Juicing Carrots in the Welles Cold Press Hydraulic Juice Extractor

[jayfulf]

So you need to use a juicer to use this juicer?

[rawfoods]

To use the Welles Press to juice soft fruits, you do NOT need a juicer. The juice vegetables, you need to either process them with a juicer, or other suitable grinder, such as a meat grinder, or fine shredder or food processor to break down the hard fibers in the vegetables as the first step.

[reknail]

Hi! I've bought a Welles Peoples Press Juicer, but I need a machine for step one. What's the best choice: Omega/Champion/Samson?

Please, right me back, because it's really important. It's about the Gerson Therapy.

[rawfoods]

"Best" is all relative. That being said, I prefer the Samson juicer with the blank plate due to its low rpms.

[binfile]

Does this need electricity or something to work?

[rawfoods]

This item does not require electricity. You will need to pre-process vegetables before pressing them, and this may be able to be done in a hand-crank meat grinder.

[HughSirable]

can juice celery and ginger also with this juice???

[rawfoods]

You can add any additional fruits and vegetables into this juice as you would like.

[fenixikkiaries]

Ok, so less oxygenization means more nutrients? In this type of process, does the homogenization not cause the same effect? Or does this process leave all enzymes, minerals, and vitamins that were in it in the first place?

[rawfoods]

Yes, in general less oxygenation means more nutrition. However fresh produce is processed thru this method or thru others, it will always cause oxidation because when the cells are broken open it exposes the nutrients to air. No process that I know of will leave ALL the nutrients there in the first place.. Aside from sticking fresh picked produce in your mouth and chewing well and swallowing. Even store bought produce has been processed.

[LietMonty]

omg looks so good

[mattmills0806]

Wow that press is really great, learned something new today i never even heard about that kind of press. I will definitely have to check that press out on your site.

[simonn19811]

juice ,juice ,juice ,juice it`s almost like Monthy Python`s sketch about spam:spam,spam,spam,spam;-)

[IVXXLegalizeIT]

Would a meat grinder(not previously used for meat) be able to perform step 1?

[rawfoods]

Yes, any process that will "grind" up the produce into fine pulp (as fine as possible) for best results. will work.

[MartinPerssonDotName]

Can you press olives with it?

[rawfoods]

This press is not designed for pressing olives. I have not tried it.

[wackywireless]

what about using a food processor for step 1?

[rawfoods]

Yes, you can use a food processor, a high-power blender, as step #1, that being said, I do not recommend it. We want a "slow process" to break down the fibers. When you use higher-speed appliances, more oxidation occurs to the produce, which lowers the quality of the juice.

[Kolovorot666]

It is possible to get flax oil using grinded raw flax seeds and Welles Press?

[rawfoods]

The Welles press is not sold for making oils. I do not think it would work.

[hamad1979]

@Kolovorot666

no way

[drjenkins9]

I get the idea that the Champion juicer with the blank plate might be a better Step 1 for the Welles press, more of a "shredder", like the "triturator" of the Norwalk, instead of just squeezing the produce like the Omega and Samson do...could this be?

[rawfoods]

Either way will work as step #1. I prefer the Samson or slower auger machines running at 80 RPM vs 1725 RPMS of the champion. The higher the RPM, the more "oxidation" occuring to the produce (which reduces nutritional content). The champion has been "traditionally" used as it most closely resembles the norwalk trituator. That being said, that is the technology they had back then to make the juice.. Since then we now have low speed juicers that run slower and oxidize less..

[jamilah112]

You are one passionate juice man! Love it :D

[isitbiblical]

Hey John, Thanks for your informitive vids on all these juicers.There is something I am wondering about though..

The VRT350 supposedly gets the pulp pretty dry, but I would like to see what percentage more juice can be obtained from the vrt350 's pulp, using the welles cold press. I am not sure If I should get a cheap slow juicer to just make pulp and then use the welles or just get the vrt350.

[rawfoods]

Just guessing that the VRT350 would make a pulp that would extract about the same +/-10% of the samson single auger juicer. (depending on the produce being juiced)

[BestFreeWow]

@rawfoods can press cloths be washed and reused? ..if so how should the cloth be washed? thanks

[rawfoods]

Yes, they can be washed and re-used. They are fairly heavy-duty and should last a while with proper care. You can hand wash them.

[recherueatsrealfood]

@BestFreeWow definitely! if you don't wash them they get all crusty. you can wash them by hand with a sulfate and phosphate free soap and hang them dry.

[IdahoViewing]

@rawfoods I do not believe you answered the question isitbiblical asked. I also would like to know how much EXTRA juice comes from the pulp created by the vrt or horiz omega juicers AFTER juicing. Not sure why you mention the samson.

[rawfoods]

I have not specifically pressed the pulp out of the vrt at this time. I would guess it would be fairly similiar to the samson juicer pressed pulp +/- 10%

[frustratedoperator]

Hi John, is this made in the usa?

[rawfoods]

Yes, the Welles is made in the USA.

[tcbink]

Do you sell just the press clothes?

[rawfoods]

Please contact the manufacturer directly for press clothes.

[frustratedoperator]

@rawfoods cloths

[wheresmylife]

This is EXACTLY what I've been waiting for! I've seen the Norwalk Juicer in action but had never the Welles Cold Press so I didn't know how it worked. And there's a MASSIVE price difference! After this demonstration, I'm thoroughly convinced that it's more economical to get the Welles. Not only will you save over $2,000 just off the sticker price but you'll be able to juice when the electricity goes out. Once I find a hand grinder, I'll be getting the Welles from you, John. THANK YOU!

[havokeachday]

Now if I only had the 400$ and extra time to juice with it.

[faylinameir]

that looks fantastic, a little more work but the juice looks beautiful. That being said, thats a little too much work for myself, I think I'll stick to my omega vert, it works pretty good, the pulp is usually dry (except like cucumbers) and if not I don't have anything against squeezing or straining my juice. That being said, I know if it had cancer or something I would get something like this or spend the money on the norwalk.