I only recently got into juicing. I bought a centrifugal juicer only to find out that it may not have been the best option as a citrus juicer. I like grapefruit juice, orange juice and other varieties of citrus and so this was kind of a disappointment. Now, I need two machines. Oh well. So, the next questions I had were: Should I buy an electric citrus juicer or a manual citrus juicer? Is it worth the cost, and how much fresh orange juice do I really plan to drink, naturally.

First off a commercial citrus juicer can be expensive. So, that wasn’t an option. I am not trying to go Jamba juice in my kitchen. However, if you are looking for something close to commercial grade then I would go with Warring citrus juicer.  That brand is probably about the best citrus juicer for the price available anywhere. Otherwise regular low to mid end electric citrus juicers will run you about twenty dollars to forty dollars on Amazon. Manual citrus juicers cost you even less money on Amazon. We’re talking five to twenty dollars here. Do not get me wrong, if you so chose you could spend a hundred and seventy or more.

Honestly, I am not interested in the brute force required to get all the juice out of my citrus.  As cheap as these machines come, I would opt for an automatic citrus juicer. The manual citrus juicer is too much effort for that early in the morning, especially for someone as lazy as I.  Anyway, for the money why not go with a citrus power juicer?

I am not sure how much fresh orange juice I would likely drink, or even if it would be enough to justify buying a citrus juicer. At the prices available online it’s not so painful to give it a try. It is tempting to get one of those fancy ones though.  I like the Beville brand of juicer as that’s what I have currently.

So, guess you have to decide for yourself if it’s worth it or not. I think it is, if you are looking to juice more than oranges. Drink up!