Juicing


My juicer creates more pulp than I think it should. Champion makes a juicer that is much more efficient. Combine it with something that looks like a hydraulic auto transmission lift and some cheesecloth and you have a very efficient, if time consuming, method of extracting juice. The idea is to take the pulp from the Champion juicer and put it in cheesecloth. Then, use the hydraulic press to extract every last bit of juice out of the pulp. Then, I don't know... Is the pulp good for anything? Everything I read says that whole foods are so much better. Especially Agatson's work with the South Beach Diet. I guess that juiced fruit and veg just tastes good and is easier to get in your stomach sometimes. Thoughts?

By the way, I nearly became addicted to Jamba Juice in Berkeley.
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    Gina Englert

    Some people use the pulp in carrot cakes. Just an idea, sorry no recipe to go along with it!
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      Ecopepper

      Well I guess you can compost what is left. But yes I have the same problem with my juicer. I think a strong blender is more my style!!
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      Chandra

      Hi Michael,

      We started using a Vitamix Blender last April. One of the best decisions we ever made!

      We have stopped using my juice extractor. With the Vitamix we get all of the vegetable, the pulp + the juice.

      When I used a juice extractor, I used the leftover pulp in preparing Dal and also to make some frozen veggie balls for my dog.

      Peace :)

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