Should I peel fruit before juicing?

For fruits, especially citrus, that means peeling away tough outer skins, peels and pith. They can add bitter and unpleasant flavors to your juice. Remove any seeds and hard pits, too, especially those in stone fruits.

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You've finally taken the plunge and bought a juicer. No more paying sky-high prices for fresh-squeezed juice just to get your fix. Before you start pulverising produce, there are a few things you absolutely need to know. This guide will save you time and hassle, keep mess to a minimum and prevent damage to your new juice extractor. It's time for Juicing 101.

What can you juice?

Here's just a few examples of produce you can juice.

Fruits

Apples

Berries (small juice content but big flavor)

Citrus (lemons, limes, oranges, etc.)

Grapes

Kiwis

Melons (Honeydew, watermelon, cantaloupe)

Pears

Vegetables

Beets

Broccoli

Carrots

Celery

Cucumber

Kale

Spinach

Tomatoes

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Juicing do's

Prep your produce

You can't just throw in whole fruits and vegetables into your juicer and expect tasty results. You need to prepare them properly first. Many juicers have small food chutes, so you'll have to chop items down to a size that fits. The actual juicing process is fast, with foods zipping through the machine is seconds. You can liquefy a complete list of ingredients in minutes, so preparing produce in advance will save you lots of time. For fruits, especially citrus, that means peeling away tough outer skins, peels and pith. They can add bitter and unpleasant flavors to your juice. Remove any seeds and hard pits, too, especially those in stone fruits. Not only can these damage your juicer and create a bitter taste in your juice, but most contain toxic chemicals. For example, apricot, cherry, peach and plum pits have cyanogenic compounds, which if crushed and ingested, will turn into cyanide in the body.

Consider a cold-press machine

Affordable, entry-level juicers tend to be centrifugal machines. These appliances spin sharp blades at high speeds. Juice is then pushed (and strained) through a mesh sieve underneath that. They're fine for processing oranges, apples and carrots, but have trouble pulling liquid from leafy greens. If you plan on juicing fibrous vegetables such as kale and spinach, then a cold-press juicer is worth considering. One of my favorite models, the $300 Omega J8006, is an excellent option. The machine slowly crushes all manner of produce and extracts lots of liquid from even the toughest items.

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Even the most efficient juicers create plenty of solid waste. Here's a good way to make cleaning up a snap. Line the pulp collection bin of your juicer with plastic wrap first. After juicing your items, just pull the wrap out and throw it, pulp and all, into the trash.

Enlist the dishwasher

Other parts of juicers collect liquid and debris, too. That includes augers (cold-press), blades and mesh screens (centrifugal) and lids. Check your model's manual whether any of these parts are dishwasher-safe. If so, you'll save yourself a lot of manual labor.

Juicing don'ts

Let juice sit around

Freshly made juice may be healthy, but it's also unpasteurized and preservative-free. Try to drink it right away. If you must store juice, make sure to do so in the fridge. Just don't keep it longer than 24 hours total.

Using dry items

Avoid trying to juice things with a low water content. For example, stay away from coconut, sugar cane and grains. These ingredients have massive amounts of fiber but barely any liquid.

Pushing produce using something other than the plunger

Many juicers come with their own plastic plunger tools. They're designed for use with a particular model and are carefully sized to match. They're to help you push items down the food chute without getting caught in the juicer mechanism. If you try this with any other implement, especially a metal object, you could destroy the machine and injure yourself in the process.

Waiting to clean up

It's tempting, but don't let your juicer sit around dirty for long. All that concentrated pigment, pulp and liquid sets in quickly, especially if left to dry. Make it a habit to clean your juicer parts soon after use. Either that, or rinse it, then toss into the dishwasher with no delay. For more about juicers and how to choose one before you buy, here are the five things you need to know.

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