The Best Super Juices

Amanda Ursell in the Times has answered a question about “super juices” and given a run down of the benefits of prune juice,  pomegranate juice, black grape juice, orange juice and cranberry juice. Take a look at what she has to say.

Too Busy To Peel An Orange?

I missed out on this when it was published, there was an interesting article on the Daily Mail website back in July which highlighted a decline in the popularity of oranges. The reason? Because we’re too lazy to peel them.

Apparently tangerines and clementines are becoming more popular because they are easier to peel. I have to say, I empathise completely. Oranges can be a real pain to peel, especially if you’re doing it for an orange juice and have had them in the fridge to guarantee a cold drink. That’s why, if you mainly want the juice of citrus fruits - oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits - a citrus press juicer is a better way to go than a centrifugal juicer.

Just slice the fruit in half and press it down on the reamer to get lovely juice, and with none of the hassle of peeling.

Are you put off oranges by the nuisance of peeling them? Use the comments box to let us know…

See also:

• Citrus Juicers
• Santos Classic Commercial Citrus Juicer

Orange and Banana Reduces Leukemia Risk, Study Claims

A new study has claimed that children regularly fed oranges and bananas can halve their risk of suffering from Leukemia. The study by the University of California claims to show that children with a regular intake of the two fruits up to the age of two significantly reduce their chances of suffering from the disease.

Find out more at Fresh Info

Oh…. It’s a Zumex

Zumex manufacture the most visually impressive commercial orange juicers I have seen. A big basked of oranges sits on top and slow the oranges drop down into the transparent casing and go through the soft cutters which take off the outer skin. Then the process squeezes out the juice and the pulp and skin fall into a bin below. It really is very cool to see this thing in action, and it’s as much fun to watch it working as it is to drink very good quality juice it makes.

Next time you’re out and about with friends and see miracle machine in action, impress by your friends with yoru knowledge of commercial juicers by simply saying, “Oh… it’s a Zumex!”.  Check out the video below to take a closer look

Making Orange and Pineapple Juice

This video from Youtube shows you that just about anyone can make a great tasting juice with a juicer. In this video, the little girl is making a lovely, creamy orange and pineapple juice, using one whole pineapple and two oranges.

Banana, Orange, Raspberries, Strawberries

A friend sent me this pictures of a juice that he says is a great way to start the day: Banana, Orange, Raspberries and Strawberries. Make sure the berries are nice and ripe otherwise it could be a bit too tart.

The juicer in the picture is the Breville JE24 Whole Fruit Juicer.

Orange, Raspberry

Orange and Raspberry juice is a bit of a classic, so I thought I’d have a go today and make one and create a little youtube video at the same time.