Juicers

A juicer is a utensil for squeezing juice from fruit. This is known as juicing. more...

Citrus juicer

A citrus juicer is used for squeezing juice from soft-centered, citrus fruits (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit). It has a conical ridged center. Centering the halves of fruit with their cut-side down over the juicer, a user presses the fruit down and turns the fruit back and forth to extract juice, discarding the fruit afterwards. Pulp and seeds are retained in the ends.

A hand-held kitchen utensil version is known as a "lemon reamer", "citrus reamer," or simply a "reamer." Electric versions exist.

Juice extractor

A juice extractor is a machine that mechanically separates juice from the solid part (pulp) of most fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, and herbs. The pulp is usually discarded, but can also be used in muffins and breads.

Most juice extractors are electric, which requires less effort than their manual counterparts. A juicer differs from a blender: a juicer separates the juice from the pulp.

There are three main types of juicer: centrifugal juicers use blades and a sieve to separate juice from pulp; masticating juicers that 'chew' fruit to a pulp before squeezing out the juice; and, triturating juicers that have twin gears to first crush fruit and then press it.

Masticating and triturating juicers can also juice wheatgrass unlike centrifugal juicers that cannot break the fibers of the grass.

Some people contend that the speed of the moving parts of electric juicer affect the quality of the separated juice. Faster moving parts introduce more air into the juice, and therefore oxidize important nutrients more quickly. The heat generated from the machine and the friction of centrifugal juicers destroy enzymes found only in raw vegetables and fruits (because of the damage done during the cooking or heating process), defeating the purpose of juicing.

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