Suggestions for a juicer? (Mostly for orange juice)

[lillilland]

Suggestions? If possible, it'd prefer the cost to be under $100...

[Mr Nobody]

If its just orange, then old fashion manual?

My wife picked one up for me for $2-3.

$100 can buy a lot of Tropicana. :)

http://www.citrus-express.net/citrus-juicer.jpg

[onlineharvest]

Suggestions? If possible, it'd prefer the cost to be under $100...

If it's just for Orange juice, you should do a cost analysis.

I don't know how expensive oranges are, but you should get an idea of how many pounds of oranges you need to equal the juice that is store bought (most are 1.89 L). Tropicana is a popular choice, but there are also supermarket equivalents that taste similar and also other brands. They typically go on sale from what I see.

Keep in mind these juices are probably made at or close to the source and should have riper fruit.

I don't know either way but just a suggestion to keep in mind. I would think you need quite a bit of oranges to equal 1.89L of juice. If using a juicer, would you throw in the whole orange?

EDIT: I'm sure there's processing involved with store bought orange juice, but one would have to question the growing practices of oranges bought at the store also. Also, ripe oranges have more nutrients so perhaps oranges picked prematurely have less of what you want.

[wally_walrus]

If it's just for Orange juice, you should do a cost analysis.

I don't know how expensive oranges are, but you should get an idea of how many pounds of oranges you need to equal the juice that is store bought (most are 1.89 L). Tropicana is a popular choice, but there are also supermarket equivalents that taste similar and also other brands. They typically go on sale from what I see.

Keep in mind these juices are probably made at or close to the source and should have riper fruit.

I don't know either way but just a suggestion to keep in mind. I would think you need quite a bit of oranges to equal 1.89L of juice. If using a juicer, would you throw in the whole orange?

EDIT: I'm sure there's processing involved with store bought orange juice, but one would have to question the growing practices of oranges bought at the store also. Also, ripe oranges have more nutrients so perhaps oranges picked prematurely have less of what you want.


It's not just about the cost... I wouldn't trust store juice to be 100% natural (even if so says on the jug), I'd rather do my own

I am also looking for one, bought an electric cheapie from RCSS but it slips and doesn't work well.

[twoplustwo]

You're unlikely to find a good juicer for under $100, and most "home juicers" are a huge pain in the you know what to clean.

Also, for orange juice, you want a machine that presses or squishes the orange to extract the juice. Most "home juicers" use blades that basically shreds the fruit to extract the juice.. Seriously, old fashion manual is probably your best option.