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    What Is a Slow Juicer, and How Exactly Does It Work?


    Slow juicers make tasty, creamy, smooth and nutrient-pack drinks from everyday fruit and veg. If you want to make cheap, tasty and healthy juice drinks for your family, they’re a great choice.  

    Read on to find out more about how slow juicers work, their pros and cons, and how to choose the right slow juicer for your family. 

    What is a slow juicer?


    A masticating juicer is a kitchen appliance that extracts juice from vegetables and fruit. They're also popularly known as “slow juicers”. 

    How Slow Juicers Work?


    Slow juicers work by tightly squeezing fruit or vegetables against a mesh screen using an auger.  

    An auger is a spiral-shaped component inside the machine that crushes and squeezes the produce to extract juice. When you use a slow juicer, it creates juice and pulp. The juice leaves via one outlet on your machine and, depending on the model, the pulp via another. 

    Speed: how slow is a slow juicer?

    Slow juicers are slow when you compare them to centrifugal juicers. 

    Centrifugal juicers operate differently from slow juicers. They use blades to extract the juice from fruit and veg, not an auger. The blades in centrifugal juicers, sometimes called “fast juicers”, spin at 6,000 and 14,000 RPM. 

    In comparison, the auger in a slow juicer operates at a speed of 80 to 100 RPM. 

    With a slow juicer, juicing can take between five and 10 minutes. With a fast juicer, it’s almost immediate. 

    Key technology in Philips Avance Viva Juicer

    The Philips Avance Viva Juicer is a compact, stylish and highly effective slow juicer.  

    Its FibreBoost Technology gives you the ability to precisely choose the texture of juice you want. It gives the option of adding up to 50% more fibre to create the tastiest and smoothest juices.  

    The Avance Viva Juicer can handle the toughest vegetables and fruits thanks to its 1,200-watt motor. The 80 mm XXL feeding tube is large enough for most fruits and veg so you spend less time cutting up your ingredients before you start juicing.  

    The motor powering the Advance Viva Juicer is close to silent thanks to its reduced noise and vibration.  

    Another Philips slow juicer key feature on the Avance Viva Juicer is the drip stop technology.   

    This keeps your worktop surface clean and spotless between juicing sessions. To switch it on, simply turn the spout. 

    Slow juicer vs cold press juicer  

    You might often hear slow juicers called “cold press juicers”. However, the process of slow cold pressing is very different to a traditional slow juicer.  

    Slow juicers don’t have an auger that crushes and pulps ingredients.   

    Instead, you chop up the fruit and veg you’re juicing before you put them in a cold press. Then, a hydraulic press or similar mechanism squeezes the juice out of the produce.  

    Cold press juicers are generally only sold to businesses wanting to produce large quantities of juice. You rarely see them in people’s homes. 

    What you need

    Exactly how does a slow juicer work?

    Pros vs. Cons: How Effective Are Slow Juicers?

     

    Let’s now look at the pros and cons of slow juicers compared to centrifugal juicers.  

    Slow juicer advantages
     

    • Bigger yields: You get far more juice from a slow juicer than a centrifugal juicer for the same amount of fruit and veg. 
    • More ingredients: Centrifugal juicers struggle with greens, nuts and seeds. Choose a slow juicer if you want to make treats like nut milk and pomegranate juice.
    • Great for summer: Slow juicers are great for summer fruits like strawberries and raspberries. It’s the equipment you need if you want to make fresh summer juices
       

    Slow juicer disadvantages
     

    • Prep time: Slow juicers with small feeding tubes require you to cut up more fruit and veg. However, juicers with large feeding tubes are available that cut down on the work.
    • Wait time: In any slow juicer speed comparison against centrifugal juicers, slower juices would always lose by some distance. 
    • Harder to clean: Some masticating juicers can be harder to clean as they have more detachable parts than centrifugal juicers. 

    What Juicer Is Best for Me?

     

    There are dozens of slow juicers available to buy from a wide range of manufacturers. 

    What to look out for when buying a slow juicer

    Here are some key slow juicer buying tips to think about when you’re deciding which model you want to buy: 

    • Capacity: Think about how much juice you want to make for yourself and your family and choose a juicer that has the capacity you need. 
    • Maintenance: For easy cleaning, choose a slow juicer that has detachable parts that you can safely load into your dishwasher.
    • Noise: If you and your family spend a lot of time in the kitchen, try to find a slow juicer that operates as quietly as possible to minimise disruption. 
    • Countertop space: Make up your mind on where in your kitchen the slow cooker will go and make sure the machine you buy easily fits in that space. 
    • Budget: Slow juicers start from under £100. Philips has a wide range of slow juicers on offer that can fit any budget. 

     

    Key terms to know with your slow juicer

    To help you choose the right juicer for you, here’s our “Key Terminology 101” section that explains important juicer jargon in clear terms: 

    • Auger: The auger is a spiral-shaped machine part in a slow juicer that crushes and squeezes fruit and veg to extract the juice. 
    • Drip stop: Drip stop prevents pulp and juice from escaping from a slow juicer to keep kitchen countertops clean. 
    • Feeding tube: You feed fruit and veg into your slow juicer’s feeding tube. It then goes into an extraction chamber where the auger squeezes the produce to extract juice. 
    • Feeding tube diameter: The wider your feeding tube diameter, the less you have to cut up fruit and veg into smaller pieces. 
    • FibreBoost technology: With FibreBoost, you can select the level of pulp in your juices. The more pulp you choose, the smoother and tastier your juice. 
    • Pre-clean: You can rinse your juicer before and after juicing sessions by pouring water into the pusher. This creates a water fountain, rinsing away leftovers. 
    • Pulp: Pulp is the fibrous residue that you’re left with after your machine has extracted all the juicer from your fruits and vegetables.
    • QuickClean technology: QuickClean technology is a key Philips juicer benefit that makes it much easier and faster for you to clean your slow juicer. 
    • RPM: This is the speed at which the auger in your slow juicer turns. The higher the speed, the faster the juicing process.  

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