The juice in the photo is the Depth Charge, from Daily Juice in Austin, TX.

I enjoy making my own juice. Sometimes (especially in summer, when the fruit is amazing) I make fruit juice, but more often than not I make green juices, with cucumbers, celery, kale, limes, grapes, apples, coconut water and more. I’ve been using my Breville juicer since 2007, and although it has served me well, I’ve been thinking about an upgrade. The Breville is a centrifugal juicer, which means it’s speedy and easy to clean, but you have to drink the juice fast to avoid nutrient loss, and the pulp is pretty wet, which means the juice isn’t being fully extracted. This means I can’t make juice in large batches to save for later, and as the juicer gets older, I’ve noticed that its extraction power seems to be deteriorating. For about a year, I’ve been eyeing the Green Star, which is the gold standard of juicers. It makes really good juice, but is bulky, slow and expensive, so I’ve never taken the plunge. It seems that now I don’t have to. According to awesome raw chef Kristen Suzanne (she really is one of my faves), there is a new juicer on the market that combines the quality of the Green Star with the ease and speed of the Breville. Luckily for me, Kristen compared all three juicers; the videos are posted below. I’m definitely going to start saving for the new Hurom juicer, which looks amazing.

For Kristen’s original post on juicers, click here.