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It is hot outside! It is so hot, the heat is shimmering off the sidewalk in waves. You need something to drink, now! Water is just not going to do the trick. You delve into the refrigerator, looking for pieces of cold, ripe, and juicy fruit. Armed with a hunk of watermelon, a few peaches and apricots, and your nifty, brand-new juicer, you are now ready to face the world. Juicers come in many varieties, including CENTRIFUGAL juicers, SINGLE GEAR or MASTICATING, TWIN GEAR or TRITURATING, CITRUS juicers, and the MANUAL PRESS. When shopping around for a new juicer, especially if you have never had one before, most people opt for the basic CENTRIFUGAL juicer. It is the least complicated juicer on the market, except for the simple REAMER. The fruit or vegetable is placed in a rapidly rotating basket and is shredded by a flat cutting blade. The torn plant material is flung against the sides of the container; the juice travels through tiny holes in the basket and through a spout. Depending on the model, the pulp may be gathered in an additional container. Excellent juices are produced by this type of juicer except they must be consumed quickly to retain their nutrient values. Due to the action of the cutting blade, it is not recommended to use soft fruits such as bananas and berries, nor leafy vegetables such as parsley, spinach, and wheatgrass because of danger of clogging the mechanical parts with plant material. There are two types of centrifugal juicers, FULL BASKET and PULP EJECTION. With these types, the juice is drawn continuously out of the pulp in the basket. The action of the CONTINUOUS centrifugal juicer causes the juice to be collected by an angled strainer basket, with the pulp being ejected while the machine juices. Cleanup is very easy. A MASTICATING juicers "chews" plant material down a pulp. A screw or AUGER mechanism crushes and strains the produce between twin gears. A strong pressure is exerted upon the fruit, squeezing juice out of the pulp until there is no liquid left. This type of juicer needs a relatively strong grasp for sufficient pressure against the auger. The PRESSING juicers fall under the masticators. A SINGLE AUGER juicer uses a single auger or screw to propel the plant material along a strainer screen or basket. Fruits of mixed hardness need to be used so that plant fiber which is too soft will not clog the auger mechanism. This type of juicer works very well with leafy vegetables, especially parsley, spinach, and watercress, The TRITURATING juicer has two, rather than one, AUGERS. To triturate means to rub, crush, grind, or pound into fine particles or a powder. This juicer completes its work in two stages. Stage 1 shreds the plant material. In Stage 2, both gears or augers squeeze the shredded pulp to force any remaining juice out. The same combination of soft and harder fruits and vegetables are required, as described above. By far the simplest juicer is the REAMER. It is used to extract juice from citrus fruit such as oranges, lemons, limes, tangerines, and grapefruit. A fruit that has been sliced in half, but still retains its peel, is compressed against a slowly revolving ridged cone. This pressure against the fruit causes the juice to be expelled and collected. MANUAL REAMERS do the same job, but powered by your muscles. Finally, a PRESS squeezes the juice out of the fruit in the same manner as how a garlic press works; the juice flows out as the pulp is extruded. Remember, you get what you pay for. If you plan on doing heavy-duty juicing on a regular basis, give serious consideration to purchasing a juicer with a more powerful motor. A motor that purrs as it produces will make you and your friends happy campers.
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