One of the best things in the world is drinking a refreshing citrus juice in the hot midday sun. Citrus juice is so ingrained in our idea for relaxation and refreshment that it is easy to associate it with a lazy afternoon barbecue. This citrus love affair made juicing passion a mainstay in every American home. This also resulted in the arrival of many juicers on the market that each have different features and downsides. The pursuit of the best juicer is on. The problem is that there is no “one size fits all” ultimate, best juicer for everyone. In the end it is the perfect match of your needs and the juicer that will define the parameters of the word “best”.

Step one is be to assess first your specific needs for a juicer. If you are an outdoorsman and your family enjoys picnics, having an electric juicer around would not make sense. The manual juicer, then, would be the obvious choice. This is only an example of how to evaluate your needs to find a juicer that will be best for you.

Manual juicers are perfect for people who enjoy juicing the citrus fruit and also have the luxury of time to actually do the juicing manually. Manual juicers do not need extensive maintenance, they are cheap (the most basic variant), they can last for a lifetime and they do not add to your electric bill every month. The downside is that they don’t have a very good yield in juicing a fruit. And they only cater to the citrus juice and completely eliminate other parts of the fruit that can have greater nutritional content.

Electric citrus  juicers, especially the masticating and the triturating juicers, are the complete opposite of the manual juicer. They can cost a lot depending on their size, but they can process a fruit very well so that the yield is maximized all the time. They can also juice the totality of the citrus juice accounting for more pulp and foam, producing a healthier juice for the whole family.