［Advice Required］ Pomegranate Juicing Questions

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Good Morning.

I bought 10 big USA pomegranates from Giant yesterday night. It's @ $2.20 a piece. I intend to make fresh pomegranate juice for us today but before I start, I have some questions, hopefully I can get good answers to maximise my time and efficiency.

1. Taking out the Red Pearls

Traditionally, the way I go about this, is to break the "husk" gently using a fruit knife and manually remove the little Red Pearls from the pith. It is very tedious. It usually takes 10 minutes per pomegranate. Is there a better and faster way?

2. Juicing the Red Pearls

Usually, I dump all the Red Pearls into a blender, do a couple of high speed pulse blending, just enough to "break" the flesh away from the small seeds in the Red Pearls.

After, I pour the blended mixture into a cloth bag and squeeze all the fresh juice into a container.

It's another tedious process, as it requires lot of time and strength, for my petite hands to squeeze the cloth bag thoroughly.

Is there a better way to juice these little Red Pearls?

Will buying a slow juicer help? Can a slow juicer juice these little Red Pearls effectively? If so, what are the functionally effective brands i should consider?

I did surf the net previously on Hurom and Juicepresso. Each of them have mixed reviews. I am not sure which is value for money and most importantly, functionally better in juicing ∼ especially pomegranates. I love fresh pomegranate juice as there is a "wine" feel as I sip the drink.

PS : I have also browsed through the extremely long Juicing thread in this Forum as recommended by my elder brother Eat ∼ I am still undecided.


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