Natural fresh squeezed juice is one of the best sources of vitamins. It has long been known that only in such juices is the maximum of useful substances preserved, in contrast to packaged drinks or canned juices.
Today on sale there are various kinds of juicers - electric and mechanical, for tomatoes, citrus and other products. Of course, the most popular are the models with electric drive - they allow you to squeeze out the juice without much effort: just plug the appliance into an outlet and serve fruit or vegetables in the hole, automatically getting a tasty and useful fresh squeezed juice. However, there are still mechanical models - using them, you are not "tied" to the power grid and can squeeze juice in camping or country conditions where there are no outlets.
Today we will talk about such a variety of devices, as a hand screw-fed juicer. As its name suggests, it works without an electric drive and looks like an ordinary manual grinder. Used a hand screw a juicer for soft berries, herbs, tomatoes and other vegetables. Also this device is ideal for squeezing juice from any greenery, whether it is parsley or wheat germ .
Principle of operation of manual (mechanical) screw juicer
The main element of such a juicer is a screw-rod, made in the form of a spiral and located inside the device. The auger can be double or single. Scrolling, he chop greens into a gruel, from which he squeezes juice afterwards due to strong pressure and mechanical rubbing between the auger and ribbed walls of the juicer casing. The resulting juice is collected at the bottom of the device, and then flows into a special hole near the handle, while the squeezed pulp leaves through the opening in front of the device.
A device is made of such modern materials as stainless steel and lexane, it is also poly-carbon. This is a guarantee of reliability, hygiene and environmental friendliness of the device.
Attach the juicer to the table can, as a rule, in two ways: using a strong sucker or a steel clip for the countertop. The choice of this or that way of fixing depends on whether the smooth or rough surface of your kitchen table.
What can I make juice from?
A juicer with a screw can be used to squeeze juice from the following products:
- various root crops ( celery , radishes, beets, potatoes, carrots, ginger);
- vegetables (cabbage, tomatoes);
- greens (dill, spinach, nettle, parsley, leaf celery, sprouted beans);
- citrus fruits;
- fruits and berries (apples, peaches, pears, kiwi, pineapple, currants and many others).
Fruits, vegetables or greens should be served in portions in the loading hole - this principle is analogous to the work of a mechanical meat grinder, familiar to every mistress. In order for the process to be more effective, it is better to cut vegetables with narrow strips of 10 cm length.
Advantages and disadvantages of manual screw-fed juicer
The main advantages of such juicers are their mobility, noiselessness and unlimited quantities of products that the device can recycle. Unlike
A classic screw hand juicer with a steel auger makes it possible to obtain juice with or without pulp, in case you use a sieve, which is completed by many models.
Among the shortcomings, it should be noted the restriction on the hardness of fruits (vegetables) in some inexpensive models. However, most screw devices are able to squeeze juice from almost any solid root.
The most popular on the market are the manual models of the screw juicers of the following manufacturing companies: Healthy Juicer, Moulinex, Vitek, Omega, Hurom.