Hi there, just searching around for some cheap juicers i came across this one from Kogan. Great price. I can't comment on how it works and runs but here's a bunch of reviews from users.
http://www.productreview.com.au/p/kogan-kajce15sloa.html
Great price for an average product.
You can't drink a raw apple…
But you can blend it…
You can't drink a raw apple
yes, you're right. you eat it. most of the nutritional goodness is in the skin. all you are getting from the juice is sugar. it is no better than soft drinks
and you can't make cider out of a raw apple either ;)
Fruits aren't the only thing you can juice.
Veges are good to juice also. Hard veg like Carrot, Beetroot, soft veg like capsicum, celery and leafy veg like spinach, kale, etc. Also ginger, parsley etc.
Looks good. Slow gear or cold press juicing is the best type of juicing as it doesn't destroy the enzymes like hi speed centrifugal juicers do (most juicer you see in dept stores).
Drinking the juice allows the nutrients to be easily absorbed into the body. Especially good if you are ill.
Mattgal, you can eat the fibre separately if you really want.
I don't know how this juicer compares to an Oscar, Samson or Champion juicer though.
Also, don't drink too much fruit juice or your sugar levels will spike. Best to juice veg as well like a carrot/apple/celery/spinach combo or similar.
This looks exactly like the Target brand "Belisimo" one that I have at home.
The central metal filter needs a good brush, which takes some time, but I've found it to be a great unit.
I also paid about $80 at Target, so pricing seems good
frig: I'm sorry but 'high speed centrifugal forces' generated by a domestic juicer DO NOT destroy enzymes. I speak from the perspective of a scientist who purifies proteins and uses centrifugation as part of that process all the time. If centrifugation destroyed proteins/enzymes, then we wouldn't have been using it as a standard protocol to isolate and purify active proteins/enzymes for, oh, the last 40 years…
I've heard from multiple non-reputable sources that it's actually the blades cutting the fruit/veg that adds air and increases the rate of oxidisation. From your scientific perspective, would there be any logic in this argument?
You got your quote wrong (unless Frig edited the post). It's not the centrifugal 'forces', but the other aspects of centrifugal 'juicers' that supposedly damage nutrients. Oxidisation as mentioned by damfrog is one possibility. Heat is another - most centrifugal juicers have 700W+ motors, that kind of power generates quite e bit of warmth.
Yes, It's the heat and friction that kills the enzymes not the spinning.
No, I haven't edited the post.
I thought it was the fibre that was getting destroyed by the blades.
Regarding price: Kogan also auctions this item on Ebay. The last 3 sold that way were even cheaper than this offer: $72 on 25-Jul, $54.60 on 22-Jul, $49 on 19-Jul, all with free postage.
you miss out on all the fibre if you juice. eating the fruit raw is much better