- Apples – You’ll need 3 or 4 for a full glass of juice. Fresh apple juice tastes absolutely nothing like store bought apple juice. You’ll be amazed!

- Oranges – Again, 3 or 4 will do you. Peel them and get as much of the pith off as you can before juicing them.

- Celery – Try just a bit of this at first. It’s remarkably spicy. Weird, huh?

- Romaine lettuce – Quite yummy!

- Sweet potatoes – I’m not kidding with this. It tastes just like candy.

- Greens – Put a bunch of any greens in the the juicer and give it a sip. It’s probably going to be a little bitter, but it’s good too.

- Grapes – Fresh grape juice is another one that doesn’t taste anything like the stuff from the store. You can peel the grapes if you wish, and it will also help to get the seedless variety too.

Now that you’ve tried some individual juices, we can start mixing things up a little. The first juice recipe is really quite simple and you don’t even need your juicer for it. Take a glass of water, cut one lemon in half and squeeze the lemon into the glass with your hand. This makes a very tasty drink and is a great way to start your day.

Here are some more of our favorites:

Carrot-Apple
- 3 or 4 carrots
- 2 or 3 apples

These two ingredients go very well together. If it’s too sweet for you, try adding a few leaves of kale or spinach.

Grape-Watermelon
- 2 or 3 slices of watermelon
- A medium sized bunch of seedless grapes, off the stems

These two fruits also go very well together. A very unique taste.

Greens-Orange-Carrot
- Handful of greens – We like kale, collard greens, and spring greens. We’re not too fond of mustard greens.
- 1 or 2 oranges
- 2 or 3 carrots

We tried just orange and carrot juice but it was too sweet for us. Adding a few greens into it the mix made it much better and much healthier.

Celery-Carrot
- 2 stalks of celery
- 2 carrots

This is not a juice I recommend for juicing beginners, but it’s great for people who have a bit of experience and don’t need juices to be so sweet to drink. Celery juice is a bit of an acquired taste but it’s great once you get used to it. In this juice, it balances the sweetness of the carrots nicely.

Once you’ve got a few juicer recipes under your belt and have a good idea what the ingredients taste like by themselves, it’s time to start experimenting! Just pick any two or three of your favorite fruits or vegetables and throw them in together. Chances are good that you’ll enjoy it, and if not, you’ll know what to steer clear of. Have fun!

Luckily we had some apples on hand, so we started juicing immediately. The first thing that we noticed was how quiet the machine is. Our previous juicer was so loud that you couldn’t hold a conversation while it was on. The Power Juicer, however, can barely be heard. This is a definite plus since our 3 year old loves juice, but hates loud noices!

The next thing that we noticed is how low the juice spout is. The only glasses that would fit underneath it were our juice glasses. I guess that’s fitting, but the juice is so good that I really do want a tall glass of it. We ended us putting the small juice glass under the spout, and then emptying that into a pitcher when it got full.

Speaking of juice spouts, I should point out that the spout on the Pro Juicer has a neat on/off feature.  When the spout is in the down position, juice comes of the spout while you juice. However, if your cup is almost full and you need to stop the flow, simply flip the juice spout up.  The juice is then held inside the machine until you are ready for it to go into the glass again.

John had done some research on the Power Juicer before our purchase and new that Jack Lalanne claims that you can put entire apples into the juicer without any prep work. We were eager to try this, and found to our disappointment that only the very small apples would fit. Nevertheless, we only had to halve our larger apples to get them to go in.

And the apple juice that day? Well, it was incredible! If you’ve never had freshly made apple juice, you won’t believe it until you try it. It tastes nothing like what you buy in the stores!  I can’t even describe it – it’s something that you have to experience yourself.  The next day we bought an entire bag of small apples and juiced the whole bag in one session. It was magnificent!