Today the juice extractor made its official debut! Despite feeling fairly intimidated by the prospect of my first home juicing attempt, due to the below scary-looking assembly instructions...
...things turned out to be a breeze once we got over that first hump.
There are really only four simple steps to achieve juicing success, as far as I can tell.
Step one: Wash veggies and slice up any that are more than 3 inches in diameter (e.g. apples).
Step two: Feed said veggies into the tube one by one.
Step three: Should any veggie give you trouble, squash them in using the "masher of death" (the technical term) pictured below.
Here's what went into my juice (yielding 28 ounces):
- 2 handfuls of baby spinach leaves
- 2 handfuls of baby romaine lettuce leaves
- 3 celery stalks
- 2 whole carrots
- 5 large kale leaves (with stems)
- half a cucumber
- one apple
- half a lemon
Best part? I totally put Juice Generation's "Supa Dupa Greens" to shame. Half the cost and twice the homemade love tastes much, much sweeter.
If you are a juicing connoisseur, please share your favorite recipes or veggie/fruit combos. I'm eager to avoid the sophomore slump with my next juice outing!
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Ans this looks amazing!! I love a simple orange & ginger juice with a little bit of beet for its gorgeous color & sweetness. OR! Maybe you can do one with lemon, grapefruit, celery and mint for a super springy and bright juice. Yumm!! The possibilities are endless...can't wait to see more of your great posts! xoxo
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