Juciers

[trionam]

Was thinking of buying one because just cant stand eating fruit and think this might be a good way of having some kind of fruit in take. can anyone recommend a good one as the price range is so vast, also did anyone buy one and never bother to use it which can sometimes happen with these gadgets,any advice to buy or not would be great.

[smudge]

trionam -  I know for a fact that if anyone bought me a juice maker, it would end up in the back of the cupboard along with the novelty bread maker & toasted sandwich maker. There is such a variety of fresh juices & delicious fresh bread in the shops these days, that I  think gadgets for this purpose are not only time consuming, but messy. That is only my humble opinion though.

[5029]

We bought a juicer as it was much cheaper than buying the drinks at �2 a shot, and much more convenient than hunting down one of those juice bars.

 

We bought this one:

 

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product Display?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=2501&a mp;productId=102072&clickfrom=image

 

which is excellent for our purposes (and its on sale now!), but if you wanted to spend a bit more, you could get a smoothie maker which can also crush ice

[trionam]

5029 Does that one take all of the pulp out? im really fussy about juices being smooth, if it does thats a bargain price.cheers

[5029]

It does, yes, the pulp is collected in a thing at the top

[BigDogsWang]

I bought one last year, used it for about a week. It now sits in the back of the cupboard gathering dust. It's a novelty which soon wears off. Dont think you can just lob any old fruit & veg in and out comes a delicious drink. There is so much preparation, it becomes tedious. Then there's the cleaning up........

The only kitchen gadget I can really recommend is a popcorn maker. We use it every night.

[smudge]

BigsDogWang - I was glad to read your reply, as I was feeling a bit guilty at giving trionam a negative answer. It is true though, it would never get used. Now a popcorn maker is a different story all together - yummy!

[clarabel82]

I don't know about juicers but I  got a Kenwood smoothie maker for Christmas and it really is a good way to enjoy fruit, you can put basically any fruit in and ice cubes yogurt or ice cream and make really nice drinks, I have one instead of breakfast in the mornings and it's just a case of swilling it out and leaving upside down to dry afterwards. ooh a warning though, don't leave the skin on apples, I made an apple "lumpy" rather than smoothie the other day!

[trionam]

Thanks for all the great info after careful consideration I have decided not to bother as I have a george foreman grill and food processor that I never use and as BDW says I reckon the novelty would wear off after a while.

[Solarjunkie]

We have a popcorn maker that is in regular use - its other name is a saucepan!

Heat a little oil - add a handful of popcorn (which should be kept in the fridge) - put on the lid - shake the pan over a good heat until the popping stops - take off lid, add a knob of butter & a sprinkle of salt - enjoy!