Juicing and Juices

Unlike most juicers sold today, which are designed to process fresh fruit and vegetables into fresh juice for more immediate consumption, steam juicers are designed primarily to process fresh fruit into juices for preserving as juices, syrups or jellies -- in other words for longer term storage. A gentle steaming process opens juice cells which produces juice that falls into a juice kettle, which is then drained into jars or bottles.

A citrus juicer is a specialty juicer, and citrus juicers normally come in one of two forms, either as a reaming type juicer or as a citrus press.  The first juice extractor is normally electric, and the second is normally manual in operation.  Both do the job well, but that job is restricted to working with citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, lemons and limes.  They are not designed for use with other fruits and vegetables.  Of course, due to the high popularity of fresh orange and grapefruit juice as morning refreshers, citrus juicers are a highly popular juicer.

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Centrifugal Juicers chop fruits and vegetables into tiny pieces which are spun very rapidly, fast enough to separate juice from pulp.  The pulp is left behind in the basket of the machine, or, with those machines equipped with a pulp ejector, depositied into an external container.  The extracted juice is filtered and drained into an awaiting juice jug.  These machines work quickly and are often the ideal juicing solution for small families and individuals, or in any situation where very rapid juicing is considered to be of high priority.   Unfortunately the frictional heat created by these high rpms can be damaging to the resultant juice which can quickly begin to lose nutritional value.  For that reason it should normally be consumed as soon as possible after juicing.  Centrifugal juicers also do not work well with wheatgrass, and most (though there are some exceptions) are also poor choices for leafy green vegetables. 

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Perhaps the crown jewel of home juice extractors, the twin gear juicer shares many of the same features of the ordinary masticating juicer, but there are some significant differences as well. Twin Gear juicers function with two (twin) interlocking gears aligned very closely together. They work by pressing and crushing rather than my tearing and shredding, and consequently, of all home juicer types other than the vastly more expensive hydraulic press juicers, cause the least amount of damage to the nutrient content of juices produced. The Green Star and Green Power juicers make use of ‘Biomagnets’ and Bio ceramic materials located in their twin gears. The effect upon the juice passing through the magnetic field produced by these magnets is a reduction of the oxidation of certain minerals. This is another factor protecting nutrient content and allowing "fresh" juice to remain fresh longer.

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Store-It Foods Has Just What You Need

Juices can be produced for fresh use or for jams and jellies that will go into your food storage. They can also be preserved as concentrates that, when properly stored, can give you access to natural, fresh-tasting fruit juices whenever you so desire.  Store-It foods has access to a wide variety of juicers, and that means you have ample choice in finding just the right one for your food storage needs.

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