I Got a Juicer!!!/ Juicer Review

Whoo hoo! I finally got myself a juicer on Friday, and since then, I have been juicing like there is no tomorrow! I bought a Waring Pro Juice Extractor from Target for about $70ish.

Pros: Easy to assemble,not too many pieces, not too loud (although I have not actually ever heard another juicer other than this one, I anticipated it to be much louder, but is more quiet than my blender, fast (this thing eats 'em up and spits 'em out), looks very nice on the counter top(okay so this isn't the most important thing, but I like that stainless steel look- so fancy).

Cons: the blade thingy is difficult to clean, but from what I hear that is typical of all juicers of this variety (the little brush they give you in the box is certainly worth keeping), the juice comes out a little foamy(however this doesn't bother me much, I just scoop the top off), I have noticed the pulp isn't perfectly dry, and occasionally pieces get shot into the pulp area without being juiced, with this juicer you cannot use a plastic bag to collect the pulp(only takes a couple more minutes to wash it out, but if that bothers you get another juicer).

Conclusion: If you want perfectly dry pulp, and perfect juice, go buy yourself a perfectly expensive machine. But if you are just starting our juicing, it is just fine to start out with a cheaper one. I really like the one I bought, but there are others that are similarly priced that will work well too.


My first juice was a plain orange juice, then that same night I made an orange celery one, which was awesome! Totally loved that hint of celery! Yum! I think that is my new fav. Yikes! That orange pulp is crazy hard to get out of the blade thing! I tried oiling it with a little olive oil the second time, and that seemed to help a little.

My second day I made some major apple juice spiked with celery, spinach, some salad greens. Then today, my morning juice was about the same as the day before, but with a little more of the green, healthy stuff. This evening I used 2 apples, about 5 stalks of celery, a couple hand fulls of spinach and greens, and an entire cucumber. I was going to try some cilantro, but I forgot until after I had already started cleaning up.

Well, I look forward to tomorrows journey in juicing, and I hope you will consider giving juicing a try if you have not already. It is really amazing how much better you feel when you consume that type of nutrition! It is like is directly absorbed into you cells! I came down with a cold on Friday, and today is Sunday, and I am almost completely better! I am drastically better from yesterday, that is for sure! It is really interesting the change that has taken place in me just from these past couple days. I can see maybe doing a short juice feast this week, so stay tuned! I still have a lot to learn and experience in the juicing world, but I look forward to the journey!