What Is a Vertical Juicer and What Makes It So Good

If you want to be happy with your run, pick a good pair of running shoes.

It’s the same if you want a nutritious glass of delicious juice that gives you energy and makes your taste buds happy.

Vertical juicers can help, and you’re on the right page to find out how.

This article uncovers:

• What vertical juicers are
• How they work
• The 7 unique benefits of vertical juicers
• Pro tips to make an informed purchasing decision when buying a vertical juicer

Let’s begin.

What Are Vertical Juicers?

As the name suggests, vertical juicers have an upright design.

But the name doesn’t suggest that they’re masticating types of juicers.

That means they crush the cell walls of the fruits and vegetables you’re trying to turn into juice.

Centrifugal juicers, on the other hand, have spinning blades that cut the pieces of fruit and vegetables.

Pro tip: Crushing and pressing the produce produces more juice.

And doing so with the auger in a vertical position increases your juicer’s efficiency.

Basically, vertical juicers combine the efficiency of masticating juicers with a more compact form, which is an essential advantage if you have less space on your kitchen counter.

How Do Vertical Juicers Work?

You already know that vertical juicers are masticating juicers that crush and press your fruits and veggies.

Here’s how a vertical juicer operates step-by-step:

1. You introduce the fruits and vegetables into the juicer through a feed chute at the top.
2. As the produce travels to the juicing chamber, it encounters the vertically positioned double or single auger. The auger slowly crushes and presses your delicious fruits, breaking down their cellular structure to extract the juice.
3. As the juice is extracted, it's directed through a fine mesh screen where the pulp is separated, allowing it to flow into an airtight container.
4. The dry pulp, having had most of its juice extracted, is expelled from a separate outlet, typically at the front or back of the machine.

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What Makes Vertical Juicers So Good?

Now that we have a basic understanding of what vertical juicers are and how they operate, let's delve into the benefits they offer.

1. They’re a Type of Masticating Juicer

Juicing has been touted for its health benefits, such as providing healthy nutrients and vitamins, strengthening your immune system, easing digestion, and even enabling faster weight loss.

But juicing also has its detractors.

Some people claim juicers are expensive, eliminate healthy fiber, and don’t get you as many nutrients as eating raw fruits and vegetables.

Masticating kinds of juicers, and consequently, vertical juicers, are a good solution to these problems.

Sure, centrifugal juicers cause oxidation through cutting, thus eliminating more nutrients than you find in raw fruits and veggies. But vertical masticating juicers that minimize air exposure create more high-quality juice, rich in vitamins and minerals.

Besides, this preparation process also preserves more healthy fiber and helps you feel fuller for longer.

And that’s an important benefit for weight loss.

Side note: You don't need expensive juicers to reap these advantages. You just need one with a powerful motor.

2. Vertical Juicers Have a Compact Size

Vertical juicers have an upright design and take less countertop space than horizontal juicers.

Therefore, vertical juice containers are ideal for smaller kitchens or cluttered counters.

But you can still get a vertical juicer even if you have plenty of space in your kitchen because:

• Cluttering your countertop with massive kitchen items gives you less room to play professional chef. Plus, it’s visually unappealing.
• It’s easier to add other things around, such as a statement piece or a picture of your family.
• It’s easier to move it around.
• You can quickly store a vertical, compact juicer on one of your shelves.

Plus, vertical juicers have sleek, modern designs, like so:

3. Vertical Juicers Are Efficient

Masticating juicers are more efficient and produce a higher quality of juice than centrifugal juicers.

You can easily tell that because centrifugal juicers leave a lot of foam in your juice glass, while vertical ones produce clearer juice.

And there's more.

Data shows that such a high-quality juicer extracts 80% of the content from fruits and vegetables, compared to the 40% extracted with horizontal juicers.

So a single glass of such a nutrient-filled homemade juice will power you up throughout the day. 

And you can make an entire juice bar with fewer fruits and veggies.

Pro tip: Cold-press juicer machines operating at a slow speed will squeeze more juice from fruits and veggies.

4. Vertical Juicers Are Great for Soft Fruits and Veggies

The vertical type of juicer can often handle a wide variety of produce, including softer fresh fruit, hard veggies, and even some nuts for making nut milk.

For example, you can prepare a delicious glass of nutritious juice from bananas, citrus fruits, strawberries, and kiwis.

You can even use a powerful slow juicer for ice cream and frozen desserts.

On the downside, vertical models aren’t best for root vegetable juices, frozen fruits, or leafy green juices. This produce might get stuck, and you might need to give your juicer a good shake to resume. Or cut the produce in smaller bits to make the feeding easier.

Pro tip: If you want to power up your morning juice with leafy vegetables like spinach and kale, Hurom vertical juicers are specially designed for this purpose.

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5. Vertical Juicers Are Easy to Use

Vertical juicers have a self-feeding mechanism.

Plus, the gravitational pull guides your produce down towards the auger better.

That means you won’t have to constantly push your fruits and veggies. And you won’t have to cut them in very small parts, either.

That entails two other benefits of vertical juicers:

• Your juice will be ready faster, so you can start your daily routine and accomplish more things in the same time span.
• Since preparing the juice is so easy, you’ll be motivated to stick to your juicing journey. That means you’ll increase your nutrient intake and be healthier.

6. Vertical Juicers Are Easy to Clean

The vertical design often has fewer crevices and extra attachments, making it easier to disassemble and clean.

Yes, even if you've made some delicious juice from healthy fibrous greens and fruit.

Although vertical juicers have slightly larger screens and pulp containers than horizontal models, the extra material won’t add much to your cleaning process.

Pro tip: If easy cleaning is an important factor for you, consider a vertical juicer with small holes rather than strainers.

Or at least one with dishwasher-safe parts.

7. Vertical Juicers Are Quiet

Masticating vertical juicers generally operate at slower RPMs (revolutions per minute) than centrifugal juicers.

And that makes even a powerful juicer quieter than its centrifugal counterparts.

Imagine finally being able to prepare a delicious citrus juice at 4 a.m. before your morning workout without waking up the kids.

Or finally, being able to sleep while your health-conscious spouse does it.

Or even listening to your favorite podcast without missing anything because of the incessant vibration noises.

Wrapping Up

Vertical juicers are compact, efficient, quiet, and easy to use. A vertical model will help you extract more nutrients from fruits and veggies to have more energy and feel better throughout the day.

However, not all vertical juicers are created equal.

Some may not be easy to clean, others aren’t attractive, and others don’t cut leafy greens correctly.

Hurom cold-press juicer machines could help.

These models use cold-press technology, squeezing more mouthwatering, fresh juice from your produce. Plus, they’re easy to clean, silent, and durable.

So, if you want to spend your money wisely, browse the best Hurom vertical juicers.