Slurping the fruits or > veggies from the VitaMix do not spike my blood sugar levels. Takes > getting used to. I call by drinks affectionately " fruit goop " and > " veggie sludge " . Use of ice cubes or some frozen berries keeps the > mixture quite cold during the juicing process. And clean-up is > practically instantaneous! Just turn it on with water & some > dishwasher soap & whirrr it clean in under a minute. hen a quick > rinse under the water faucet & let dry. > > Alobar > > > - > <hyldemoer > > Friday, December 13, 2002 9:06 PM > Re: question on juicers > > > > I've had a Vita mix for about 25 years and a Champion for about 20. > > > > The Vita Mix is basically a high powered blender. > > It makes great soups from raw vegetables (that my white bread > loving > > children called " swill " ). Unless you like your fruit drinks like a > > warm > > fruit soup, you'll want to freeze the fruit before you blend it. It > > makes great " smoothies " . > > > > The Champion kicks out the pulp and makes what most folks expect > from > > a machine called a juicer. The pulp isn't totally dry. For some > fruits > > I feed the pulp through a second time. But I will say, after seeing > > how dry the pulp came out the Champion at first try, my now husband > > threw his " Mr. Juicer " away. > > > > I'll be honest. > > I use my crock pot more often than either machine. > > Fruit and vegetable juices make it just too easy for me to get too > > much available sugar all at one time. My pancreas has been known to > go > > total wacko for joy. > > > > My husband might run the Champion for an occational 10 pounds of > > carrots > > (Cleaning it is no more an ordeal than washing that many > > dishes. The only think I really have to be careful about is the > > grinder. I bought it before the stainless steel ones were > available. I > > bought a stainless steel grinder model last year for my son and his > > wife.) > > > > but the Vita Mix is used all summer for providing the > > " scratch " that my husband's gelato maker makes his sorbet from. > > > > Penel > > > Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > and well being. > > list or archives: Gettingwell > > ........ Gettingwell- > post............. Gettingwell > digest form...... Gettingwell-digest > individual emails Gettingwell-normal > no email......... Gettingwell-nomail > moderator ....... Gettingwell-owner > ...... Gettingwell- > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 - " Emily Bradford " <emilyjoeb Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:09 AM Re: Re: question on juicers > You say you have sugar spikes using the champion,does this happen with > vegetables as well as fruit?The reason I ask is that I have heard that the > champion is a masticating juicer and- that is the kind that releases the > most nutrients. Sugar spikes with carrot juice on the Champion juicer, as well as with fruit juices.. The VitaMix leaves in all the fiber. Fiber slows down absorbtion, thus helping to alleviate sugar spikes. As most diets are sorely deficient in fiber, using a juice with lots of fiber makes a lot more sense to me than a juice with no fiber. Now, I am not saying the VitaMix makes a more palatable juice. The Champion juicer makes superb tasting juices I could drink all day! But I know it is better for me to use the VitaMix for juicing on a day-to-day basis. Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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