Sokovarka or juicer - which is better to purchase and which of the devices will bring more benefit to the hostess? In order to make a choice, you need to find out the functions of each of the devices, analyze the quality of the resulting product.
Juice is a special fluid found in the tissues and cells of plants. Get it by squeezing from the fruits of vegetables, berries or fruits.
There are three types of juice:
- Freshly squeezed. A drink obtained from fruits by pressing using various devices.
- Directly squeezed drink. Pasteurized liquid and poured into a special container.
- Reconditioned. Juice, which is obtained by diluting the concentrate with water.
Juices recommend using different systems of healthy nutrition and diet because of their usefulness to the body. Therefore, many include them in their daily diet. This product is also indispensable in the children's menu. Many housewives prefer to harvest it for the winter, and with what device it is better to do this, we will understand in this article.
Devices for squeezing juice: their purpose, functionality
People have long learned to process plants, vegetables, and fruits for use in food. Juice or nectar has always been valued, and therefore many devices have been invented for their production. These include all kinds of presses, juicers, juice cookers.
A juicer is a device designed to receive a drink. According to the principle of operation, juicers are centrifugal or screw. Centrifugal juicers are characterized by disk graters, which, turning, grind the fruit to release fluid. Screws, on the contrary, grind the fruit by pressure, squeezing the juice. Juicers can be mechanical with manual control and electric, the mechanism of which starts a special engine. Electric juicers are widely used, they can now be found in almost every home.
Sokovarka - a device for producing juice by processing raw materials with steam. Surely many people remember from childhood a large pot with a small hose brought out. Sokovarka consists of several containers that are stacked on top of each other. In the first, the lowest, water is collected, then a container is installed for collecting and withdrawing liquid, a perforated bowl for laying raw materials. When water is heated in the lower section, evaporation occurs. When steamed, vegetables and fruits begin to secrete juice, which when hot comes out through the drain hose. Juice cookers come in the form of a pan, which must be placed on the stove for heating, or in the form of an electric appliance with its own heater and temperature sensor.
Juice cooker and juicer: distinctive features
In order to simplify the choice of devices for obtaining juice, we analyze the functionality and the process of each of them.
The process of obtaining juice using a juicer:
- Clean and install the device for use. Pour in water.
- Prepare containers for the finished product.
- Perform primary processing of raw materials. Wash, peel, cut vegetables or fruits, if necessary, remove the seeds and core. Load the raw materials into the bowl.
- Start heating the container with water.
- To control the process of filling containers with a finished drink.
For comparison, consider the process of squeezing juice with a juicer:
- Prepare the device to start work. Collect all the components and install.
- Prepare containers for the finished drink.
- Wash the fruits, if necessary, cut them into several parts.
- Connect the device, load raw materials as they are processed.
Each of the methods for producing juice has its own advantages. When using a juicer:
- simplicity of design, ease of washing and assembly;
- there is no need for periodic loading of raw materials into the device, this allows the user to engage in any other affairs in parallel;
- due to heating, the juice has the required temperature for rolling into cans, which eliminates the process of additional heat treatment and reduces the time for preparing juice;
- ripe fruit juices do not need to add sugar.
If the juice is obtained using a juicer:
- high speed of work;
- the possibility of processing large volumes of raw materials;
- some models of juicers do not require slicing fruits, which significantly saves time;
- squeezed juice contains fruit pulp;
- cold pressing allows you to save all the vitamins and minerals.
Each user, depending on their needs, determines which juice is better: from a juicer or juicer and what type of equipment to choose.
So, for example, a product from a juicer is suitable for lovers of sugar-free transparent drinks. This method of preparing a drink during preparation is very convenient, since it does not require further heat treatment. However, it should be noted that with a juice cooker, the process of obtaining a drink from a large number of fruits can take more than one day.
The juice from the juicer turns sour, but has a thicker consistency. When preparing, you have to further process the resulting drink by sterilization or boiling. If you need to prepare a large amount of drink, then it is better to use a juicer, as it has high productivity.
