juicer recommendations?

[shaveice]

i've been squeezing and making my own orange juice for a while now but have started thinking about buying a juicer to make other drinks like apple juice, tomato juice, etc. took a quick look at some options at amazon and am overwhelmed by the choices and so i thought i'd check with you guys (someone always has a good recommendation based on personal experience) so if you do, i'm all ears.

thanks.

[tutusue]

I've owned several juicers over the decades. Champion (http://www.discountjuicers.com/champion.html) was my favorite as it seemed to get the most juice out of the produce. The pulp that was left behind was very dry.

Not that you asked, but my favorite combo is apple/carrot/beet!

[Da Rolling Eye]

We picked up that Jack Lalaine (sp?) juicer from Costco. My wife loves the thing for juicing "hard" vegies and fruits and it really does leave a very dry pulp. It was half the TV price at Costco. Last time we went, a week ago, I think they still had a few.

For citrus, we like to use a "levered" juice-squeezer-outter from Shirokiya we got about 5 years ago. Cost around $50. Doesn't seem worth it at first glance, but it does a top notch job on our backyard oranges and tangerines. It's not compound levered so it's not for apples or carrots and such. "Soft" fruits is it's forte.

[shaveice]

thanks so much for those excellent recommendations! i'm on it!

(incidentally, for those who haven't squeezed your own drinks, may i suggest that you give it a shot? i believe you'll be surprised at how delicious it is and the whole healthy thing is just an added bonus!)

[Da Rolling Eye]

thanks so much for those excellent recommendations! i'm on it!

(incidentally, for those who haven't squeezed your own drinks, may i suggest that you give it a shot? i believe you'll be surprised at how delicious it is and the whole healthy thing is just an added bonus!)
Don't forget, you have to drink the juice right away. Any time spent exposed to air breaks down the nutrients. In other words, you can't squeeze a bunch, store it in a pitcher in the fridge and expect it to have the same nutritional value as fresh squeezed the next day. The juices do really taste great, though. My fave is apple/strawberry/carrot/celery. Yeah, it looks kinda funky, but the look/color is deceiving. :)

[shaveice]

thanks for the tip; due to my laziness, i only squeeze (by hand) what i'm gonna drink right then and there so i've been lucky but it's good to know!