Single auger juicers offer many benefits; it is the most versatile and easy to clean class of juicer. There are also some excellent slow turning genuine cold press style juicers within this class of juicer, which give the best quality of juice. I feel turning speed is a very important aspect when assessing a juicer with juice quality in mind, the operating speed, if high, can lead to an aerated juice that will oxidize and lose health benefits in the glass!
Auger juicers work by employing a profiled auger that rotates and presses the fruit and vegetable against a perforated juicing screen to literally press out the juice. Most share variations on these similar parts, the rotating auger, some kind of perforated juicing screen and the main body or barrel that houses the parts. The drive end of the juicer typically uses and small electric motor of maybe 200 watts and a reduction gearbox to give a typical running speed of less than 100 rpm. Some juicers in the single auger juicer class us a direct drive motor and running speed of over 1000 rpm. Although these are technically single auger juicers they are not of the "cold press" style.
Single auger juicers that genuinely cold press the juice operate at a turning speed of around 80 - 120 revolutions per minute, any juicer that operates significantly faster than this bench mark 100 revs cannot be classed as a "cold press" or "masticating" juicer and must be using a cutting style instead. I feel that the cold press action is important for a juicer to offer the best quality, most potentially healthy juice.
Another major advantage of the single auger juicer is its ability to handle leafy greens such as spinach and wheat grass. Leafy greens offer complex nutrition and chlorophyll a nutritious and cleansing element of any edible green plant. Another great benefit of the single auger juicer is the ease of clean up. Any mess is quite contained between the auger, the juicing screen and the barrel of the juicer. This makes cleaning a simple dismantle and rinse off process.
Some single auger juicers offer great flexibility, they can grind, pump and homogenize and come with the parts to make nut butters, baby foods, pastas and bread sticks, with a simple change of screen the juicer is transformed into a versatile kitchen appliance. Some juicers offer additional attachments giving you the ability to crush ice, slice salads and cold press your own seed oils, such as flax or hemp seed oil.
In summary we do feel that a quality single auger juicer offers the best all round juicing solution to the typical domestic setting.
