{"id":1811286,"date":"2022-10-18T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T15:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1811286"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:53:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T21:53:45","slug":"magic-bullet-mini-juicer-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/magic-bullet-mini-juicer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"I Never Knew At-Home Juicing Could Be Affordable Until I Tried the Magic Bullet Mini"},"content":{"rendered":"I'm a firm believer that any food or drink bought at a restaurant is worth learning how to make yourself. This has rung true for my morning cup of joe (coffee shops have nothing on my at-home barista<\/a> skills). And I've learned to experiment with my favorite restaurant dishes and cocktails.\r\n\r\nWhen I finally invested in one of the best blenders<\/a> (hi, Vitamix<\/a>), my smoothie game reached peak performance. The one thing I haven't perfected, however, is a smooth, fresh juice. You probably already know that at-home juicing<\/a> is near impossible with just a blender. And masticating juicers<\/a> tend to be large, bulky and expensive appliances.\r\n\r\nAs an apartment dweller with little storage, investing in a cumbersome juicer wasn't a priority. Until I discovered the Magic Bullet mini juicer<\/a>. This nifty gadget is compact, affordable and turns my favorite fruits and veggies into drinkable juice in minutes. I can't stop experimenting with juices thanks to this mini-but-mighty appliance.\r\n

What is the Magic Bullet mini juicer?<\/h2>\r\nIt's the pint-sized kitchen appliance we've been waiting for! At seven inches tall, the Magic Bullet mini juicer<\/a> is a compact yet powerful appliance. It boasts a 400 watt motor base and 52-ounce pulp bin perfect for juicing one healthy serving of juice at a time (16-ounces to be exact). Just like all the best juicers<\/a>, it chops, grinds and extracts every bit of juice from your favorite produce.\r\n\r\n[SINGLE_AFFILIATE_PRODUCT product_name=\"Magic Bullet Mini Juicer\" image=\"2084069\" pr_name=\"Magic Bullet\" pr_url=\"https:\/\/www.nutribullet.com\/magic-bullet\/juicers\/magic-bullet-mini-juicer\/\" pr_display_text=\"Shop on Magic Bullet\" retailers_2_name=\"Kohl's\" retailers_2_url=\"https:\/\/www.kohls.com\/product\/prd-5804583\/nutribullet-magic-bullet-mini-juicer.jsp\" retailers_2_display_text=\"Shop on Kohl's\" retailers_3_name=\"Amazon\" retailers_3_url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magic-Bullet-Mini-Juicer-Cup\/dp\/B0BF2T71GS\" retailers_3_display_text=\"Shop on Amazon\" \/]\r\n

How We Tested It<\/h2>\r\n\"a\r\n\r\nUnboxing the Magic Bullet mini juicer<\/a>, it included all the bells and whistles of traditional juicers. It arrived pre-assembled, but I took it apart to clean it before getting started. Everything from the pulp bin, stainless steel sieve and cleaning brush, juice spout, food pusher and portable cup is included. Plus, a scannable code for recipes.\r\n\r\nNext, I prepped my ingredients. I love a good juice with ginger<\/a> (gotta look after that gut health), so I opted for an apple, carrot and ginger concoction. Knowing it takes a generous amount of ingredients to make one cup of juice, I started with five whole carrots, two red apples and an inch of peeled ginger root. I wasn't quite sure how small to chop my ingredients. The mini juicer says it fits large chunks, so I ran with it by cutting the five carrots into slightly smaller slices and slicing the two red apples as normal. Time to juice!\r\n\r\nI followed the directions to a tee, making sure not to turn the machine on until the first ingredient was in the chute. Turning it on, I grabbed the food pusher to, well, push the food down the chute. One by one, juice began to pour out the spout. I followed this process until my carrot, apple and ginger slices were gone. Surprisingly, my eyeballed ingredients made exactly one 16-ounce cup of fresh juice. The bin was filled to the brim with pulp, too. The true<\/em> test, however, was the taste test.\r\n\r\nThere was a thin layer of foam on the top, and some pulp escaped into the cup, which I had expected. Still, upon tasting my concoction, I was impressed. It went down smooth (read: no chewing chunks that escaped) and tasted so<\/em> fresh. Nothing compares to fresh juice with no added sugars, and I was ecstatic about the juicing opportunities that awaited.\r\n\r\n\"carrot\r\n\r\nHowever, my Magic Bullet mini juicer test wasn't complete without attempting to turn my favorite green smoothie<\/a> into juice. Reese Witherspoon's green smoothie recipe<\/a> is my go-to. I go back and forth from drinking it religiously for weeks then taking a two-month break...it's a process. The recipe calls for one head of romaine, half a cup of spinach, one apple, one lemon, one pear and one banana (celery is optional).\r\n\r\nI prepped the ingredients as I would if I were blending them into a smoothie. One by one, I shot the ingredients down the food chute. As expected, the romaine and spinach produced hardly any juice. The apple, pear and lemon, on the other hand, were successful. After every ingredient made it down the juicer, I threw the green mixture into my Vitamix, added a banana, almond butter, a splash of coconut water and got to blending.\r\n\r\nFunny enough, the green juice smoothie hybrid tasted better than the original smoothie recipe. Likely because the apple, pear and lemon overpowered the romaine and spinach, which hardly produced juice. Though it's not efficient (or cost-effective) to juice romaine and spinach for green juice, I was impressed with my experiment.\r\n\r\nOverall, the Magic Bullet mini juicer includes everything you need for efficient, at-home juicing. Every single item assembles together\u2014no need to store extra parts in a random drawer. The cherry on top is the portable cup. Just juice and go!\r\n

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