Should I keep my Norwalk juicer?
October 31, 2022 9:15 AM Subscribe
I recently inherited a Norwalk 280 juicer. It's extremely heavy, takes up a lot of countertop space, and seems complicated to operate/clean. We are not green-juice health fanatics, in fact, kinda the opposite. Is it worth keeping for the price of $free?
We had no idea what this machine even was but a relative mentioned that it's a very expensive high-end juicer, which seems to check out with basic online research. We just thought it might be nice to make fresh orange and grapefruit juice for cocktails or smoothies, but I read that the Norwalk is actually not great at juicing fruit?
We're NOT vegetable juice people and unlikely to convert. Please don't suggest that I try adding ginger/turmeric/spinach into fruit juice; I've already sampled that type of thing at expensive juice bars and dislike it. If I'm going to drink juice, I want it to taste 100% like fruit (not tomatoes/vegetable-type fruits) and nothing else.
Bonus: If you're recommending that we keep it, please recommend a good intro Youtube video or other tutorial on how to use the dang thing. If you're recommending that we get rid of it, is there a way to either resell or donate to a good cause (not a generic destination like Goodwill)?
We had no idea what this machine even was but a relative mentioned that it's a very expensive high-end juicer, which seems to check out with basic online research. We just thought it might be nice to make fresh orange and grapefruit juice for cocktails or smoothies, but I read that the Norwalk is actually not great at juicing fruit?
We're NOT vegetable juice people and unlikely to convert. Please don't suggest that I try adding ginger/turmeric/spinach into fruit juice; I've already sampled that type of thing at expensive juice bars and dislike it. If I'm going to drink juice, I want it to taste 100% like fruit (not tomatoes/vegetable-type fruits) and nothing else.
Bonus: If you're recommending that we keep it, please recommend a good intro Youtube video or other tutorial on how to use the dang thing. If you're recommending that we get rid of it, is there a way to either resell or donate to a good cause (not a generic destination like Goodwill)?
No.
posted by Juniper Toast at 9:28 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Juniper Toast at 9:28 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
It sounds like it's annoying you already. I think this sort of thing is appreciated most by people who have orange or apple trees in their yard.
posted by fingersandtoes at 9:32 AM on October 31, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by fingersandtoes at 9:32 AM on October 31, 2022 [3 favorites]
Pass it along to someone who will use it.
posted by aramaic at 9:40 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by aramaic at 9:40 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
They seem to sell on eBay for >1000 with buyers paying shipping
If you live in a larger city you can likely sell it in a month or two on craigslist or facebook marketplace.
posted by hermanubis at 9:56 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
If you live in a larger city you can likely sell it in a month or two on craigslist or facebook marketplace.
posted by hermanubis at 9:56 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: I inherited my juicer in exactly this way, and was thrilled. Just pass it along! (I will periodically be Very Into Juice and let me tell you even then I feel like it’s a bit of a burden taking up space for the rest of the time, so if you don’t want it, you don’t want it!)
posted by jeweled accumulation at 9:57 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by jeweled accumulation at 9:57 AM on October 31, 2022 [1 favorite]
I bought a Breville (not quite as nice but!) one summer when I'd bought a too-large CSA share and the only way to use up the endless produce was to drink it.
Eventually, I gave it to a health nut coworker and never looked back. She was happy to have it. And on my end, it was 100% worth it, both for getting the counter space back and for the freedom of no longer feeling obligated to use it.
posted by mochapickle at 10:01 AM on October 31, 2022 [2 favorites]
Eventually, I gave it to a health nut coworker and never looked back. She was happy to have it. And on my end, it was 100% worth it, both for getting the counter space back and for the freedom of no longer feeling obligated to use it.
posted by mochapickle at 10:01 AM on October 31, 2022 [2 favorites]
Definitely not worth it. If you needed a juicer, you'd probably already know it. Sell it for fat piles of cash, and donate the money to your favorite orgs.
posted by aniola at 10:17 AM on October 31, 2022
posted by aniola at 10:17 AM on October 31, 2022
If you don't want to mess with selling it, you could always donate it to the Metafilter auction :)
posted by Eyelash at 10:39 AM on October 31, 2022 [5 favorites]
posted by Eyelash at 10:39 AM on October 31, 2022 [5 favorites]
Best answer: No. Run away!
Big electric juicers are notoriously a chore to clean. I would've kept ours (a gift) but just not a convenient enough kitchen tool. Sold it.
However we do have a small electric Citrus Juicer (Braun?) which is easy to clean and very convenient for fresh orange and lemon juice.
posted by artdrectr at 11:36 AM on October 31, 2022
Big electric juicers are notoriously a chore to clean. I would've kept ours (a gift) but just not a convenient enough kitchen tool. Sold it.
However we do have a small electric Citrus Juicer (Braun?) which is easy to clean and very convenient for fresh orange and lemon juice.
posted by artdrectr at 11:36 AM on October 31, 2022
Get rid of.
posted by not_on_display at 6:41 PM on October 31, 2022
posted by not_on_display at 6:41 PM on October 31, 2022
Best answer: I loved ours. It made the greatest juice. But we got rid of it in the end because it was such a pain to clean, and massive, and juice bars are everywhere anyway.
posted by tardigrade at 1:48 AM on November 1, 2022
posted by tardigrade at 1:48 AM on November 1, 2022
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