In reply to EeeByGum:
> (In reply to TheDrunkenBakers) I believe juicers are in the same realms as the icecream maker, bread maker and paster maker. Used once and then consigned to the cupboard of eternity until you move at which point they will be eBayed or thrown away.
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> Why not just buy her a selection of carrot, beetroot or celery smoothies from the supermarket?
I take your point although Im our defence, we still use our bread maker and its about 15 years old.
Ive done the smoothie maker thing and in the end it was used to the end of its life. i guess I would have to make an economic choice too as i dont want to spend a fortune on raw material to get little out.
What got me thinking about this is that we have recently been buying cartons of beetroot juice but its realy pricey and you cant get carrot juice in cartons anywhere.
Orange, apple and tomato juice is obviously pretty widespread and well priced, even for organic, freshly squeezed stuff so this wasnt my thinking. Plus, the sugar content is much lower in veggies so would probably (I wait for the arguments here) healthier.
And then there is the fruit which we waste every month. For instance, we buy loads of apples and inevitably they go a little soft and so can they be used in a juicer.
See where im coming from.