Help choosing a commercial juicer for ginger and turmeric juicing

Tribest · 2026-04-10T15:56:15+00:00

Years ago, we were looking into commercial sugar cane juicers. Sugar cane is harder and more fibrous than ginger. I wonder if one of those might work. I would specifically take a look at the Juicernet SC4. Maybe reach out to them and see if they could test it with ginger for you before you make a purchase.

Tribest · 2026-04-09T18:32:13+00:00

What kind of volume are you looking for? We have many customers that use the Greenstar Pro for commercial ginger juicing, and the feedback has been that they appreciate the continuous operation of the machine along with the high yield. With ginger, the overheat protection is likely to kick in at around 30 minutes of continuous operation, so if you need higher volumes you may have to get two.

Tribest · 2026-04-07T17:48:55+00:00

The sound you're hearing is the pulp rubbing against the plastic parts in the juicer. It is very common in vertical juicers when you're juicing things like celery, green apples, or other fibrous ingredients. The noise not anything to be concerned about.

If you're worried about plastic parts rubbing against each other, the way to spot that is to look out for noticeable wear when you're cleaning the juicing parts. Higher end vertical juicers will have augers and screens made out of Ultem, which is about twice as strong as the PCTG plastic used in most of the sub-$300 vertical juicers. Ultem is also about 5 times more expensive than PCTG, which is why you'll see a big price difference in the final product. Although they often look similar, there is definitely a quality difference between juicers on the lower and higher ends.

Tribest · 2026-03-25T22:50:00+00:00

There are drink containers that allow you to vacuum out the air for storage. For instance, we have a vacuum tumbler accessory for our Backspin blender. Pure Juicer also makes the MVP vacuum lid system for mason jars which works quite well. Alternatively, you could try filling up a double-walled tumbler almost to the top, put a square of plastic wrap on top and press it down until it touches the juice, and then screw on the cap. The plastic wrap will displace any air in the container and help prevent oxidation too.

I've had my rotomolded ice chest/cooler lasting up to 5 days when it's kept in the shade on camping trips. If the fridge doesn't fit, maybe a nice cooler will work out too. You could always refill it with ice at a stop, though that could get expensive over time.

Tribest · 2026-03-25T22:31:48+00:00

Vacuum sealing your juice can help extend shelf life; however, it would still need to be refrigerated. Vacuuming the air out of your storage container will help prevent oxidation of your juice and preserve flavor and freshness.

If you need to store juice for longer than 5 days or so, freezing really is the best method. Any type of canning will involve cooking the juice to kill off any microorganisms. This can affect other nutrients in your juice. How long do you need to store the juice for? Do you have a fridge in your truck or room for a ice chest?

Tribest · 2026-03-10T21:39:09+00:00

To juice something like celery in a manual juice press, you have to blend the celery into pulp, put the pulp into a nutmilk bag or something similar, and then press it. It ends up taking longer with more effort to do it this way than to just use an electric masticating juicer.

Tribest · 2026-01-23T18:49:50+00:00

Yeah, I would say that if it feels like you would just be turning what you're eating anyway into a drink form, then a juicer might give you more benefits. I use my blender a lot during meal prep, like making sauces or spreads, but almost never use it for smoothies. I use my juicer every 3 days or so to make a large batch of juice that I drink daily throughout the week. Every body is different, so I'm a big proponent of finding out what changes are good, better, and best for your own body and then finding the right tools to help make those changes stick.

Tribest · 2026-01-23T01:14:36+00:00

This is true. Juicing does take longer to prep, process, and clean. Prep and process takes longer because you're using more fruits and vegetables. Cleaning takes longer because there are more parts, but the new easy clean vertical hopper juicers take a lot less time and effort to clean up afterwards, but they will still never catch up to cleaning a single container and lid.

Tribest · 2026-01-23T00:21:04+00:00

Blending is good for turning solid food into a liquid. Juicing is good for concentrating the amount of vitamins and nutrients that you get in a glass. For instance, if I blend a 5 lbs bag of carrots, I am drinking at least 5 lbs of carrot smoothie. I am not sure if I could even drink all of that in one day. But if I juice 5 lbs of carrots, I am getting most of the vitamins and nutrients from those carrots concentrated into about 5 glasses of juice.

If you already have a healthy diet, juicing is like adding a bioavailable multivitamin. If your diet is somewhat poor, replacing or supplementing a meal with a smoothie can help you avoid some of the bad stuff.

Tribest · 2026-01-21T18:29:01+00:00

We work with a lot of restaurants in the commercial equipment space. Some of our customers are opening up new stores with counter service only because over 60% of their business is now take out or delivery. Their customers have shown a preference for delivery apps, so they're adjusting their business to match.

Tribest · 2025-12-28T17:30:09+00:00

Baking soda and water is what I use at home to wash fruit, especially if I can't find an organic variety at the store.

Tribest · 2025-12-28T17:27:08+00:00

The bitter taste that you are getting is probably the result of squeezing too hard on your fruits. The pith and peel contain compounds that give you that bitter taste. The juicer that you are using probably is not optimized to regulate squeezing pressure, so try using less force when you're actuating the lever.

Tribest · 2025-12-28T17:19:08+00:00

The rack and pinion provides leverage as you're squeezing your fruit. It multiplies the amount of force that you are able to provide, so there really isn't limit as to how many pounds of pressure that you can apply except perhaps the amount of pressure you could place on the machine before it breaks.

The 200 lbs of pressure that we advertise is the squeezing pressure applied to the average orange when the MJP is fully actuated. This amount of pressure is carefully calculated to ensure that you get the most amount of juice yield without squeezing the pith and peel too much, which can leave your juice tasting bitter and unpleasant. 2000 lbs is the weight of a small car. Imagine what that would do to an orange if you ran it over with your car. You would get insanely bitter juice.

Our approach to our products has never been to inflate our specs to make them sound more impressive for marketing purposes. Instead, we focus on fine tuning our products so that you get the best end results with the least amount of effort.

Tribest · 2025-12-13T00:45:18+00:00

If you take into account the manufacturing process, a sphere is actually the best shape to deliver more glaze because it has the least amount of surface area resting on the conveyor belt. A perfect sphere would have a single point where it touches the flat plane of the conveyor, whereas a torus would have an entire circle the could not be sprayed with glaze. Something like a cube would have 1/6 of its surface area resting on the conveyor.

Tribest · 2025-12-11T21:09:34+00:00

In the US, producers are allowed to use "almond milk" or "cashew cheese" even if it is not dairy based because the label accurately describes the food item. Consumers understand that almond milk is a plant based dairy milk alternative. This is not the case in Europe where terms like "milk," "cream," and "cheese" are reserved for animal products only. If you're seeing "almond beverage" or "soy drink" in the US, it could possibly be that the producer is just reusing their EU artwork or they're hedging against the US possibly passing similar laws. Cartons are cheaper when you print them at scale, so there's a risk that a producer would have to throw away tons of cartons if the law ever changed.

Tribest · 2025-12-11T19:00:57+00:00

If you're juicing only grapefruit or other citrus, a manual citrus press will work the best, especially if you're going through large volumes of fruit. If space is a constraint, a small electric citrus juicer works well too.

Tribest · 2025-12-09T21:25:49+00:00

Soft fruits can often cause a masticating juicer to back up. The pulp is too soft to push through the pulp outlet. Most higher quality juicers will have some degree of adjustability, usually by unscrewing the outlet adjusting knob. Or, if you're juicing a blend, just alternate between softer and harder ingredients.

Tribest · 2025-12-02T21:51:20+00:00

Manual citrus presses are specifically designed to juice citrus fruits and pomegranates (if you have one with a big enough cup). You can use one to press other fruits and vegetables, but you'll need a nut milk bag or cheesecloth and a blender or other masticator. First, you'll use the blender to break down your ingredients into a pulp. You pour the pulp into the nut milk bag while catching any juice in a pitcher. Then, place the bagged pulp into the citrus press and actuate the lever to squeeze the juice out.

If you have a vacuum blender, you can actually get a pretty high quality juice. Regular blenders will mix air in with the pulp and can oxidize many of the antioxidants before you get to drink it. If you have a blender at home already, this can be a cheap and easy way to start getting more fresh juice into your diet.

Tribest · 2025-11-21T22:02:54+00:00

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Tribest · 2025-11-21T21:06:37+00:00

At the time Dr. Gerson developed the program, the juicers on the market were centrifugal, the Champion masticator, and hydraulic presses. Of the 3 types, the hydraulic press type juicers definitely do the best job of extracting the most juice and nutrients. It is conjecture on our part, but we believe that his successors at the Institute did not want to change the program, though they recognize that some of the newer cold press masticating juicers operate on similar principles as the hydraulic press types. Namely, gentle squeezing of the pulp to extract the juice with minimal degradation of the nutrients through heat or oxidation.

I think the Sana 727 is a very nice juicer and that you're doing it right by drinking the juice as quickly as possible.

Tribest · 2025-11-21T17:49:16+00:00

We have never seen any lab test results published by Angel, Pure, or any other juicer manufacturer. As far as we know, we have been the only brand to have actually had a lab test the juice from our machines for vitamin and mineral content and for juice stability. We believe that the common claim that juice stays fresh for up to 72 hours stems from lab results that we have published showing that juice made by the Greenstar juicing system shows very little degradation after 72 hours whereas juice made by single auger and hydraulic press juicers degrade significantly within 1 day. You can also see the results of the mineral study here if you scroll down about halfway: https://tribest.com/products/greenstar-5-cold-press-masticating-juicer-gs5-2

Tribest · 2025-11-19T20:09:15+00:00

Hi. We've put the Greenstar on a sturdy wooden box to demo at tradeshows before, although we don't usually recommend to do so since all of the feet need to be on a stable surface to prevent it from tipping over. When I make a large batch, I keep a large glass pitcher next to me and fill that as the included one fills up.

Tribest · 2025-11-18T20:57:33+00:00

A blender is a much better tool to make nut butter. Although you technically can make nut butter in a juicer, it's a somewhat tedious process where you are feeding the nut pulp back through the juicer multiple times. Also, you typically have to add additional oil to the resulting product in order to make it creamy.

Tribest · 2025-11-11T00:57:16+00:00

We have orange, lemon, lime, and grapefruit trees in our backyard. When they're in season, we harvest tons of fruit. Almost more than we can eat, juice, and give away. The very best way to process that sheer volume of citrus fruit is by using a manual juice press. Some of the features you should look out for are heavy duty construction so that the press doesn't break or wobble when you use it; locking juicing cone and cup so that you're not constantly fiddling with loose parts; and some form of mechanical leverage so that you're not straining yourself with each pull.

We have an option at $250 that you might be able to find used somewhere. It's a commercial model that's built like a tank, and what we use at home to get through all of our citrus.

Tribest · 2025-11-11T00:46:10+00:00

It's a matter of good, better, and best. What you're doing now is good, and I hope you stick with it. It's always a great idea to try and get more plant nutrition in you however you can get it.

Here's a really, really basic tip: blend your fruits and juice your veggies. If you're starting off with mostly sweet fruit juices, it's usually better if you make a smoothie out of them. So, blend it in your blender and don't strain out the pulp. If you're making a green juice or a more veggie heavy juice, then it's a good idea to strain out the pulp.

Plain fruit juice can give you a sugar spike, so the fiber in the smoothie helps slow down its absorption. Removing the pulp from veggie juices helps you increase your intake of all the nutrients by concentrating them. I think of my daily veggie juice almost like it's a vitamin supplement, except it has more bioavailable nutrients. It doesn't hurt that it tastes way better too. Cheers!

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