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FAQs
Do I need to refrigerate fruits and
vegetables before juicing them?
Apart from tasting better when
juiced, refrigerated fruits and
vegetables will provide a higher
yield of juice than room temperature
produce. This is because the fibre
in refrigerated produce is firmer
when chilled and consequently
provides more juice when crushed
compared to softer or warmer fruits
and vegetables, which may also be in
a partial stage of dehydration (losing
water content).
What’s the best way to prepare
fruits, vegetables and leafy greens
for juicing in the BioChef juicer?
VEGETABLES
We recommend preparing your
vegetables by cutting them into
pieces that will simply fall through
the feeding chute without assistance.
FRUITS
We recommend preparing your fruits
by cutting them into pieces that will
simply fall through the feeding chute
without assistance. We recommend
removing skins from most citrus
fruits although one third of the skin of
lemons and limes may be left on.
LEAFY GREENS
Roll leaves into parcels and then fold
them in half, ensuring that the parcels
will simply fall through the feeding
chute without assistance. You may
notice with some leafy greens that
they can cause the BioChef juicer to
clog. This can be remedied by adding
a few pieces of carrot or other fibrous
vegetables, which will help to push
through the leafy green material.
Also, wet leaves will not pass through
the juicer as well as drier leaves, so
when washing produce, pat dry with a
kitchen towel before inserting into the
BioChef juicer. The horizontal crushing
and squeezing mechanism of the juicer
means that the smaller you cut the
pieces before you feed them into the
shoot, the less likely that the fibres will
become tangled around the internal
mechanism. For best results cut your
ingredients into 3 - 5cm pieces.
WHEATGRASS
Cut the grass close to the roots
and wash thoroughly to ensure no
soil or stones are present. Feed the
wheatgrass tips first into the juicer.
When juicing wheatgrass, place a
bunch of wheatgrass (about 3cm
diameter) ‘tips down’ into the feeding
chute.
What are the best apples for juicing?
We find that fresh and chilled green
apples are the best. Nutritionally,
green apples contain various
antioxidants, are a good source of
vitamin C and are considered to be
able to prevent the formation of
gall stones in the bladder and help
remedy liver and kidney disorders.
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