Raw almond butter & Smelly Sprouts(equipment)

[Guest guest]

Hi Terry, thanks for answering my question again. You mentioned that

the greenstar does other things. What are some of those other things,

and can the greenstar take the place of other pieces of equipment?

 

This may sound like a silly question, but is there a machine that

functions as a juicer, processor, grinder, ect ect? I'm trying to

avoid having to purchase so many different pieces of equipment unless

it's absolutely necessary.

[Guest guest]

If I had to cut it down to basics, the ones I use the most are my juicer, food

processor and good blender or vitamix. I have a dehydrator, but I could live

without it if necessary.

 

Peace,

Valerie

 

sunflowersupreme <no_reply > wrote:

 

Hi Terry, thanks for answering my question again. You mentioned that

the greenstar does other things. What are some of those other things,

and can the greenstar take the place of other pieces of equipment?

 

This may sound like a silly question, but is there a machine that

functions as a juicer, processor, grinder, ect ect? I'm trying to

avoid having to purchase so many different pieces of equipment unless

it's absolutely necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Valerie, I'm hoping to get a processor for the holidays(fingers

crossed)and I've heard vitamix mentioned often. Will have to check

that one out. Another goofy question, but is there any way to use the

stove on low setting in place of a dehydrator?

 

]

[Guest guest]

Not that I am aware of; it is too tricky to try to control the temperature.

That's one of the reasons folks will be encouraged to get a dehydrator with a

temperature control. It's too easy to overheat when you are dealing with direct

heat like that. Some folks have tried ovens at the very lowest temp with the

door propped open, but again, knowing for sure that the temp remains low enough

to dry without destroying all the enzymes is the hard part.

 

A dehydrator may be something you would want to put at the end of your list of

'must have's " ;

some raw food teacher discourage the use of dehydration anyway, seeing it as

not really being an optimal way of eating. The more I stick with the raw food

diet, the less I seem to be using it just naturally. They would encourage use of

all fresh foods instead. Again, it's one of those options.

 

Peace,

Valerie

 

sunflowersupreme <no_reply > wrote:

 

Hi Valerie, I'm hoping to get a processor for the holidays(fingers

crossed)and I've heard vitamix mentioned often. Will have to check

that one out. Another goofy question, but is there any way to use the

stove on low setting in place of a dehydrator?

 

]

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Most of the recipes I'd like to try which require a dehydrator are

desserts, so it won't hurt if I purchase the dehydrator last. I can

still make plenty of meals without it. Thanks Valeie.

 

rawfood , Valerie Mills Daly <valdaly>

wrote:

 

> A dehydrator may be something you would want to put at the end of

your list of 'must have's " ;

[Guest guest]

Sun,

Regarding equipment. The one piece of equipment I wouldn't be

without is my vitamix. Takes the place of any blender, and it also

reduces nuts to powders and such, makes smoothies, tis wonderful.

 

As far as the greenstar is concerned, I haven't played around with

it much. It juices (but the juice is somewhat pulpy, so I use a

different juicer), you can do ice cream (from frozen fruits), it

grinds together grains to form a base for dehydrated breads. There

are lots of folks who swear by the machine. I just haven't had the

opportunity to really put it through its paces to see all of its

functions.

 

I'm not at home right now, so don't have access to the book. I will

try to get online from home tonight and let you know what else it

listed. Or perhaps someone on this list can give you more details

about it.

cheers

terry

 

 

rawfood , sunflowersupreme <no_reply>

wrote:

>

> Hi Terry, thanks for answering my question again. You mentioned

that

> the greenstar does other things. What are some of those other

things,

> and can the greenstar take the place of other pieces of equipment?

>

> This may sound like a silly question, but is there a machine that

> functions as a juicer, processor, grinder, ect ect? I'm trying to

> avoid having to purchase so many different pieces of equipment

unless

> it's absolutely necessary.