Choosing a juicer for carrots and beets – 7 important tips

Home appliance stores offer a huge variety of home appliances designed to produce fresh fruit and vegetable juices. Unfortunately, there is no device designed exclusively for carrots or beets. But you can find the best option for hard vegetables. Our analysts have analyzed the juicer market and are ready to share life hacks that will help you choose a high-quality kitchen appliance.

Criteria for choosing a juicer for carrots and beets

Device type

To obtain juice from hard vegetables, 2 main types of juicers are used – manual and electric. The former are not only similar to conventional meat grinders, but also have the same working principle. Of course, processing carrots and beets with the help of such a product will not be an easy task, but some consider them an ideal option for preserving all the valuable trace elements of a vegetable, and protecting the finished juice from heating and oxidation.

Electric models are easier to handle, and the weight is much less than manual ones. If you want to choose an electric juicer for carrots and beets, our experts advise you to pay attention to the type of model: there are devices for citrus and universal. For hard vegetables, you can use only (!) The latter due to the presence in the complete set of special attachments for such products.

Type of working mechanism (grinder)

Since the device of a manual juicer is very simple, this criterion is only important when choosing an electrical technique. The crusher (grinder) in such models is of two types: centrifugal (rotary) and auger. The principle of operation of a rotary juicer is very simple: after grinding on a grater, the raw material goes to the centrifuge, where the juice is separated. This is the most affordable option.

The screw device for chopping carrots and beets uses a steel screw. The principle of its operation is completely different: vegetables are crushed (like in a meat grinder), and then juice is separated from the resulting pulp. By the way, the device can have 2 augers – such models are the most effective in obtaining delicious vegetable fresh.

To understand why each of the mechanisms is convenient, let's make a small visual comparison of both types:

	Rotor	Screw
Advantages	speed of work; cheapness; ease of loading vegetables; ease of use.	noiselessness of work; little waste; there is no heating of the juice and its contact with oxygen; long shelf life of juice (up to 2 days).
disadvantages	heating fresh; oxidation on contact with air; shelf life – no more than 30 minutes; insufficient efficiency (a lot of juice in the cake).	inconvenient loading of vegetables (narrow neck); high cost; the output is fresh with pulp.

Power

The speed of squeezing juice from carrots and beets directly depends on this characteristic. But you do not need to chase the value of the indicator: a home juicer will have enough power of 400-800 W (with a centrifuge) and about 150 W (for a screw).

Volume of containers

Any juicer comes with either 1 tank or 2 (for fresh juice and cake). When choosing the best option, first of all, consider your needs for freshly squeezed juice and the number of family members who will enjoy it with pleasure. For one person, a small household appliance with a container of about 200 ml (one glass) is ideal. This device has a compact size and low price. For a family of 3, for example, it is better to choose a product with a liter container for fresh carrots or beets.

Body material

Everything is simple here: you can choose plastic or metal. When choosing plastic, be sure to pay attention not only to its appearance, but also to the presence of odor. High-quality material will not smell unpleasant. If you are more attracted to metal, you will only benefit, because such juicers for carrots and beets are not only practical, but also durable.

Separator type (for centrifugal models)

When it comes to a rotary juicer, pay particular attention to the shape of the separator. The conical does not process the pulp very quickly, but automatically discards the waste. But the cylindrical one perfectly squeezes out the juice, but does not separate the cake. And a few words about the speed of the centrifuge: it should not exceed 10 revolutions – a higher rate will mean heating the finished juice upon receipt.

Additional equipment

Some people think that this criterion is not particularly important and are greatly mistaken, because the comfort of working with a household appliance depends on the details. For example, the presence of rubber suction feet guarantees a reliable fixation of the juicer during operation, which greatly facilitates the use of the device.

The presence of a spout on the container body will prevent the loss of precious juice drops. The automatic feed option will eliminate the need to stand next to the juicer, constantly placing vegetables in it. The tray cover protects the finished product from dust.

Is the manufacturer's status important?

Given the huge variety of home appliance manufacturers, it is important to take the right brand very seriously. But the question is: is it worth deciding in favor of foreign or domestic? Of course, both have their pluses.

Russian juicers for carrots and beets, for example, please with their high productivity (foreign models, as a rule, are inferior to ours in this indicator). But they obviously cannot please with their noiselessness: many consumers say they have a considerable level of noise, and foreign options are quieter and more comfortable to work with.

Top 3 best brands of carrot / beet juicer

Speaking about the criteria for choosing the best juicer for hard vegetables and fruits, one cannot fail to mention specific models of the device, so that it is clear which ones are, after all, correlated with the 'best' category.

Philips HR1863

One of the leaders among the most positive reviews of connoisseurs of high-quality vegetable juices. In addition to stylish design and affordable prices (in comparison with similar models from other brands), the product is distinguished by high power, ergonomic shape and quality of the juice obtained. Among the minuses is a little: only the container that comes with the kit is suitable for collecting juice, and there is also no anti-drip function.

Novis Vita Juicer

The first thing that pleases you about Swiss juicers is their high quality. This also applies to Novis Vita Juicer. The model is made of durable and environmentally friendly material. It features compact, ergonomic design and high productivity.

Omega-8226 (8006)

A unique model of a juicer, which is suitable not only for processing carrots and beets, but also for making pastes, sherbets, even baby food. Powerful, reliable, durable, very productive thanks to the two-stage extraction (the juice will be 1/5 more). A nice bonus – a recipe book included.

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