Guest guest Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Hi everyone, Since I am newly vegan and have no experience as a cook, I find myself eating a lot of pre-packaged and processed foods. I will likely be taking some cooking classes in the future, but I think getting some basic kitchen gadgets might be a good first step. Despite that I am vegan, I don't feel like I eat enough fruits and vegetables, so I am thinking a good juicer might help me out there. I am also getting more interested in raw foods and am considering that I might not want to invest too much in cooking supplies, classes etc. Any suggestions, books, products, websites etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Dear Michelle,I love my Vita-Mix.You can get them from websites like Dr. Joel Fuhrman at drfuhrman.com (great recipes too) You can get them direct too all about the same price except direct they sell reconditioned ones too:-) Good Luck:-) Peace,samsamhalsey(415)309-1879 On Jan 27, 2008, at 12:13 PM, Michelle wrote:Hi everyone,Since I am newly vegan and have no experience as a cook,I find myself eating a lot of pre-packaged and processedfoods. I will likely be taking some cooking classesin the future, but I think getting some basic kitchengadgets might be a good first step. Despite that I am vegan, I don't feel like I eat enoughfruits and vegetables, so I am thinking a good juicermight help me out there. I am also getting more interested in raw foods and am considering that I might not want to invest too muchin cooking supplies, classes etc. Any suggestions, books, products, websites etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Top of the line is Norwalk. Made in Santa Monica, CA and very expensive - over $1000.00. Best juice around - no pulp - ever. Second is Champion. Made in Sacramento area. You can pick up a used one for about $150.00 to $200.00. It has a commercial motor and continuous feed. Very easy to clean. The only piece that may need replacement is the blade assembly - if it was misused - which can be bought from the manufacturer for about $35.00. Hope this helps. Mike Michelle wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Since I am newly vegan and have no experience as a cook, > I find myself eating a lot of pre-packaged and processed > foods. I will likely be taking some cooking classes > in the future, but I think getting some basic kitchen > gadgets might be a good first step. > > Despite that I am vegan, I don't feel like I eat enough > fruits and vegetables, so I am thinking a good juicer > might help me out there. > > I am also getting more interested in raw foods and am > considering that I might not want to invest too much > in cooking supplies, classes etc. > > Any suggestions, books, products, websites etc. > would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Michelle > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I'd buy the Champion Commercial Juicer. It depends if you want a centerfugal (Omega, Acme) or a masticating (Champion) juicer because there is differences to both:Champion:Easier to clean. The assembly comes off easily.No pulp build up. This allows for continius juicing and allows you to put the pulp through twice is so desired.You can replace the screen with a "blank" that allows you to use different types of nuts to make nut butters.The juice is darker in color and a bit pulpier.The motor tend to last a really long time. They've been around 50+ years and i know some people that are using ones about that old.Omega:It tends to do leafier vegetables such a kale & spinach better.Juice is clearer.Want a discount? Get a 2008 SBC phone book. There are 20% off coupons everything in the store on certain days in Feb. at Rainbow Grocery in them. The Commercial Champion sells there for $249.99. With the 20% off coupon it comes out to $200ish which is a pretty good deal brand new.I should mention that I work at Rainbow. I still think it's a pretty good deal, but shop around. I hope this helps. Take care....Shad On Jan 27, 2008, at 10:16 PM, news.etc wrote:Top of the line is Norwalk. Made in Santa Monica, CA and very expensive - over $1000.00.Best juice around - no pulp - ever.Second is Champion. Made in Sacramento area. You can pick up a used one for about $150.00 to $200.00. It has a commercial motor and continuous feed. Very easy to clean. The only piece that may need replacement is the blade assembly - if it was misused - which can be bought from the manufacturer for about $35.00.Hope this helps.MikeMichelle wrote:>> Hi everyone,>> Since I am newly vegan and have no experience as a cook,> I find myself eating a lot of pre-packaged and processed> foods. I will likely be taking some cooking classes> in the future, but I think getting some basic kitchen> gadgets might be a good first step.>> Despite that I am vegan, I don't feel like I eat enough> fruits and vegetables, so I am thinking a good juicer> might help me out there.>> I am also getting more interested in raw foods and am> considering that I might not want to invest too much> in cooking supplies, classes etc.>> Any suggestions, books, products, websites etc.> would be greatly appreciated.>> Thank you,>> Michelle>> = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hi Michelle, Congratulations on becoming vegan! Very exciting. I became raw in July after 11 years as a vegan. I did endless hours of research on gadgets and am very happy with my choices. I highly recommend investing in a Vitamix. It's an amazing blender with speeds up to 300 mph! I use it at least three times per day. When I became raw, I stopped drinking soy milk and stopped eating tofu. Now I make my own milk in the Vitamix. Hemp milk 1/2 cup hemp seeds - you can also do 1/2 cup almonds or cashews a few dates a splash of agave or vanilla 5 cups of water The Vitamix is also excellent for making green smoothies. This is a great way to get a ton of greens. I throw in 60% fruit, 40% veggies, a banana, and some water. The Vitamix blends it up and turns it into a great smoothie. I usually do 3 pears, a huge handful of kale/spinach, a banana, and some water. You can get the Vitamix at Costco for around $300. You'll have to call Costco to find out if they're in stock (Vitamix does a road show and is in select stores at specific times). I got a Breville Juice Fountain for Christmas and while it doesn't extract as much juice as a Champion, I'm happy with it. It's easier to clean than most juicers. http://www.discountjuicers.com/juicefountainplus.html Here are a few of my favorite recipe sites (mostly raw): Sunny Raw Kitchen http://thesunnyrawkitchen.blogspot.com/ Ani's Raw Food Kitchen (she has a great raw recipe book) http://www.aniphyo.com/ Gone Raw http://goneraw.com/ After going raw, my energy level practically doubled, my skin cleared up, my digestive system improved, and I've never felt better. I think I ate too much processed, junk vegan food. And I no longer throw anything away! It's all compost. I love talking about this stuff, so please let me know if you have any other questions. Again, congratulations! ~Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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