Juicer for apples: features and selection criteria

Today, manufacturers of home appliances offer a huge number of appliances that are becoming indispensable helpers in the kitchen. To such devices should include fruit juicers. And since apples are the most commonly used fruit, it is worthwhile to dwell on juicers of this type.

The shelves of modern supermarkets are filled with different fruit juices, but sometimes there are serious doubts about their naturalness and benefits to the human body. More low-cost brands try to reduce the cost of their product by using various preservatives in their production, and the advertised brands offer their products at a completely unjustified cost.

Taking into account these facts, more and more people prefer to prepare juices at home. The most affordable fruit in our country, from which you can make a vitamin drink, is an apple. Therefore, such a household kitchen device as a juicer for apples, is in great demand.

Freshly squeezed apple juice is a source of beneficial vitamins, micro and macronutrients. The product is considered low-calorie, and its chemical composition is identical to that of fresh apple. The drink is indicated for various diseases, including anemia and low immunity. The benefits of apple juice are invaluable for a growing children's body. To make apple juice at home as quickly as possible, juicers are used everywhere. Devices can be used for large quantities of fruit, and for more modest amounts. Based on the planned number of processed apples, you can easily choose one or another model.

Devices operate on a fairly simple principle. Fruits should be placed in a specially designed bowl for the device. It is worth noting that the latest generation juicers do not require preliminary preparation of apples. Therefore, the product can be obtained from whole fruits sent for processing together with stalks.

The switched on apparatus performs the processing of the product by grinding it, after which the process of dividing the resulting mass into cake and natural juice occurs.

The operation of the device is due to the circular movements of the centrifuge inside, which, in turn, leads to the active state of the built-in motor. The inner walls of the juicer have a special mesh structure, thanks to which the cake from apples accumulates on them, the separation process is carried out when the separated juice is separated from the rest of the fruit mass of the processed raw materials and flows into the lower capacity of the device.

Now for consumers the following types of devices for getting juice are presented:

• handheld devices;
• universal juicers;
• screw fixtures;
• centrifugal apparatus;
• the press.

These designs refer to the products of an affordable price category. Distinctive features of these models is their power and performance. Products on the Russian market are represented by goods of both domestic and foreign production.

Devices with high power are often used in the country with the loading of apples as a whole. Such juicers can easily handle the entire harvest of apples from the garden, so you can get natural juice for personal use or subsequent sale. These devices stand out among their mechanical and hydraulic counterparts for their performance, but the rationality of such an acquisition should be considered based on the amount of planned work with apples.

As for presses for apple juice, they are widely used in food processing plants. In the conditions of removal from the city, there are cases when there is no electricity at the cottage. In this case the press will become the optimum device for the summer resident. Manual presses differ from each other in the method of driving the working platform. The only disadvantage of such devices is their weight, and they work more slowly than electric juice extractors.

The favorites among such units are rotary and screw devices, the demand for which is a powerful motor and an affordable price.

The auger juice extractor is similar to a conventional kitchen meat grinder. The main part providing the product is a conical screw. It is this part that crushes the fruit, after which, the raw material is compressed, and the resulting juice goes through a special net nozzle into a container for a fresh product. Some models are powered by electricity, others are operated manually. Devices of the first type, as a rule, have several screws, which positively affects the efficiency of processing raw materials. The manual type juicer is useful for rare use with the purpose of processing large volumes of apples. It is also suitable for daily use, for making juice in minimal amounts.

Devices with an electric motor are distinguished by minimal labor intensity and good performance. In addition, electric devices allow you to get a fresh product while preserving all the beneficial vitamins.

Apple screw juicers can be used to process fruits and vegetables. For example, they can be used to process carrots. Upon completion of work with the device, it is enough to remove the remaining product from the tank and clean the auger. According to consumer reviews, the highest transparency of apple juice is noted, precisely after processing the fruit with the help of auger juicers.

Centrifugal devices function as follows:

• Apples are loaded into a special working-type chamber, which is equipped with a grating disc;
• by rotating the movements of this part, the fruits are crushed;
• the pulp settles on the walls of the device, and the juice through the holes flows into the container.

The main positive quality of rotary devices is their low cost, but rather high performance. Using such devices at home, there will be no restrictions regarding the volume of the resulting product. The disadvantages of units can be attributed to the difficulty of maintenance and care. This is due to the rather severe contamination of the sieve with fruit microparticles that are difficult to remove after work.

If it is necessary to process a large amount of fruits, the work should be divided into several stages in order to perform an intermediate cleaning. True, the finished product obtained from auger juicers will have higher quality indicators. This feature is directly related to the principle of operation of devices, where, in centrifugal devices, raw materials come into contact with air and are heated during grinding, which leads to oxidation.

The separator device may be cylindrical or conical. The latter type is more convenient to use, the second type allows you to increase the efficiency of the device. Modern models of juicers can be additionally equipped with a double container for the product and a pump for pumping out juice. Obvious is their high cost and more impressive size, which is not always appropriate in smaller kitchens. As practice shows, of great importance, affecting the quality of apple juice, has the capacity of the device.

In order to avoid errors associated with the purchase of a device for obtaining juice at home, When buying, you should pay attention to a number of fundamental parameters of the juicer.

• First of all, determine the type of material from which the device is made. Now in the supermarkets you can find models of plastic and stainless steel. Plastic units are quite economical, differ in ease of construction, various shapes and colors. However, low-quality raw materials in contact with products may darken and oxidize, which necessarily affect the taste of the juice. With a metal case, as a rule, such situations do not arise.
• The important part of the juicer is the mesh in the centrifuge. It is necessary that the element be made of durable alloy and resistant to corrosion. Otherwise, the part will become unusable very quickly.
• When choosing a juicer, you should take into account the approximate frequency of use of the device, as well as the volume of raw materials to be processed. In this matter, it is necessary to determine the power of the motor, as well as the time that it will be able to work continuously. Please note that there are models of devices, the functioning of which assumes the presence of interruptions in work every 10-15 minutes of fruit processing.
• Spin quality is determined based on the type of separator available in the juicer. Thus, the conical version allows the extraction of the fruit pulp in an automatic mode, which reduces labor costs and reduces the time for processing apples. However, to get all the juice without residue, it is better to choose a model of the device with a cylindrical separator.
• Like any other device, the unit for obtaining apple juice must be completely safe during operation. To do this, some manufacturers assemble a design so that no part brings the structure to a working condition. Such juicers are supplied to the market by Belarusian companies.

In addition to the main points regarding the selection of a suitable model for making juice, focus on such secondary characteristics as the design of the device, the presence of a compartment for storing the cord (for devices working from the outlet), the presence of anti-slip feet or lining on the bottom of the juicer.

For those who actively use the dishwasher in the kitchen, you should find out whether it is possible to wash the components of the appliance in it after use. Indeed, some models additionally have wooden design elements that are not recommended for such processing.

Based on the planned volume of used apples, the displacement of the bowl for squeezing and the diameter of the inlet for fruit is selected.

Evaluating the effectiveness of the use of a juicer at home, most consumers agree on the need to have such a device at home. This is especially true for owners of summer and garden plots who are engaged in the cultivation of vegetables and fruits.

In addition, the personal preparation of apple juice gives 100% confidence in the quality and naturalness of the product. This is evidenced by reviews of young mothers and those consumers who adhere to a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition.

In most cases, apple juicers have a multifunctional purpose, which allows preparing vitaminized vegetable and fruit juice in any volume and on demand of large and small consumers.

An overview of the juicer for apples, see below.