Find Your Dream Juicer

So, you want a juicer, but with so many options it can be tough to choose. Let's start with the first stage, Centrifugal or Masticating? Both styles have their positives and their negatives, but which is best for you? Ask yourself what ingredients you think you're likely to juice the most of?

Masticating Juicers

A Masticating juicer can be known by many names and some refer to them as either Cold Press juicers or Slow juicers. They function by crushing and pressing the juice out of ingredients through the use of a slow-rotating augur (screw) and a screen. Due to their slow turning speed, Masticating juicers are able to operate more quietly and they can extract much higher yields of juice from the same weight of ingredients. That covers the basics of masticating juicers, but there is more to them than that, as they can be divided into 3 further categories:

Vertical Juicers
Horizontal Juicers
Twin Gear Juicers

Each of these juicer styles has its own strengths and weaknesses, but we'll cover that later.

Centrifugal Juicers

These juicers typically have spinning blades that spin against a mesh filter, separating the juice from its body. The juicer will then separate the juice and the pulp into two containers. Centrifugal juicers are very quick at juicing your ingredients but with that comes a fair amount of noise. They often have two speeds for hard or soft fruit and veg, but certain ingredients such as leafy greens and soft fruits are not juiced as well in these types of juicers. The most common myth about juicing your ingredients in a centrifugal is that they heat up the juice which destroys the nutrients. This isn't always the case as they barely produce enough heat to destroy the enzymes in your juice.

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Masticating Juicers Preserve Nutrients

When it comes to the nutritional quality and yield, everyone wants the best they can get. The nutritional quality and quantity of your juice can be determined by two factors, how much force is used to separate the juice from the pulp and how well the plant fibres are broken down. The juice quality is ensured by the process. This is why masticating juicers get better reviews about the juice quality because of the grinding and chewing action they have on the ingredients, which is the most efficient way of breaking down the plant cells and membranes. Another reason why masticating juicers tend to have better quality juice than centrifugal juicers is that the ingredients have to pass through very small gaps between two stainless steel gears, which achieves a better breakdown of the cells. In a centrifugal juicer, the plant's cell walls are broken open very quickly due to the centrifugal force. This means that there is very little time for the cells to be broken down completely, which makes the juice less colourful and has a slight decrease in its nutritional content. Centrifugals tend to incorporate oxygen into there juicing process, which will mean your juice will discolour more quickly due to oxidation and the shelf life of your juice will be decreased. Whereas masticating juicers don’t incorporate as much air, so your juices will last much longer.

Does Juicing Speed Matter?

Many people get caught up on the Rotations Per Minute (RPM) because they think the lower the RPM the better the juice. The speed of the juicer will have no effect on your juice other than the time it takes to process your ingredients. If you look at an Angel juicer, which is one of the best juicers on the market, you will find that they use twin gear technology which gives the best quality of juice you can get at home. The RPM of the twin gears can be a lot faster than the slowest of juicers, meaning that the slower your juicer doesn't mean the best juice! A lot of the time the juicing method is the most important aspect to consider when buying a juicer. Although the rotational speed is low with masticating juicers, the powerful large augers can process more juice in each low-speed revolution than most centrifugal juicers, this is due to the pressure or force used to separate the juice from the pulp. Centrifugal juicers tend to struggle with soft berries as most of the juice will end up in the pulp, which can turn out to be very wasteful and expensive. Also, leafy greens like kale and wheatgrass can be juiced but you won't get as much juice from those ingredients when using a fast juicer.

Twin Gear Juicers

A twin-gear juicer crushes and grinds fruit and vegetables using two inward-rotating gears. This helps break open the produce’s cell membranes, releasing juice, nutrients and enzymes. Twin-gear juicers are especially effective at extracting from leafy greens and wheatgrass, often producing a rich-coloured, nutrient-dense juice. Results will vary depending on the quality of the juicer. Cheaper copies of leading brands may look similar, but they often use lower-quality parts and deliver poorer performance. Slow juicers, also known as masticating juicers, were once seen as inconvenient because they were slower and had more parts to clean. However, modern vertical slow juicers are now much easier to use, with fewer parts, improved augers and larger filter screens. They may still take slightly longer than centrifugal juicers, but the extra couple of minutes is usually worth it for the better juice quality and higher yield. Centrifugal juicers are fast, convenient and often more affordable, making them a good choice for hard fruits and vegetables. Masticating juicers usually cost more, but they offer better juice quality, a longer shelf life and more versatility. Twin-gear juicers are best suited to serious juicers, especially those who juice leafy greens regularly.

Best for leafy greens and wheatgrass: Twin-gear juicers
Best for hard fruits and vegetables: Centrifugal juicers
Best for soft fruits: Vertical and horizontal slow juicers
Best all-round option: Slow juicers

Price is always an important factor, and cheap alternatives can be tempting. However, we recommend choosing a trusted brand or manufacturer. Knock-off juicers rarely deliver the performance, durability or juice quality you would expect from a well-made machine.

Other Juicers To Consider: Citrus Juicers

Fresh orange juice in the morning gets the day off to a good start, so if you intend on juicing oranges or any citrus fruits, you should consider a citrus juicer. Juicers can juice citrus fruit, but you have to peel them before you juice them due to the skin being so bitter. peeling several oranges for just one glass of orange juice isn’t the most ideal situation, but with citrus juicers theres no need to peel your fruit. There are attachments you can buy to replace the juicing bowl on a juicer but you need to make sure you get a citrus attachment that is compatible with your juicer. Like many other juicers, citrus juicers come either as a manual citrus press or an electric citrus juicer. Let's first look at manual citrus presses. These are hand operated juicers that extract the juice via a lever that you pull down to squash the fruit. If you’d rather let the juicer do the work for you, then electric citrus juicers or citrus attachments are something you should consider. This is where the juicer will spin automatically when you pull down the lever, making work minimal and quick.

Best Juicers For 2025

To help you find your perfect juicer for 2025 we have compiled a list of the best cold press juicers for you to buy, this list is split up into categories which include:

Budget l Juicers
Mid-range Juicers
Premium Juicers
Ultra-Premium Juicers

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