The BL 30b Wheat Grass Juicer is a high quality, sturdy, hand operated juice extractor that clamps to any table up to 44mm thickness.

The juicer is excellent for wheat grass (barley grass etc) and all leafy greens, parsley, apples, celery, etc; but is less efficient with hard root vegetables like carrots which must be cut length wise in strips. The pulp from hard vegetables is not as dry as the electric cold press LexSun Juicer.

As long as a good mixture is chosen, the pulp does not build up and prematurely block the strainer. It is simple to use, pulls in the grass and can do most things the electric cold press juicers can do.

Too many sloppy fruits at one time such as pineapple must be avoided, as this tends to cause strainer blockage. Juicy sloppy fruits are best mixed with other more solid fruits or vegetables such as celery or carrot. Use the 'coarse screen' (large holes) when juicing sloppy / soft fruit.

This unit does most things that an electric cold press juicer will do, but primarily is best as a Wheat-Grass juicer, and is also able to juice other items reasonably well.

The BL 30b Manual Juicer extracts approximately 126ml of juice from 200 mg of wheat grass, which is similar to the electric cold press LexSun Juicer. (Note: results can vary slightly from unit to unit.)

The BL 30b will produce one glass of juice in 5 minutes from a mixture of carrots, apples, wheat grass, leafy greens, parsley and cucumber, whilst retaining the absolute maximum of antioxidants due to a very slow crushing speed.

Manual juicing becomes an art, and when better combinations are selected, the unit performs at it's best.

One of the few juicers that squeezes so slowly, that it produces a high quality 'living juice.'

In summary, this is a very good, high quality hand operated juicer.

Coarse Screen:
For juicing sloppy fruit such as pineapple and watermelon

Fine Screen:
For juicing carrots, ginger, celery etc

Blank Screen:
homogenise or puree
make nut butters including peanut butter etc
make fruit ice-cream
mincing etc
For homogenising, try almonds + figs, raisins + nuts, then roll in coconut. (Soak nuts overnight)

Please Note: Manual juicers are manually operated. You will only produce juice as long as you keep cranking the handle. A manual juicer obviously cannot make juice as fast as an electric juicer. Conversely, a manual juicer can produce juice when there is no electricity available.

Screens: Blank - Coarse - Fine

The Rolls Royce of Stainless Steel manual juicers,
and a very valuable survival tool that will last!

Congratulations on acquiring your new BL30 Wheat Grass Juicer. You have invested in a superior health tool that will likely become a family heirloom. The Juicer's hygienic stainless steel design makes it an exceptional product for those concerned about health and nutrition.

Before using the BL30 Wheat Grass Juicer for the first time, wash all parts in hot soapy water to remove any residue from the manufacturing process.

To assemble, clamp the Wheat Grass Juicer securely to a counter or table top, then assemble the parts as shown below, in the following order:

• Place either the vegetable juicing screen (small holes), fruit screen (large holes) or blank screen inside the juicer body,
• Then place the auger inside the juicing body,
• Attach the rubber gasket into the top / end cap,
• Place the handle on the juicing body,
• Assemble the top / end cap on to the juicing body,
• The wrench is used to tighten or loosen the top / end cap, however, tightening with your fingers is usually sufficient,
• Use the plunger to push grass or fruit and vegetable into the juicer.

The manufacturer says the vegetable juicing screen is not necessary when juicing wheat grass or leafy greens, but you can juice fruits and vegetables more efficiently with the screen/s.

After use, dismantle the juicer, wash all parts and dry thoroughly. You may wish to store your juicer in the original carton.

Happy juicing!

Cold press juicers are genuine juice extractors that literally extract juice from your produce via a slow speed pressing action, e.g. 'cold press' masticating process.

Because the nutrients are preserved, the juice tastes stronger (much better) and has a much longer shelf-life (especially when refrigerated). These juicers are especially appealing to health enthusiasts, sports people, convalescing patients and the elderly, as recommended by Dr Sandra Cabot.

Many people have been stranded in remote locations and died of starvation, despite being surrounded by various edible foods such as many seaweeds etc.

One frequently overlooked wild food that grows in abundance in so many places - is good old grass!

A major reason given for not using grass as a survival food, is because humans do not have a rumen to digest the grass properly.  But there is another method of extracting the many beneficial nutrients from grass, and that is via a cold press juice extractor. In fact one of the greatest survival tools you could ever own, is a cold press manual juicer, which is perfect for those uncertain times when there is no electricity available.

During times of strikes, pestilence, famine and even war, in most places there is an abundance of grass beneath our feet.  This information may just save your life one day, because although all food supplies may disappear, grass juice can keep you going for quite some time, at least until help arrives, or you are rescued etc.

One upside of living on grass juice for extended periods of time is that you will definitely look like an overachiever of the Jenny Craig program (weight loss program)!  You will also remain hydrated, which is essential to survival.

Survival Food - Grass Juice

Observations:

1. The ambient room temperature was just 7 degrees Celsius, thus oxidation took much longer than usual;
2. The first difference that we noticed was that the high speed Champion Juicer required about twice as many Granny Smith apples than the LexSun Standard Juicer, to make just one glass of juice, i.e. the LexSun Juicer extracts 100% more juice than the Champion Juicer;
3. Secondly, the high speed juicer shredded the apples at a high speed, which caused a lot of finely shredded pulp to be mixed in with the juice, slightly similar to a blender;
4. The Champion Juicer cutter operates at approximately 1,725 rpm, which is slower than most high speed juicers (usually range from 1,000 to 30,000 rpm);
5. The LexSun Juicer auger (single gear) operates at just 80 rpm, which is an incredibly low speed;
6. The oxidation process started very quickly with the juice from the High Speed Juicer and soon spread throughout the top 1/3rd of the juice. Within 60 minutes the oxidation was spreading much further;
7. The juice from the Cold Press Juice Extractor eventually developed a very thin layer of oxidation on the top where the juice was exposed to the atmosphere; otherwise there was no oxidation throughout the rest of the juice;
8. After 60 minutes the juice from the high speed juicer tasted much weaker than at the beginning and did not look very appetising;
9. After 60 minutes the juice from the cold press juicer tasted the same as the beginning and still looked great!

Summary:
Cold press juice extractors are a specialty item and usually take longer at juicing compared to high speed juicers; however, the emphasis of cold press juicers is on 'quality', not speed. While the juice from a cold press juicer can be consumed immediately with all nutrients intact, it can also be stored in a refrigerator for days and still remain fresh and packed full of nutrients.

On the other hand, when juicing with a high speed juicer such as a Champion Juicer, it is imperative that you drink the juice immediately after juicing, while the juice is still 'alive.'

Despite the oxidation caused by high speed juicers (which is even worse with higher rpm machines), please keep in mind that it is definitely better to drink a mediocre juice, than none at all!