Author Topic: juicer (Read 1867 times)

Tom · « **on:** December 13, 2008, 04:11:14 pm »

I broke my last juicer. It is the one that got me started juicing vegetables from the refrigerator that were destined for the compost pile. You know what I'm talking about, carrots and beets that start growing roots, celery hearts that are going limp. I try to rejuvenate stuff like that, but it would invariably find its way to the garbage. It used to make me feel so bad to be throwing out stuff that was still good, accept for the looks.

Well, I bought a juicer for $5 at Big Lots years ago. What a steal, I thought. It's done me a pretty good job and I have found that I really love carrot juice. Most of the stuff I drink has been based on carrot juice. Then, a while back, it broke. I was determined to fix it. I took it apart and nothing made sense. In the cabinet it went. Gael threatened to throw it out a thousand times. "Don't you dare! I'm going to fix it", I would say. I never did, but I knew, also, that I wasn't going to pop for a knew one.

The other day, Gael came home with a new Oster Juicer. I was elated. I tried not to show my excitement (it's a male thing, you see) but I wanted to try it so bad. Then, a few days later she came home with a bag of carrots that were meant for juicing. They were fresh, nothing wrong with them except that they were ugly and wouldn't sell. So, they sold them cheap.

Things happened and I never got around to trying the juicer. Gael went out of town yesterday and I remembered the juicer today. I got it out and ran some carrots and celery through it. Wow! I just thought I was juicing before. This thing wrung every ounce of liquid out of the carrots. The old juicer would have given me four or five swallows and this Oster filled up a drinking glass with the same amount of carrots. I put a couple of stalks of celery in there to keep it from being too sweet. Oh-h-h, It's so good.

I'm going to go back in there and get some more juiced and then clean it and put it up before I've ground up everything in the house.

beenthere · « **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2008, 04:42:29 pm »

Quote from: Tom on December 13, 2008, 04:11:14 pm

............I'm going to go back in there and get some more juiced and then clean it and put it up before I've ground up everything in the house.

Think ya can get it cleaned up enough that Gael doesn't notice you used it yet?

That male thing, ya know...

Tom · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2008, 05:26:56 pm »

I don't know. I guess I need to try. What I'm doing is trying to work up a big show of exhuberance and appreciation. Gotta go get some more carrots though. I used everything up. $:-\$

logwalker · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2008, 06:20:52 pm »

You are right about the carrot juice. I used to drink so much my skin would begin to turn orange. Something to do with the keritin I think. Come to think of it I was real healthy back then too. Joe

Haytrader · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2008, 07:13:23 pm »

Pass me a glass of that carrot juice Tom.
I need a little perking up.

$:-\$

beenthere · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2008, 08:24:01 pm »

Quote from: logwalker on December 13, 2008, 06:20:52 pm

You are right about the carrot juice. I used to drink so much my skin would begin to turn orange. Something to do with the keritin I think. Come to think of it I was real healthy back then too. Joe

Did ya hair start turnin green too?

WildDog · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:57:49 am »

Tom I like the carrot and cellery juice but these days add green apples as well, a cafe in our small town just started adding juices to the menu, vegetables and fruit. Friday I had strawberry, rasberry, blackberry, pineapple and accidently mango (I mean't to ask for watermellon), a large glass cost $6 this filled me up and is about what I spend on lunch if I'm in town.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2008, 06:15:15 am »

Hey, I gotta try that to. I can't take that V-8 juice, the kind with tomato in it. My guts go in knots. You can guy V8 carrot juice though, but I don't trust a juice that has a shelf life of for ever in a plastic jug.

Carrots are about the cheapest vegetable grown, heck I can't grow'm for as cheap as I can buy'm. $:-\$

Man I got real disgusted yesterday. All the extra fruit jam on the shelves has bean gum added to it. Why? I went over to the organic foods section and a bottle half the size, same brand, same price. Made me sick to my stomach. Do these jam, yogart, ice cream companies have some kind of contract with bean growers to put that stuff in everything?

Nobody knows how to make decent food no more.

Tom · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2008, 08:57:45 am »

I had to go look.

Bean gum might not be what you think. It's not Navy beans, red beans or green bean that they add to those products, its Locust Bean Gum, a thickener that is soluable in hot water. It comes from the Carob tree.

What the heck is a Carob tree?

How come corn starch or Arrow root won't work?

It sure makes you wonder, when you sit down to a big serving of Hop'n John, if the rice came from China, the blackeyes from India and the onion from Africa.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2008, 11:10:58 am »

That's just one of'm. Guar bean is another, and I seen two more kinds in the same product. But mostly locust bean gum in the jam. Now why add any of that sh...stuff to start with?

Heck, I'll eat agar or jello if they need to stiff'n it. What is the good of fruit pectin if it don't jell. Must be old and expired. Hooey!!

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2009, 06:48:47 pm »

Well with my renewed enthusiasm for a small garden, the raised beds I put together, I want to get me a juicer. I have never looked for one in the stores. What is ball park prices for such a beast?

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2009, 08:23:51 pm »

Used Acme's in thrift stores for $30.00 more or less. You will never wear it out

Slabs · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2009, 08:44:29 pm »

I'm glad my juice comes from Milwaukee. Viva Wisconsin.

woodmills1 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2009, 09:37:16 pm »

I got an old braun I love to death, but was quite expensive back then. fresh carrot juice is so good. ever taste the canned carrot juice from years ago yuk yuk. And now you get me on brussle sprouts, hated them from the store a thousand years ago, but from the garden they are instant lunch and tasty, not to mention ifin ya lets them freeze.........sweet

CHARLIE · « **Reply #14 on:** May 07, 2009, 12:07:44 am »

I've seen an infomercial by Jack Lulane (I don't know if that's how you spell his last name) selling his juicer that is supposed to be the best juicer in the world. I don't know how much he's charging though but it leaves just dry pulp because it squeezes out so much juice.

Don K · « **Reply #15 on:** May 07, 2009, 06:02:48 pm »

They do make it look like the way to go.

Don

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #16 on:** May 07, 2009, 06:48:32 pm »

Local WalMart has a Juicer, forget the brand, it's $99.00. Just took a quick look today. Got lots of time to look around over the next few weeks. Some fresh, new, littl, sweet carrots would make some tasty juice wouldn't it?

Can ya juice some bell peppers in with it? It contains Vitamin C. I'll be testing all kinds of concoctions no man ever dare drink.

deutz4 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 07, 2009, 11:39:05 pm »

The same guy that sells you the juicer comes back the next day pushing a fiber pill. The next day he's back again telling you that the key to a long life is a colon cleanse.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #18 on:** May 08, 2009, 05:13:11 am »

I swear it, that guy sounds like the one I used to see years ago on PBS during their canvassing for members. I know I seen a fellow not long ago talking about his colon cleanse and he is the same guy I remember on PBS. SOme of these guys calling themselves doctors, just have an honorary degree and no real doctor at all.

That character that was pushing his book on natural remedies is now a financial expert pushing his new book on finance and investment.

isawlogs · « **Reply #19 on:** May 08, 2009, 11:21:09 am »

SwampDonkey
Its all relative , he made it big conning some innocents to buy his naturals remedies book , now he will write how to make a bundle with others moneys . The same peolpe who bought book 1 ... will buy second book and claim him as a genius .

donkey

StorminN · « **Reply #20 on:** May 08, 2009, 01:22:27 pm »

Quote from: WildDog on December 14, 2008, 03:57:49 am

Tom I like the carrot and cellery juice but these days add green apples as well,

My favorite is carrot / apple / ginger... worth a try!

-N.

scgargoyle · « **Reply #21 on:** May 08, 2009, 04:06:33 pm »

I hope all you guys drinking the carrot juice are pounding down a few donuts to keep your system in balance. I don't think my system could take all that healthiness.....

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #22 on:** May 08, 2009, 05:18:12 pm »

For me, it's more to do with using stuff up. But, I will find out real quick if my concoctions are any good. First sign of my guts going into knots will be the end of that.

Handy Andy · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2009, 12:29:19 am »

Hey Donkey, my wife bought that book on all the health remedys the guy was hawking on TV, and it isn't worth a darn. Really just a great sales job on a book with hardly any info. But the last one of his infomercials I saw, he had all these beautiful girls talking about his financial book. Noticed one was labeled as a playboy chick. Kind of makes his infomercial worth looking at. But I'm not buying.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2009, 04:37:26 am »

Even Stompin' Tom Connors has an Honorary Doctorate in Laws.

Modat22 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 21, 2009, 09:16:52 am »

just picked me up one of these things from wallmart for 20 bucks. I don't think mine is as good as some of yours, the pulp from tomatoes seems to have way too much juice in there IMO.

Another use for these devils is making baby food

steam the veggy and toss it in there, then mix the juice and the pulp until its the right consistancy.

P.S. nothing better than carrot juice with a fresh beet or 2 juiced in for good measure.

Tom · « **Reply #26 on:** July 21, 2009, 11:29:53 am »

They say that tomatoes and citrus need a different kind of juicer than the grating type. That may be the tomato problem.

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