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The pursuit of the fountain of youth has spurred a cottage industry in juicing, as people pursued vigor in vitamin c. Plain, old juice led to juicing. Juicing begat smoothies. Along the way, a myriad of Victorianeque contraptions have been hawked and sold as the most fabulous methods to extract every bit of life-preserving matrix from pulp, seed or rind. Along the way, hypnotized by infomercial sirens and loud-talking, fast-talking pitchmen, we've forgotten that for quite a while now, we've had some very effective, simple ways of getting our daily dose.

There's more than one way to juice an orange. Even manually. One of the classic, manual juicer forms was picked up by William Sonoma as a good idea (and it is). Originally of cast aluminum, and found quite commonly kitchens of the '30s forward, some smart person rediscovered what a great tool it was and repackaged it in a smart, modern enameled orange.

Another very efficient device that was somehow lost amid the recent baroque era of juicing is the lever-operated juicer. This one also hearkens back to another era, the '50s, and was the workhorse of breakfasts and lemonade stands galore.


Where can I find this?

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com
http://chefscatalog.com/