Would a $2,395 Juicer Improve My Life THAT Much?

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Just reading an article in a magazine left sitting in my office on "Why You Need to Try Pressed Juice" followed up by the recommendation: "Created in 1934 and used by most pressed-juice bars, The Norwalk applies 1,000 pounds of pressure to everything from apples to kale" so, I visited the site www.norwalkjuicers.com and discovered a $2,395 juicer...

Um...NOT!

MAYBE if I owned a 'juice bar' - but probably not even then. And certainly not to "try" pressed juice.

[midjd]

I've heard good things about Jack LaLanne's juicer, and it can be yours for 3 easy payments of $39.95!

[swamp]

What's wrong with buying a half gallon of Tropicana for $2.99?

[Taxman10]

Jun 21, 2011 13:16:56 GMT -5 midjd said:

I've heard good things about Jack LaLanne's juicer, and it can be yours for 3 easy payments of $39.95!

[8 Bit WWBG]

...:::"MAYBE if I owned a 'juice bar' - but probably not even then. And certainly not to "try" pressed juice.":::...

Such is the difference between equipment meant for single-serving home use, and constant industrial use. I have a $50 waring pro belgian waffle maker that makes waffles for DF and I. The same machine, but graded for industrial use (think, running from 6am to 9am every day in a hotel) is over $800.

Same thing with espresso machines. One of those counter-sized behemoths at Starbucks costs $3k at least.

I have a Vita-mix, which is the rolls-royce of blenders. That thing purees! My smoothies are smooth as silk now. But a $150 cuisinart blender would be almost just as good.

ETA: Paul, you should start putting those juicers in your rentals

[Small Biz Owner]

1,000 pounds of pressure. Easy physics to make that application...

When you apply a force to a solid object, the pressure is defined as the force applied divided by the area of application. The equation for pressure is:

P = F/A

where

P is the pressure
F is the applied force
A is the surface area where the force is applied
F/A is F divided by A

[Small Biz Owner]

An average shoe distributes the weight of the person over 20 square inches. Thus, a 100-pound person applies 100/20 = 5 pounds per square inch on the floor.

Since a spike-heel is only 0.25 square inches, the 100-pound person would be applying 100/0.25 = 400 pounds per square inch on the floor at the heel

[midjd]

Spike-heel juicing... sounds like a fetish video. I've got spiky shoes, I'll stomp some oranges for $2400!

[Small Biz Owner]

So get a 250 pound person to wear spiked heels to press your juice for free. saves you money!

[Small Biz Owner]

oops, looks like a lawyer already wants in on the action

[phil5185]

Since a spike-heel is only 0.25 square inches, the 100-pound person would be applying 100/0.25 = 400 pounds per square inch on the floor at the heel

I'm thinking that it's way more - aren't some spike-heels 1/4" X 1/4" inches - ie, 1/16 of a sq inch? That would be 1600 pounds per sq inch. (Substantially more than on elephant, BTW

[8 Bit WWBG]

...:::"Thus, a 100-pound person applies 100/20 = 5 pounds per square inch on the floor.":::...

There are 100 pound people in America?

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

There are 100 pound people in America?

::Raises hand:: 95 pounds to be exact.

[midjd]

Me too. But it's not that small if you're only 5'0" to begin with (hence the spiky shoes!)

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Jun 21, 2011 13:17:50 GMT -5 swamp said:

What's wrong with buying a half gallon of Tropicana for $2.99?

This is a great point. Just think about it:

I'm 40. If we assume I'm going to live to the ripe old age of 71, and I limit my intake purely to OJ, consume 8 oz. a day (1 serving) at a cost of $0.37 cents a serving (assuming the price doesn't rise) then that's a cost of $4,187.

My juice is limited to a serving a day, and it's limited to OJ-- or some other pastuerized juice that's also 37 cents a serving-- but I get a serving of juice every day for that.

With the juicer, I'd be spending $2,395 BEFORE I GET ANY JUICE, and it's $2,395 in TODAY'S Dollars. Over time, even if the actual dollar cost rises, in 20 years or so even at $1.00 a serving, my real cost has likely gone DOWN.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Even if there's some marginal benefit the claims of which "have not been evaluated by the FDA" of fresh, unpastuerized juice- there's no way to justify the $2,400 up front for juice. I didn't even look into the shipping.

[NancysSummerSip]

discovered a $2,395 juicer...

Awesome. I'll take one of those to go along with an espresso maker that costs $1,100. Those two and some toast will be breakfast for me.

[swamp]

Jun 21, 2011 14:55:45 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Jun 21, 2011 13:17:50 GMT -5 swamp said:

What's wrong with buying a half gallon of Tropicana for $2.99?

This is a great point. Just think about it:

I'm 40. If we assume I'm going to live to the ripe old age of 71, and I limit my intake purely to OJ, consume 8 oz. a day (1 serving) at a cost of $0.37 cents a serving (assuming the price doesn't rise) then that's a cost of $4,187.

My juice is limited to a serving a day, and it's limited to OJ-- or some other pastuerized juice that's also 37 cents a serving-- but I get a serving of juice every day for that.

With the juicer, I'd be spending $2,395 BEFORE I GET ANY JUICE, and it's $2,395 in TODAY'S Dollars. Over time, even if the actual dollar cost rises, in 20 years or so even at $1.00 a serving, my real cost has likely gone DOWN.

You drink too much juice. It's empty calories.

[Wisconsin Beth]

We've got 2 juicers. A hand crank one that deals ok with the wheatgrass for DH and an electric one that can't cope with wheatgrass. I think the 2 together cost around $150.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Jun 21, 2011 14:59:09 GMT -5 swamp said:

Jun 21, 2011 14:55:45 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

This is a great point. Just think about it:

I'm 40. If we assume I'm going to live to the ripe old age of 71, and I limit my intake purely to OJ, consume 8 oz. a day (1 serving) at a cost of $0.37 cents a serving (assuming the price doesn't rise) then that's a cost of $4,187.

My juice is limited to a serving a day, and it's limited to OJ-- or some other pastuerized juice that's also 37 cents a serving-- but I get a serving of juice every day for that.

With the juicer, I'd be spending $2,395 BEFORE I GET ANY JUICE, and it's $2,395 in TODAY'S Dollars. Over time, even if the actual dollar cost rises, in 20 years or so even at $1.00 a serving, my real cost has likely gone DOWN.

You drink too much juice. It's empty calories.

I drink at LEAST 8 oz. a day. I like OJ in the morning and V8 in the afternoons.

[tskeeter]

Would it improve your life $2,395 worth? No, but it will improve the life of the salesman that much!

[Deleted]

Could you juice a steak and lobster in that?

[thyme4change]

I don't understand the obsession with juicing. First off, stop drinking your calories. Plus, if you really want the nutrition - eat the fruit! I mean, do people hate fruit so much that they can't eat it at all - but you can drink it?

Jamba Juice drinks have like 400+ calories in it. Do you know how much actual food I can eat before I get to 400 calories? Sheesh! I can get all sorts of nutrition for that!