There are many juicer machines on the market, and choosing a suitable machine can be daunting. There are fast juicers and slow ones, steel and plastic – what should you choose? Below are a few tips and tricks for choosing the best juicer for your situation.

First, what do you want to juice? If you just want to make fruit juices say apple, or maybe some vegetable juices like celery and carrot, basically any juicer will do the job. Sure, you get what you pay for, but if you are on a budget then just go for what you can afford – any juice is better than none! An excellent quality but still affordable juicer to look at is the L’equip XL, or if you only need juice for on person then the L’equip mini is a good choice. Both are of excellent construction, and won’t break the bank.

It may be however, that you want to juice things like wheat grass, or leafy greens. Here you need to be careful, because cheap and basic juicers generally cannot do these ingredients. The reason is that basic juicers work sort of like a blender – a spinning blade shreds the ingredients up, and juice is allowed to drain out. the problem is, that drier ingredients just don’t yield enough juice this way – you need a different sort of system.

The kind of juicer that can do all ingredients (including wheat grass and similar things) is called a masticating juicer. These work using a slowly turning, crushing mechanism instead and while they are slightly slower, they are able to process absolutely anything. Most can even be used to make purees, and even nut butters for the ultimate versatile kitchen gadget. This is the kind of juicer you want if you are seriously into making health foods at home. Some of the most popular masticating juicers are the Lexsun, Champion, and Samson Juicers, which are all very similar and in fact share a lot of common components. They are affordable, and easy to use.

So the final choice for you will come down to what you need to be able to juice, and then how much money you can spend on the machine. If possible, spend the extra money and buy a machine that looks and feels good to use – if you like it, you’re more likely to use it and benefit from drinking juice every day!