How Do I Get Gunk Out of My Juicer?

 

Cleaning a juicer isn’t the most pleasant thing to do. Luckily, there are juicers that are easier to clean than others.

If you are looking to buy a juicer, and you’ve yet to decide on one, I would suggest that you buy a cold press juicer. These are easier to clean and there is not as much gunk to deal with.

But, the truth is that you have to clean all juicers. Some juicers are self cleaning and save you a lot of time.

Other juicers are going to require that you put them in the sink or else dishwasher for some of the parts. I wrote a brief article that covers what makes an easy to clean juicer stand out from the pack, which i sugggest you read after you’re through reading this article.

 

 

What Type of Gunk is in Your Juicer?

First, let’s talk about what sort of gunk is in your juicer. It’s just fruit pulp, for the most part.

And what I suggest is that you clean your juicer immediately after using it. It doesn’t matter if you are using a dishwasher on the dishwasher safe parts, or if you are using your sink to wash the gunk out of your juicer…you need to do it soon after you make your juice.

Why is the timing so important? Well, the gunk is just juice pulp. That juice pulp is super easy to clean off, unless you let it dry. If you let the gunk dry to your juicer, then it becomes harder to get that gunk out of your juicer.

Everyone who owns a juicer is guilty of letting their juicer sit for several hours before cleaning it. And they also know that once they do this, they’ve learned not to do it again. What I do suggest, though, is that you get a good juicer to start with. That way you don’t run into problems cleanign gunk out of a hard to use juicer. I cover which juicers are best for beginners here.

If you let the juice pulp residue dry onto the juicer parts, then that gunk is hard to get off. It will take either putting the dishwasher safe parts into the dishwasher or else using a scrubbing sponge to clean the juicer.

The normal course of operations would only require that you wash off the parts under running water.

However, when juice and wet pulp dries onto the juicer it gets sticky and the gunk becomes hard to remove. It will require more than just running water over the part.

The gunk in your juicer is just pulp. The majority of the pulp is expelled from the juicer, but some of it will stick to the auger and the screen.

If you are using a centrifugal juicer, then the cutting disc will also get pulp and bits of fruits or vegetable matter. This also should be cleaned as soon as you finish your juicer otherwise it will dry and that gunk will require a dishwasher or a scrubbing brush to remove it

 

Should You Use A Dishwasher To Get Gunk Out ?

If you are using an auger juicer, and if you clean it soon after juicing, then you can just rinse out the auger and other washable parts under running water.

It’s not necessary to put them into the dishwasher.

If, however, you have let them sit too long without cleaning them, then you should consider either using a dishwasher or else using a scrubbing brush.

Many juicers will come with a cleaning brush (they look like large toothbrushes) that you can use when cleaning out the juicer.

My preference is to clean the juicer almost as soon as I’m finished making juice. This way, the gunk in the juicer doesn’t have time to dry and become

 

Will Soap Be Enough To Clean The Gunk Out of Your Juicer?

If you are going to clean your juicer right after you have made a juicer, then you really don’t need to use soap.

Running water is enough to clean an auger juicer if you clean it soon after juicing. The great thing with cold pressed juice is that cold press juicers don’t require you to do extensive cleaning.

Running water is enough to clean a juicer as long as you don’t let it sit and dry. Once the juice and the pulp dry into the gunk then you’re going to have to use soap and also scrub it or else apply pressure by putting it into the dishwasher to dry it.

My preferred method for getting gunk off of a juicer is to wash the juicer parts as soon as I’m done juicing. However, if I do have gunk that sticks to the juicer and it needs to be removed, then here’s my tips:

 

• -soak the washable parts of the juicer. These include the auger, screen, and cone.

By soaking the parts you are making the gunk easier to come off of the juicer. It’s not going to stick to the juicer as strongly if you soak it in warm water mixed with some dish soap. You don’t need to buy a special soap, something like Dawn is fine.

• Brush the auger and screen and cone with a scrub brush. I use the one that came with my Omega juicer, but you can also use a regular dish scrubbing brush that you use with your plates.