JR Ultra 8000 S Whole Slow Juicer, Smoothies, Sorbet, nut Milk

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This brute uses a slow, 60rpm crushing of produce to create very good juice, but has a fruit and veg chute big enough to slide an entire apple down.The juice is perhaps not quite as free from pulp as some more refined masticators but frankly, we have no problem with that, especially if it means no more chopping carrots into batons before juicing. Furthermore, although it’s perfectly capable of mashing leafy veg like spinach, getting the leaves to the very bottom of the chute is another matter – instead of reaching the juicing area, it tends to bunch up just above the slow spinning mesh filter.

This process 'is designed to open up the cells of fruits and vegetables to squeeze the maximum out.' Uh-huh. Philips claims the new technology can extract up to 90 per cent of the juice, and while this varies depending on the type of fruit you're using, the pulp produced is consistently dry which is always a good sign of efficient juicing. The headline feature here however is the fact it doesn't excessively heat the juice as it smashes it against the blades. Known as Cold Spin Technology Sage estimates a meagre rise in temperature of just 1.8°C, which also means lower oxidation during the juicing process and longer-lasting juice. Given this comes with a huge sealable two litre jug, you can make juice for a few days and keep it in the fridge without it spoiling. Smoothness: As we were looking to juice a variety of fruit and veg, it was important the juicers could handle everything we threw their way. The juice produced needed to be a strong, deep and rich colour to indicate that a high level of vitamins and minerals had been extracted. We looked for smooth, clear and vibrant juice.Philips has a habit of trying to reinvent the wheel, and in the case of the Avance, its tweaked traditional slow juicing tech, relabelling it MicroMasticating.

This gets its Mega Mouth name on account of the extra large feed chute that, as with the JR Ultra 8000S, allows for bigger chunks of fruit and veg. However, unlike JR's machine, I found you can’t simply jam whole Granny Smiths into this one, because they won’t fit. Surely that defeats the object of having a large opening, missus? This seriously impressive, easily affordable centrifugal juicer is for people who want to make gallons of juice in next to no time.

However, masticators also tend to require you to chop fruit and veg so finely, you begin to question the point of having a juicing machine entirely. Ease of cleaning: We looked for machines with removable components that could be washed in a dishwasher or by hand. Ease of use: Although assembling the machines can be quite time-consuming, we noted how easy the instruction manuals were to use and the simplicity of each machine’s functionality once put together. We also made sure they weren’t too noisy for an everyday kitchen. Ease of storage: Although all juicers tend to be big due to the nature of the work they do, we looked for compact appliances that could be stored in a kitchen cupboard.