Has anyone tried this on grapefruit? I have a potato peeler that I use to shave off just the outer rind of the grapefruit, keeping most of the white inner rind intact, but the process leaves something to be desired.
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Don't eat grapefruit anymore, but I just went into the kitchen and tried it on an orange. Works beautifully. It does leave a good bit of the white part of the rind intack, but you can go over it to get more off. Works very quickly with little effort.
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It works great, takes everything out and just leaves puree. Make sure the internal screw( It is between the screen) has some chopped tomatoes for lubrication. I cut tomatoes in quarters to feed in chute easier. I saves so much time and work.
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I doubt it would do a good job on a 5-inch grapefruit. The diameter of the holder is about 4 inches only. It works great on oranges and even mandarines and clementines but I a 5" grapefruit is simply too big. I also had good results with pomegranates but I had to squeeze multiple times, moving it to 4 different edges. Perhaps this "technique" could work with a grapefruit, too.
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I only tried it with lemons, but should work. Even with lemons you are advised to press the sides of the fruit gently against the reamer to extract all the juice. If the grapefruit is too big, more effort to do this, but certainly less than doing it by hand.
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I haven't tried potatoes yet, but don't know why it won't work. This does good peeling, am not real happy with the way it slices...you might have better luck. You can peel and not slice.
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I have not found this problem..might I suggest you use a very small amount of corn starch.just a wee pinch will help. I love my Kitchen aid chopper..worth the extra dollars..I have both chopped and pureed fruit and vegetables
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Why would you want to peel oranges with something like this. The skin is way too thick. It barely does an adequate job on potatoes, which have a thin skin, and still leaves patches of brown on the potato that have to be peeled by hand. I found apples to be the same. I mainly use it for using the spinner basket to remove all the water from vegetables after washing them.
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Have not peeled any squash with it but it does a fine job on red potatoes and russet potatoes and if you are not careful when you wash it it will slice the heck out of your finger ,It comes with a blade protector try to hang on to it and replace it back on the blade when you are finished . best peeler I have ever owned .
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It came with only one. I had hoped there was a smaller one for limes. It is useable but I have to watch my fingers with the smaller fruit. I haven't tried grapefruit. Works great for lemons and oranges.
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I would not suggest you do this with any juicer as the taste of the rind/peel will transfer into the juice. I even like to peel the white parts from my oranges and grapefruit off so that the juice does not have that bitter taste.
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I have not experienced this problem. Might try rinsing with white vinegar. I would also make sure there isn't any food residue stuck under the blade area.
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I have not sliced citrus fruits with my mandolin. Slicing some heavy rind fruits should work, though it may dull the blade if used for this frequently.
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Hi Barry. This juicer has worked amazing for me. I do peal citrus bc it would make the juice bitter so I don't have experience with that. I also peal watermelon and cantaloupe. I do not have to peal apples, carrots, kiwi, beets, and other fruits and vegetables. It even takes out all the seeds from strawberries which is great. Hope that helps.
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I love my juicer. What a machine! I just brought in some key limes to try before answering your inquiry. I was able to juice them by pressing my palm over the limes. Not perfect like the oranges but works.
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I have juiced both limes and lemons in this juicer and it does a decent job. They do need to be cut in quarters to fit into the feed chute. One of the juicing sites recommends peeling citrus with a potato peeler or something similar to remove the outer layer of skin if you don't like the super-tart taste of the citrus oil. I have done this and it works quite well. The white inner layer of the skin is supposed to contain extra nutrients so it is left on and run through the juicer.
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No. I have not. It works pretty well on mango fruits. You have to position it just right and it works best on fruit that is not over ripe. I would be curious to find out if anyone has tried it on other fruits.
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Usually you would want to peel the lemon or any citrus. The oils from the rind are quite bitter.