Masticating and Wheat Grass Juicer

Are you ever confused about what kind of juicer to buy?  As a juicer user, I have learned a lot about what I would do differently if I was buying my first juicer.  You may have some idea what you would like to juice at first, but maybe things will change.  If you want to juice greens and grasses, you will need a juicer with a screw, auger,or gear, called a masticating and wheat grass juicer.  The thing that crushes the food is essentially the same part but called by many different names.  There are juicers that have one gear or agar and juicers that have two.  There electric wheat grass juicers hand powered or manual wheat grass juicers that have these gears.  There are juicers that have the auger in a horizontal position, and juicers that have the auger in the vertical position.  These juicers are all masticating juicers if they have an auger/gear or two.

Any masticating and wheat grass juicer work essentially the same.  Most of them will work well juicing greens and grasses.  There are a few exceptions and when buying one you need to be aware of that fact so you get something that works for you.  These juicers are slow, have a small feed chute, and essentially need you to rotate what you are juicing as you make your serving of juice to make them work the very best.  For example, if you want apple, carrot, greens and grasses in your drink, you will need to put in greens and grasses between pieces of apple to keep the apple moving on through instead of just making applesauce and staying in the tube.  You will want to rotate different kinds of foods for the most efficiency.

The vertical masticating and wheat grass juicer has a smaller foot print so they take up a smaller space in your kitchen, but they may be a lighter weight and that may cause them to move around as they juice.  The masticating and wheat grass juicer with the horizontal auger may be more stable but certainly takes up more space.  Many of the horizontal machines and maybe some vertical ones also have the capability to extrude homemade pasta and make nut butters and baby food or purees.  If these are things you are interested in you may want to look for a machine that will do these things also.

The Champion Juicer is a masticating juicer that is made in the USA, that does not do grasses and greens well.  It does other fruits and vegetables well and has been around for more than 50 years making juicers that are built to last generations.  They do have an attachment that will do greens and grasses.  There are others of the masticating juicer type that are not specifically made for juicing the grasses and greens, so be sure to check on that before you buy.  If you cannot find the information you need, contact a merchant who sells juicers.  They will know or can find the answers to your questions.

If you want a juicer you can use on the go or want to try before you make a large investment, the manual wheat grass juicer is a good way to start.  Manual wheat grass juicers are masticating juicers and are usually inexpensive and work well.  They usually juice the grasses dryer than the electric wheat grass juicers do, but they do require work and it is a slower process.  On the plus side, you can be more mobile, and they are generally easier to clean up.

There is a learning cycle to making any juicer work for you.  If you are patient and want the full benefit of slow extracted juices, then you will want to learn to use and enjoy a masticating juicer.