Masticating Juicers

June 25, 2010 3:33 PM

I'm looking for a hand cranked masticating juicer that can handle fruits, vegetables, and possibly nuts. Anyone know where to find one?

I've settled on getting a masticating juicer for my home. My coworker has an awesome Angel Juicer, but it is definitely out of my price range. A cheaper hand cranked alternative seems like an ideal and obvious product. However, I've not been able to find any that exist.

Anyone have suggestions?

posted by Quack to Home & Garden (3 answers total)

Best answer: Try searching for "manual tomato juicer", most of them seem to be like what you're looking for... You put the tomatoes in, you turn the handle, a couple of gears grind up the tomatoes, juice comes out one side and wet pulp comes out the other side. They're a huge pain in the ass to use, just so you know.
posted by anaelith at 4:20 PM on June 25, 2010

I received a handcranked wheatgrass juicer which claims it's also able to juice fruits and vegetables, although my early attempts with fruits have been so-so. Works great for wheatgrass and other leafy ingredients, though!
posted by Deathalicious at 5:00 PM on June 25, 2010

Response by poster: I looked at a couple of wheatgrass juicers but read in several reviews that they don't usually handle much else. I actually ended up finding a manual juicer that sounds like it works quite well. However, the tomato juicers look like they could work well too. I also like stainless :)
posted by Quack at 9:05 PM on June 25, 2010