On the picture above you can see my juicer. But it's not an ordinary one but Matstone Multi-purpose 6 in 1 juicer.
It doesn't look like typical juicer we're probably used to. Reminds rather meat mincing machine. It is a masticating juicer. In a traditional juicer our fruits and vegetables are finely grated and juice is extracted thanks to centrifugal force that presses pulp against the sieve. But Matstone masticating juicer uses single auger to gentle crush the fruit and then push it through sieve with decreasing diameter. Juice floats through a bottom hole and pulp is pushed in front. Juicer is equipped with 1 horse power motor and rotates at low speed of 80 RPM. This reduces friction and heat so helping give a high quality juice. It can extract juice from virtually anything: carrots, beetroot, celery, apples, oranges and leafy greens: wheat grass, spinach, cabbage and other.
Why did I decid to buy this machine? Because it produces better juice thanks to low rotation. This method prevents from two most destructive event that occur during extraction by high-speed, centrifugal juicer.
First of all low rotation doesn't cause juice to heat and won't destroy most valuable nutrients that are sensitive to temperature. Juice extracted using this method is healthier and retain much more active vitamins and enzymes. Secondly, masticating juicer doesn't mix juice with air, which slows down oxygenation process that degrades nutrients. This is why apple juice goes brown quickly. Juice stays fresh for longer and preserves its health benefits.
Also masticating juicers extract more juice than their centrifugal counterparts. I'm not sure whether it is a scientific fact or just marketing. I'll try to put this to the test and publish my results on this blog. I'll measure yield of my juicer for various fruits and vegetables. If ever I get my hands on other centrifugal juicer I'll try to do the same and compare results.
Matstone juicer is a multi-purpose juicing machine. This is another advantage. Except juicing it can also:
- grind nuts, seeds, pepper, coffee and even crushes ice;
- homogenize using additional (included) sieve; it can be used to produce mouses, ice-cream, baby food or even peanut butter, marzipan, pesto or guacamole;
- make pasta and bread fingers using 5 different shapes;
- it can even extract oil (but this attachment is not included).
Interested? Check it on Amazon, where I bought mine!
