Fruit &amp; Veg prep for juicing: Just curious to know how much you do to the veggies and fruits before you juice?
1614214
Hello!, I've had a Juicer for over 25 years (happens to be a champion commercial) I use a hard tampico brush to scrub the heck out of my carrots removing some peel but not like peeling, more like a rough exfoliation. Cut off the beet tip where it's thin and the dirt filled area where the multiple stems come up from the root. Scrub it better than a carrot. Feel the beet if it's gritty that is not that cool I am pretty soft with apples just scrubbing with my hands or a soft brush. Rinse the heck our of greens especially Kale Graprfruit and other white skinned fruit get a quick scrub then most of the yellow peel is cut away (pretty bitter and full of wax even in organics) The reason you scrub a bit before you peel is that you do not want dirt on your knife. The general philosophy: get rid of the dirt (taste texture and spoilage) clean roots and leaves especially well, watch out for the dirt in beets (believe me you cannot scrub it out unless you have all day) and get rid of almost all the outer peel of citrus I use a strainer on the juice so that will catch a reasonable amount of juice. When my crew and I wer making a couple of gallons a day we just soaked and rinsed the carrots and strained the juice through a nut-milk bag, but you do get some dirt that way and beets must be cleaned.
235976
It depends on what juice you're making. If you're making orange juice, youll be done in just a couple minutes becayse you'll just be juicing a couple oranges. If you're making something more complicated with carrots or some type of fruit/ veggie that needs prep like peeling, it'll take a little longer. The juicing itself is quick tho
570081
We have had our angel a few months and really love it. To make one glass of juice, the act of washing and topping off carrots and other prepping far exceeds the time it takes to push the veggies through the machine. I'd say a full length carrot takes 3-5 seconds to push? Very fast and ultra dry pulp. The nutrients extracted from anything that goes through is remarkable, it differs radically from other juicers. If you have the means, get this juicer! With lesser juicers you are trashing or composting the unextracted juice you should have consumed. Over hundreds of uses imagine how many $$ that you save. Good luck on your decision! We have had our angel a few months and really love it. To make one glass of juice, the act of washing and topping off carrots and other prepping far exceeds the time it takes to push the veggies through the machine. I'd say a full length carrot takes 3-5 seconds to push? Very fast and ultra dry pulp. The nutrients extracted from anything that goes through is remarkable, it differs radically from other juicers. If you have the means, get this juicer! With lesser juicers you are trashing or composting the unextracted juice you should have consumed. Over hundreds of uses imagine how many $$... » Read More We have had our angel a few months and really love it. To make one glass of juice, the act of washing and topping off carrots and other prepping far exceeds the time it takes to push the veggies through the machine. I'd say a full length carrot takes 3-5 seconds to push? Very fast and ultra dry pulp. The nutrients extracted from anything that goes through is remarkable, it differs radically from other juicers. If you have the means, get this juicer! With lesser juicers you are trashing or composting the unextracted juice you should have consumed. Over hundreds of uses imagine how many $$ that you save. Good luck on your decision! « Show Less
1515239
I just got the vitamix and i now seem to do more smoothies than juicing. I throw in a bunch of veggies and fruit and blend with water and it comes out to thick or runny depending on how much water you add and how watery the ingredients are. I LOVE it! You get all the fiber instead of throwing it in the garbage! i still sometimes do a juice fast, but generally, i now do a green smoothie for breakfast.
2088521
My fruit juices are always thicker than the vegetable juices. I usually use apples, pears, pineapple. Even my citrus juices are thick though.
1122337
I've had the most luck juicing carrots with this juicer. The pulp that comes out is very fine and isn't wet when you squeeze it. It is kind of shocking how many you have to put in to get a decent amount of juice though. I don't juice often just because it is so expensive for all that produce but I love garden fresh juicing when I don't feel like going through all the steps to preserve large quantities. Hope this helps :)
1129641
you should ask the mfg. I always core my fruit, so do not know for sure. would guess yes, but take a bit longer. be sure to use pulse mode to breakup. for all veggies I use a juicer and then put that mix into the blender as ice cubes.
1008996
Using a juicer removes all the pulp, which is fiber and what you need! Healthiest option is to eat the whole food... use the vitamix with water and drink your veggies! I had a big juicer sitting on my counter, a pain to take apart and clean, cleaning out the pulp container... save pulp to add to other things, but wait, why don't I just add all I want to my blender... so my juicer is put away waiting for my Vita Mix to replace that and my blender. Just trying to decide on which model I will get...think this is the one!
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I use the largest container that comes in the box (two small, one large) and can make a smoothie for my wife and I each morning. It's probably half the volume you can achieve with the Vitamix 750? I would estimate that 2 whole apples, some cucumber bits, water, and some frozen berries would fit. As to compare with juicing: you get the pulp! I had a juicer before and you just get a sugar blast. Ick!Two favs: (1) water, whole banana (and a 1/4 frozen banana), avocado, tsp vanilla, tsp honey(2) water, 4 large kale leaves, handful of frozen blueberries, scoop fortified yeast, tbsp udol's oil, tbsp chia seeds, tbsp camu camu powder, scoop of vega sport protein (vanilla) I use the largest container that comes in the box (two small, one large) and can make a smoothie for my wife and I each morning. It's probably half the volume you can achieve with the Vitamix 750? I would estimate that 2 whole apples, some cucumber bits, water, and some frozen berries would fit. As to compare with juicing: you get the pulp! I had a juicer before and you just get a sugar blast. Ick!Two favs: (1) water, whole banana (and a 1/4 frozen banana), avocado, tsp vanilla, tsp honey(2) water, 4 large kale leaves, handful of frozen blueberries, scoop... » Read More I use the largest container that comes in the box (two small, one large) and can make a smoothie for my wife and I each morning. It's probably half the volume you can achieve with the Vitamix 750? I would estimate that 2 whole apples, some cucumber bits, water, and some frozen berries would fit. As to compare with juicing: you get the pulp! I had a juicer before and you just get a sugar blast. Ick!Two favs: (1) water, whole banana (and a 1/4 frozen banana), avocado, tsp vanilla, tsp honey(2) water, 4 large kale leaves, handful of frozen blueberries, scoop fortified yeast, tbsp udol's oil, tbsp chia seeds, tbsp camu camu powder, scoop of vega sport protein (vanilla) « Show Less
1113820
Yes, it does. To be honest, I'd never even heard of kale until I started juicing. But from everything I've read now, it juices as expected. I get about a tablespoon of juice per large kale leaf. When I do juice kale, I juice two large leafs. Again, from what I've read, that's plenty in a juice recipe.
1243888
I juice spinach and kale daily. I don't have the upgrade. They don't take more time to juice than anything else. I make a tall glass out of 5 fruits or vegetables in 5 minutes. Cleaning the machine takes about that long as well.
2167075
Yes, I really like it. We just did apples, the kids drank the juice almost faster than I could make it! We made apple sauce and fruit leather with the apples. I think it is the way to go for juicing and having apples to do something with after you get juice. Hope this helps. God Bless.
151194
Yes, I usually add a whole apple (cut up in order to not include the seeds), a whole banana, spring mix, yogurt, nuts and pineapple juice. Tastes great. I like it better than juicing because the pulp is not extracted. I'm happy with the purchase.
603223
I have juiced citrus along with greens, other fruit and veggies in various combinations and mostly with the small hole screen, but I have not juiced just citrus. I would think that it would be fine and that the large hole screen would produce pulpier juice.
355410
I make delicious smoothies every morning. You can get smoothie recipes online and after some experimenting you will find what flavors you enjoy and what to add to make them more to your liking. Many people juice, however I like the fact thatI am also getting fiber. The blending of fruits and vegetables was new to me but I really enjoy my morning smoothies. Any juice, water, or ice will thin out the mixture. I love my Vitamix!.
536874
Fruit smoothies are consistent and smooth. Have never tried veggies because I have a juicer.
1469080
A liter? That's hard to say exactly. I usually juice about 5 lbs. of carrots, a cucumber, and a couple of beets. I get a little over a quart of juice. Start to finish (including peeling, cutting, juicing, and cleaning up) takes me about 1/2 hour. Hope this is helpful.