Kenwood presents its latest squeeze; the Centrifugal Juicer. A review and a giveaway.
Dubai; FooDiva loves the odd product review, especially when we have a competition giveaway for you. What’s more we’re bringing you a preview before the product launches in the UAE later this month. Kenwood’s latest squeeze; the Centrifugal Juicer.
What’s with the word centrifugal you may ask, as FooDiva did ? It’s the fast-rotating cutting blade that chops fruit and veg into pieces, before throwing them forcefully against a filter, that in turn separates the juice from the fibre.
Now FooDiva’s not very good with gadgets (hey, not many divas are), but the manual makes assembling the juicer easy peasy. Once you’ve switched it on, all you have to do is bung in your fruit and veg ideally one by one, gently prod with the pusher, and out pours the juice. I was stunned by its simplicity and swiftness.
A few features worth highlighting;
- Two speeds for soft and hard fruits
- Gets the pulp out of the way
- Anti-drip spout
- Froth separator in the juice jug
So here’s a recipe to invigorate you in the mornings;
Ingredients
4 carrots
1 celery stick
2.5cm root ginger
2 apples (I used granny smith)
To maximise juice extraction, hard fruits are best juiced at room temperature.
Method
- Turn the juicer onto speed 2.
- Feed the ingredients through the juicer one at a time, using the pusher gently. Unbelievably, you can bung a whole apple in, without slicing!
- After adding the last apple, allow the juicer to continue to run for a minute or two to help clear the juice from the filter.
- Switch off and wait until the filter has stopped and the final flow of juice has dripped through.
- Turn the spout to the anti-drip position before removing the jug.
- Pour juice into a glass and if you like garnish with a couple of basil leaves.
Makes nearly two small tumblers of juice filled with all sorts of vitamins and minerals; Vitamins A, C, E and all the Bs, plus zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, copper and potassium minerals. Plenty for a morning pick-me-up, no? Read here for more on the vitamin and mineral content of fruit and veg.
Best to drink your juice immediately, otherwise the vitamins start degrading. If you can’t, then add a few drops of lemon juice before storing in the fridge. But don’t squeeze your juice the night before; you’ll simply lose out on all the vitamins and minerals. That’s why whenever I look to order fresh juice at a restaurant I first ask if it’s from Barakat (the UAE’s main fruit and veg supplier) or juiced on the spot.
As for cleaning the device, everything apart from the filter can be thrown into the top rack of a dishwasher. A brush is supplied to wash the filter by hand; you do have to scrub a little to remove the remains of the pulp.
And now for our giveaway. One Kenwood Centrifugal Juicer [Excel JE850. Maximum power 1500W. 1.5 litre] just for FooDiva Friends in the U.A.E. To enter, simply tell us your favourite fruit or veg along with your email by commenting on this post. You can increase your chances of winning by also Liking and commenting on my Facebook page, and retweeting my tweet mentioning @foodivaworld. Remember I need your email. We’ll pick a winner out of the juicing jug on Sunday, July 17th.
And if you’re not a lucky winner, you can get your hands on Kenwood’s Juicer towards the end of this month for AED 1,000 at Jashanmal and Sharaf DG. You can also follow Kenwood on Twitter @KenwoodME
Bonne chance et a bientôt!
FooDiva. x
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passionfruit!
My favourite fruit to juice is oranges & apples with mint & ginger.
I love them green jucy grapes.
Favourite fruit for eating has to be deep, dark, juicy cherries. Favourite fruit for juicing – pineapple, to drink on it’s own or as the perfect partner for so many other flavours.
My favourite fruit is Banana.I like it’s nice flavour.I used to make banana milk shake at home.My family member likes to drink it.Kenwood Centrifugal Juicer is a wonderful & useful give away from FooDiva.If i am the lucky one i’ll win.
I totally want this! I hope I can enter on behalf of my sister in UAE 🙂
Definitely strawberries!
So hard to pick just one! My favourite fruit would probably be durian. Yes, the awful smelling one with the delectable custardy flesh. Once you get past the smell, the taste is divine.
Pineapple
Tomato and Red Pepper…..
my favourite fruit is peaches… and cherries.. My id is ninuhyder@yahoo.com…
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This is so great… i feel like a kid who’s just been promised candy! Just the thing I need 🙂 as I embark on my health food phase!
Love Mango and ginger.
I love watermelon juice. So refreshing in this Dubai heat 🙂
White cherries are my favourites, not for juicing though!
For juicing – I would say a combination of carrots, kiwi, cucumber, and pineapple!
Ok, i want it. i want it, i want it 🙂
mango, pineaple and peaches…with a splash of mint!
have i mentioned that i want it 🙂
I just love watermelon, orange and raspberry 🙂
Mango
Mango and with this wonderful machine what a fantastic way to ensure the entire family gets their 5-a-day in a yummy juice!
My favorite would be mango & orange.
Favourite fruit watermelon!
Apples!
Hey, this is Vineet with you! checked out your fb page and liked it. For competition I would say I love pineapples
My fav fruit is Mango the king of fruits. Love its soft and pulpy texture…
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My Fav fruit is a Pineapple, so delicious and sweet!!!!
Its just so hard to choose a favourite fruit. Today its Pears for me! I would just love to experiment with the Kenwood Centrifugal Juicer as I have heard great things about it. Bring on the Carrots, Avacado’s, Banana’a, Apples…… drifts off into a reverie of lovely healthy, fruit and veggies…
I do not think I am entitled to this but it is a great way of promoting KENWOOD….I cannot really say which one is my favourite fruit…is it mango?? is it strawberries???
Any type of berries……….they are awesome!
I like sour cherries with everything sweet.
Hmm, for juicing, definitely a toss-up between watermelon with loads of fresh mint leaves, and carrot with ginger and a wee bit of lemongrass!
Very Berry.
Strawberry, Raspberry & Blueberry!! Very refreshing
My favourite juice is Orange & Carrot
Very berry!!
Strawberry, Raspberry and Blueberry! Delicious and very refreshing 🙂
For fruit juice the vote definitely goes out for the King of Fruits……The Mango.
For vegetable juice, the vote goes for the carrot/tomato/mint/lemon mix.
mango.especially alphonso ones
I like Banana’s
I need a juicer that is easy to put together. This sounds like what I need.
My Favorite fruit is DEFINETLY HONEYDEW!! I would love to win this!
Mine is beetroot – glorious taste, jewel-rich colour and wonderfully versatile – as a roasted vegetable, a zingy salad, or a refreshing, ultra-healthy juice! Perfect.
My favorite combo -> beetroot, carrot and apple. Plus I love feeding friends so am prepared to make all the faves for my fellow competitors. Now give me my juicer Foodiva!
All time fave is mango – raw, juice, smoothie!
Favorite fruit is Avocado. No I don’t mind the calories!!
I love rock melon. No, I am crazy about them!
I love to juice pineapple, apples, and cucumber ……great way to start the day xxxx
Banana and date! Yum.
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/sandierpastures/status/91461619787366400
and Liked your FB page.
favourite fruit is green apple.
liked your page and posted on your wall.
My favorite fruit for juices is mango and lemon, but not together.
My favourite is Pineapple.