Manual Juicers
Hand Operated Juicers and Citrus Juicers
Manual Juicers are operated by hand and have no electric or battery mechanism attached. It is simply a basic tool to use to “squeeze” the juice out of the fruit.
Manual juicers work best for citrus and very “juicy” fruits...
...that are easy to extract. It does not extract a high percentage of juice(as do the other types of juicers), and produce able to be used with it is limited-basically only citrus.
They are inexpensive and good for a quick juice of lime (for making guacamole or in a glass of water, for example).
They clean up very quickly and easily. The hand manual juicer is a great tool to have in hand for your kitchen for small juicing needs. However, I do not think it does an adequate job of taking the place of a juicing appliance as its juice yield, nutritious output and ease of use is almost incomparable.
A note about manual wheatgrass juicers
There are several models and variations on the market, including specialized “crank” type for wheatgrass, named Z-Star Wheatgrass juicers that get high ratings. This juicer, however, costs approximately $100. In my opinion it makes more sense to spend the money on a more versatile juicer unless wheatgrass is the only thing you'd like to juice(and there are some cases, like a cafe for example, where this would make good sense)
Citrus only juicers
There are also larger orange juice machines that are electric or hand crank, that are only designed to juice citrus. Overall they work well if that is all you are interested in juicing.
However, if you are interested in juicing other types of produce, these machines will not be able to do that. Some people enjoy just orange juice for breakfast on a weekend morning for the family. So if that's you, these larger citrus machines are for you.
And as far as some of the citrus hand crank juicers go, many are attractive to leave on your countertop.
Here are some good options and more info..
Stainless Steel Citrus Juicer
This juicer is for citrus only. You cut the citrus in half and rub it in the cone. The juice falls into the holes and collects in the basin. Works well for a small amount of citrus in your recipes.
Metrokane Mighty OJ Manual Juicer
This is meant for orange juice only. I think it's really cute to leave out on the counter. Ideal for the weekend juicer who just likes OJ for breakfast!
Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer
This just like the stainless steel juicer, can only juice citrus.
Z-Star Manual Portable Wheatgrass Juicer
Other types of juicers
Centrifugal juicers
Single gear masticating juicers
Twin gear triturating juicers
Want to know about other juicers other then the manual juicers? Here are some tips for finding the right juicer
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