| What are Steam Juicers? | | | | can make delicious jellies, syrups and much more. |
| Steam juicers are growing in popularity as the secret | | | | Who makes Steam Juicers? |
| gets around as to how good the juice produced is. | | | | There are two main manufacturers of steam juicers: |
| But what are steam juicers? There are generally | | | | The Finnish company Opa who make the Mehu-Liisa |
| three components to steam juicers: the water pan, | | | | steamer (pronounced 'Mehu Lisa') and Back to Basics |
| which is the bottom section, the juice kettle in the | | | | who make a similar device. Both come with recipies |
| middle, and the steamer basket at the top. Steam | | | | and instructions--though using a steam juicer is very |
| juicers are constructed from stainless steel with an | | | | easy, and extremely quick to clean. There are no |
| aluminum bottom. | | | | moving parts and no need for electricity. |
| How do you use Steam Juicers? | | | | But wait, there's more... |
| First you fill the water pan with water. Place this on | | | | The steam juicers, both the Back to Basics and the |
| the stove and leave to boil. Put the juice kettle on | | | | Mehu Liisa, can also be used as steam cookers. Just |
| top of the water pan--this is where the juice will | | | | remove the juice kettle section and you have a |
| collect and be extracted via a hose. Next you place | | | | steam cooker--the healthiest way to cook and eat |
| the rinsed fruit in the steam basket (no need to | | | | vegetables. It's also perfect for steaming rice, fish, |
| stem or pit!) and leave to steam. Juice will begin to fill | | | | poultry, clams, cakes, puddings, and more. The |
| the juice kettle after 40 minutes, and the whole | | | | steamer basket also doubles as a colander for quickly |
| process should take about an hour. Enthusiasts say | | | | draining spaghetti, washed lettuce, vegetables, and |
| that the juice from steam juicers is the best and | | | | garden produce. And, of course, The water pan can |
| smoothest they have ever tasted. You can use | | | | be used as a large pan for stewing, simmering and |
| vegetables as well as fruit. And as well as juices, you | | | | boiling. You can't get more versatile than that... |