Jack Lalane Juicer - Part 1 - Health Plus Digest

The Jack Lalane juicer is one of the most well-known juicers on the market today. This particular juicer is frequently advertised on infomercials which has undoubtedly helped it become such a widely known juice extractor. One of the biggest selling points of this particular model is the fact that it has a wide feed chute. This means that the vegetables and fruits which are placed in the juicer do not have to be chopped into infinitesimal pieces.

In fact, the chute is large enough to be able to pass whole apples. You can also place in numerous carrots at one go. This factor is advertised as a time saver in the preparations for juicing and many people find it handy. However, one of the drawbacks of passing fruit down whole before chopping it up is that you never know if there is a rotten core.

This also sends the pulp out of the machine which means that you can juice constantly without having to stop and empty the basket as you would on other juicers. This model is termed a centrifugal juicer which means that it extracts the juice from the fruit and vegetables by spinning it at high speeds.

The Jack Lalane power juicer first grinds the fruits and vegetables into a pulp and then spins it for single liquid and small particles through a mesh. The remaining particles are then dumped into awaiting receptacle where the pulp is extracted. The preferred method of extracting juice from fruits and vegetables is a single or double cylinder extractor. This is because the machine does not have as much chance of destroying the valuable vital enzymes from the juice.

Cleaning this particular model is not easy. Individuals must release a bar and take the top of the unit off. You flip the top upside down and wash the pulp out that stuck to the top of the unit. You then wash the pulp out of the basket and the measuring cup and then use the key to unscrew the blade. Once the blade is washed and scrubbed you can take out the basket and scrub that down. Depending upon the type of food sent through the juicer this can take anywhere between 10 seconds or two minutes. If you let the power juicer sit then the material will be much harder to clean. Individuals report that it takes between three to five minutes to clean the entire machine properly but it is dishwasher safe.