We review the best juicer machines, from Sage to Nutribullet, including cold press and slow juicers – are they worth the extra washing up?. Copy link. twitter. facebook. whatsapp. email. I love kicking off the day with freshly squeezed juice, whether a simple orange juice or a more intricate concoction filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables. It’s a good way to get in one of your five a day, provided you don’t drink too much juice, which can be bad for your teeth – the NHS recommends a maximum of 150ml per day. The ideal way to avoid expensive shop-bought options, which may have added sugar, is to have one of the best juicers at home.
Juicing machines allow you to chuck in fruits, often whole or without peeling, into a receptacle and grind it down into juice, with the pulp deposited into a container to be discarded or composted. Juicers differ from blenders in that they extract the liquid rather than mixing it all together, while food processors are geared towards the preparation of uncooked ingredients – chopping, dicing, slicing, kneading and so on.
I’ve tried all the latest juicers from big names like Nutribullet, Sage and Philips in order to find the best home juicer. My full reviews can be found further down this feature, followed by a quick guide on how to use them. If you’re in a hurry, here are my top five.
There are two main types of juicer: centrifugal and slow juicers. Cold press juicers sometimes referred to as slow or masticating juicers, function by breaking down the fruit or veg into smaller particles before grinding it into juice. “The result of this is more juice extracted without the internal elements generating heat, but at a much slower pace,” says Elias Ebert, managing director of iSqueeze, who provide professional juicing machines to hotels and restaurants.
