Equipment

If you're planning on making delicious juices and smoothies, then there are a number of items of equipment that you'll need to have to hand.

At its simplest, juicing may be carried out using a manual juicer such as a citrus press or even a lemon squeezer; however, most people decide to invest in either a centrifugal or masticating juicer to speed the process up. It's important to note that a juicer works in quite a different way to a blender, separating the fibre from the juice, to give a smooth, easily digestible liquid. A blender simply purées the fruit or vegetable and fibre together, and is thus more suitable for smoothie making rather than juicing.

Apart from the major juicing and blending equipment, there are a few other tools that you'll need to help prepare and serve your drinks, such as peelers, corers, chopping boards, glasses and swizzle sticks. You'll also need some brushes to help clean all your equipment once you've done.