Juicing, Who does it, any good recipes?

[Hyphen Nation]

carrot ginger beet
we have 3 different types of machines…huge fans of the vitamin these days…you can throw any veggies into it and experiment it and not have the 4 tons of kale = 1tsp of juice problem…if anything, you can risk making things that taste too healthy and not have enough "fun smoothy" to them...

[Hyphen Nation]

carrot ginger beet
we have 3 different types of machines…huge fans of the vitamin these days…you can throw any veggies into it and experiment it and not have the 4 tons of kale = 1tsp of juice problem…if anything, you can risk making things that taste too healthy and not have enough "fun smoothy" to them...

When using beet do you do raw or cooked? Love me some beets but haven't thrown any in the juicer.

I just cut into hunks and juice it raw. It will work with any kind of juicer:
There's three types of Juices, and really I know this because of my wife…

Centrifuge Juicer: usually about $100 or cheaper. Can do big solid things easily like carrots, beets, apples.Kind of a bitch to clean.
If you have one of these, just make sure you cut it into smaller pieces so it doesn't slow down the motor too much.

Omega Juicer: just kind of mashes things, so you can put anything into it: carrots, apples, wheat grass, sprouts, etc…soft things that would gum up the centrifuge one. I'd say this is one of the nicest juicers, and also the biggest pain to clean. Beets are fine here, as you have to cut them to get them into the small opening.

VitaMix: makes smoothies, leaves all the pulp and fiber in…you can literally put anything into it…it's ridicule and easy to clean. Beets pose no problems…seriously this thing will fuck any kind of produce up and turn it into a frothy smoothy in a second...

[space6oy]

delta i'm glad you started this thread. i got a fancy new blender for christmas & am gonna try to get into this. i love tasty juices long as they aren't too think & are pulp free... currently been digging a sweet potato, grape, apple, carrot, banana, strawberry & red beet juice. making something like that of my own would be badass.

man now that i've read the whole thread maybe i shouldn't be messing w/ this using a blender but juicer shopping instead...

[Hyphen Nation]

nah, vitamix is just a high powered blender…use your blender, when it burns out, go buy something else.

[space6oy]

yeah, reading about my ninja & some of the recipes that came w/ it i'll hold off on adding another gadget to my kitchen.
JUICE! making ice cream & sorbets in a blender sounds awesome too, even if i hardly ever eat either...

[Deltaphoenix]

Ninjas are tight too.

I am digging juicing a lot still.

[futuresailors]

So this is about masturbating right?

[smallsnd/bigsnd]

i worked at a juice bar for over a year so i can offer tips and recipes, but as with anything just experiment with flavors that you like.
one little tip - if you're using a centrifugal juicer, be sure to alternate between juicy things and leafy things for the best flow and use the harder produce first.

some of my favorites:
spicy green juice - lots of spinach/kale/chard, 4-5 celery stalks, 1/2 cucumber, 1 green apple, 1/2-1 lemon, small piece of ginger. add cayenne pepper afterwards to taste!

wintertime health elixir - 3 grapefruits/oranges, 1/2 lemon, 1 daikon, some dandelion greens, small bunch of parsley, small piece of ginger. blend juice in blender with 3 cloves garlic.

refreshing yum - bunch of watermelon, 1 lime (peeled), bunch of spinach/kale/chard, small bunch cilantro, small piece of ginger.

earth juice - lots of carrots, 2 beets (raw), 2 parsnips, bitter greens (dandelion/mustard), romaine.

[Deltaphoenix]

Nice tips and recipes Brian, thanks!

[Greenfuz]

like, roids?

[Hyphen Nation]

Nice tips and recipes Brian, thanks!

agreed, thanks!

[culturejam]

Today was
2 apples
2 stalks of celery
1 peeled Lime
some ginger
1/3 of a cucumber

Kind of odd tasting, seems healthy.

I think you might have too much celery. Makes it too salty, like a romance explosion! (or so I've heard )

I have a masticating juicer now. I like it a lot better than my old centrifugal.


Ginger is a good add for spice and heat. I also like adding fresh mint when I'm doing a more green recipe.

I recently did this Total Citrus Explosion recipe the other day:

1 x Navel Orange (big-ass fucker)
2 x Tangerines
4 x Clementines
1 x Myer Lemon
2 x Carrots
half-inch piece of ginger

It was EPIC.


Another one that is cool/smooth and nice for when you have a hangover:

2 x Cucumbers
4 x Leaves of Romaine Lettuce (big ole leaves)
Several fresh mint, eh, fronds, or whateter you call it.

^^ That one isn't all the good for you (not much at all in cucumbers or romaine), but it is very soothing.

[tjlong]

for a moment there i thought this was a thread about steroids

my wife and i love anything with ginger in it. when we make juice, which is pretty often , we almost always drop some of it in, not so much for the flavour but more for that spicy acidic kick. works great with celery, apples, kiwi. plus, its good for you. its not for everyone tho and you might find it too spicy or acidic or just downright weird tasting at first. but yeah, we love us some gin(ger) and juice.

[smallsnd/bigsnd]

i got myself a nutribullet a few weeks ago and have been making lots of veggie/fruit smoothies lately.
same green juice as i wrote up earlier, but blended for the extra fiber. yum

a really nice one the other day was:
carrots, papaya, orange, ginger, lemon, cilantro , spinach and mint