Anyway to get make a thicker juice? Is this done through more fruits and less vegetables like celery?
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I find that thick leafy greens like Kale give a little thicker juice. Fruits tend to be a little more juicy and carrots and celery also make less thick juice.
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My fruit juices are always thicker than the vegetable juices. I usually use apples, pears, pineapple. Even my citrus juices are thick though.
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I start with the liquids, then add the pulpy fruit (like apples, bananas etc.) I blend this for a few seconds on low speed. Then I add the bulk veggies (like a whole two fist fulls of romaine lettuce or kale. I drop ice on top of this to weigh it down. I blend this on low and gradually increase to full speed. Blend for about 60 seconds max. If needeed use the tamper to push down the lettuce (sometimes just the weight of ice does it) don't overblend. You will loose nutient content if you over blend it. I think that may also cause the air. I don't air in my smoothies when I do it this way. For soups, you need to blend a long time to make it hot. But in teh endI put in some solid pieces and just pulse them in. This makes a nicer soup, and removes a little air build up. I also notice some veggies tend to be more air prone than others. Baby spinach and romaine work great. Also freash ingrendients. Ones that are starting to be a little past their prime foam a little more.
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I don't follow any recipe but here are my basic ingredients and the amounts depend on whether for one or two. I start with some orange juice, 1/2 cup or so, 1/2 to 1 banana (ripe), small bunch of kale or spinach, then blueberries other options - frozen cherries, an apple, a carrot, then ice cubes, a splash of real maple syrup for sweet, maybe a few dried apricots, could substitute a cucumber or a carrot in other words you sneak in some vegies, use your imagination - experiment and don't forget a scoop of Amazing Meal. I use a Vita Mix. If the smoothy is too thick add water, juice or more ice. Have fun! Enjoy I don't follow any recipe but here are my basic ingredients and the amounts depend on whether for one or two. I start with some orange juice, 1/2 cup or so, 1/2 to 1 banana (ripe), small bunch of kale or spinach, then blueberries other options - frozen cherries, an apple, a carrot, then ice cubes, a splash of real maple syrup for sweet, maybe a few dried apricots, could substitute a cucumber or a carrot in other words you sneak in some vegies, use your imagination - experiment and don't forget a scoop of Amazing Meal. I use a Vita Mix. If the smoothy is too thick add water, juice or more... » Read More I don't follow any recipe but here are my basic ingredients and the amounts depend on whether for one or two. I start with some orange juice, 1/2 cup or so, 1/2 to 1 banana (ripe), small bunch of kale or spinach, then blueberries other options - frozen cherries, an apple, a carrot, then ice cubes, a splash of real maple syrup for sweet, maybe a few dried apricots, could substitute a cucumber or a carrot in other words you sneak in some vegies, use your imagination - experiment and don't forget a scoop of Amazing Meal. I use a Vita Mix. If the smoothy is too thick add water, juice or more ice. Have fun! Enjoy « Show Less
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I have an older vita-mix. I know there has been some debate between blending and juicing. I think juicing is the way to go. I rather have veggie juice than anything made in the vita-mix.
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That has also happened to me at times. It's often a common problem with leafy greens. I simply also add another fruit or veggie along with the leafy green to capture as much of the green juice as possible; both will basically combine together if that makes sense. If you go the fruit route, try a small apple slice. If the veggie route, add perhaps a piece of celery. And remember: fruit and veggie slices should be cut very small to accommodate the juicer.
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When I ran the pulp through, the juice was too strong for me. I use just a small amount of kale in my juice because it is so strong. I use 1 or 2 red beets and the leaves, which are a great source of nutrients. I also like fresh turnip greens along with various types of lettuce and parsley. I like to experiment with the juices. I do not juice citrus rinds nor tough stalks like kale has. I usually add a few granny Smith Apple's, a couple of grapefruit and a couple of oranges to taste. I juice every other day. Have fun!
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I had no trouble making my Mean Green juices with kale using the T-Fal, but you need to use fresh whole kale, not the cut up bagged kind. I was also worried about it having enough power for raw beets but it makes a great beet juice, which is one of my favorites.
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This is still a blender as opposed to a juicer. You would still have to add water to help with the blending process, but overall you would likely end up with carrot juice-albeit diluted a bit by the water. I consistently use the 3HP to make smoothies that are pretty much all liquid.
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My sister made several veggie and fruit smoothies while visiting us - she used leafy vegetables - baby spinach, romaine,etc. It worked well for that. But I don't think you'd get beet juice or carrot juice! (I used frozen mango chunks in it; it made a God-awful racket, even after I added some juice but it did finally make a puree for a smoothie with vanilla frozen yogurt. YUM!
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Juices everything. I make a juice that includes papaya, apples, pears, spinach, celery, parsley, kale, and cucumber. The opening is like 3 in so I have to cut some things down to fit but I but the whole thing -- skin, seeds, stems, etc. it has no problem. Fair warning -- keep an eye on the pulp shoot. Things like greens and skins will accumulate and can cause the juicer to clog up. However, I was making two pitchers of juice at the time. But I love it
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I have a Ninja also, this does a better job of reducing the bits of pulp. I found the pulp too thick to drink easily, so I still juice carrots, celery, beets, cucumbers, apples separately to use as the starting liquid for my Blendtec in place of water. In the Blentec I found the young greens, oranges, guavas, pineapple, strawberries juice up well on the whole juice setting. I usually follow up with some ice and another blending on smoothie setting...overkill maybe, but easy to swallow and delicious. I never get hungry anymore and I feel fantastic. It's a cut above, spendy, and I hope it lasts a long time. I have a Ninja also, this does a better job of reducing the bits of pulp. I found the pulp too thick to drink easily, so I still juice carrots, celery, beets, cucumbers, apples separately to use as the starting liquid for my Blendtec in place of water. In the Blentec I found the young greens, oranges, guavas, pineapple, strawberries juice up well on the whole juice setting. I usually follow up with some ice and another blending on smoothie setting...overkill maybe, but easy to swallow and delicious. I never get hungry anymore and I feel fantastic. It's a cut above, spendy, and I hope it... » Read More I have a Ninja also, this does a better job of reducing the bits of pulp. I found the pulp too thick to drink easily, so I still juice carrots, celery, beets, cucumbers, apples separately to use as the starting liquid for my Blendtec in place of water. In the Blentec I found the young greens, oranges, guavas, pineapple, strawberries juice up well on the whole juice setting. I usually follow up with some ice and another blending on smoothie setting...overkill maybe, but easy to swallow and delicious. I never get hungry anymore and I feel fantastic. It's a cut above, spendy, and I hope it lasts a long time. « Show Less
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is it perfect for greens? No. however with a little practice and trial and error i have been happy with the amount of juice i get. try rolling the kale or spinach up tight and running through with cucumber or zucchini.all said would not trade for any other juicer
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I know it's not the answer you want, but it really depends on what kind of vegetables you're talking about. Tomatoes and celery will give you lots of juice fast (you could make a liter in 10 minutes with tomatoes if you worked quickly), but it would take a whole lot longer to make a liter of juice from leafy greens.
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I've had the most luck juicing carrots with this juicer. The pulp that comes out is very fine and isn't wet when you squeeze it. It is kind of shocking how many you have to put in to get a decent amount of juice though. I don't juice often just because it is so expensive for all that produce but I love garden fresh juicing when I don't feel like going through all the steps to preserve large quantities. Hope this helps :)
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The fresher the leafy greens and celery, the better this machine works on them. As the stalks lose their snap, the juicer loses it's snappy efficiency. Normally it gets very high yield, but I find that wilted greens and celery get stuck on the blade or at the bottom of the feed.
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I have an OLD Juiceman II which still works great. Last year invested in a Vitamix. The best solution I've found is putting the Apples, celery, greens, lemon juice (helps keep things fresh!) in the Vitamix and blend it then poor it through the juicer after the root vegetables are done. It gives out a decent (not great, still leaves it wet) amount of juice that way. The spinners don't work well with the leafy greens. My next purchase will be an Amish juice press to press out the rest.
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one more tip: if you want your juice to last longer don't put fruit in it, and limit the number of carrots to just a few. Sugars cause the juice to break down faster in the fridge. Juice the dense hard veggies and tough greens, and store that juice, but making drinks add it to a blend of soft greens like spinach and romaine, plus fruits, berries, plus ground flax seeds to help absorb the nutrients in the plants, which are mostly oil soluble. You get 10 times more nutrients from the plant foods if there's this little oil with them. But plain oil is bad of any kind, even olive or fish, instead use the seeds or nuts instead. The one with best omega 6 to omega 3 ratio is flax seeds, no comparison. one more tip: if you want your juice to last longer don't put fruit in it, and limit the number of carrots to just a few. Sugars cause the juice to break down faster in the fridge. Juice the dense hard veggies and tough greens, and store that juice, but making drinks add it to a blend of soft greens like spinach and romaine, plus fruits, berries, plus ground flax seeds to help absorb the nutrients in the plants, which are mostly oil soluble. You get 10 times more nutrients from the plant foods if there's this little oil with them. But plain oil is bad of any kind, even olive or fish,... » Read More one more tip: if you want your juice to last longer don't put fruit in it, and limit the number of carrots to just a few. Sugars cause the juice to break down faster in the fridge. Juice the dense hard veggies and tough greens, and store that juice, but making drinks add it to a blend of soft greens like spinach and romaine, plus fruits, berries, plus ground flax seeds to help absorb the nutrients in the plants, which are mostly oil soluble. You get 10 times more nutrients from the plant foods if there's this little oil with them. But plain oil is bad of any kind, even olive or fish, instead use the seeds or nuts instead. The one with best omega 6 to omega 3 ratio is flax seeds, no comparison. « Show Less