The word “masticate” means “to chew” and masticating refers to the way the way the mouth is used to break food down with the aid of the teeth. A masticating juicer works on this principle. It is fitted with two hard surfaces, which is like the teeth, and is used to crush or squeeze the fruits and vegetables that are placed in between it to get the juice out from them.
Most juicers out there work on the centrifugal force principle. Centrifugal type juicers do not squeeze or crush, rather they use flat shredding discs which runs at great speeds to process the fruits and vegetables that are placed in it. As the discs spins, the discs cut into the fruits and vegetables and the centrifugal force helps to separate the juice from the pulp which is then released into a container. Centrifugal juicers are good when you need to get the juice out fast but if you are the type that pays attention to the freshness and the nutritional value of the juice, then you will go for masticating juicers.
The masticating juicers gently grind and chew the fruit or vegetables placed in at far slower speeds, when compared to centrifugal juicers, and it gets out the fruit fresh and with high nutritional values. The juice that comes out of a masticating juicer has the goodness and it possess more flavor when compared to centrifugal juicers.
Masticating juicers come in three basic types and all of them use the same principle of grinding and chewing whatever is placed in them.
- The Single Cutter Champion Masticating Juicer – This comes with stainless steel teeth that are locked into a cylinder-shaped cutter which shreds, grinds and masticates the fruit and vegetables placed in them. The juice is squeezed out through a screen to the bottom part of the juicer. Of course, the juice if flavorsome and full of goodness, maintaining high nutritional values.
- The Single Auger Masticating Juicer – Instead of stainless steel teeth, the single auger comes with a auger or screw that is placed in a cone-shaped sieve which is made of stainless steel. As the fruit is being crushed, it is pushed against the sieve which then gets the juice out. This type of juicer is good for people who do juices a lot with green leaves and wheat grasses.
- The Twin Gear Masticating Juicer – The juice is placed in a twin gear masticating juicer is squeezed through a tiny gap which is between 2 cylinder-shaped stainless steel gears rotating at a pretty low speed. This is mostly recommended by health enthusiasts who are out to combat ill health.
Regardless of the one you choose out of the three types of masticating juicers, you will still get the goodness and the flavor out, more than what you get from a centrifugal juicer.