Do you need to peel citrus before juicing - Jack Lalanne Power Juicer 250 Watts

What does the manual say? Depending on the item your putting in is whether or not you have to peel it or not. Typically no, you don't peel the fruit before using a hand juicer, but it it's a matter of taste.
I don't peel mine.. I aim to get all the vitamins and minerals that i can obtain from fresh fruits and veggies.
Some oils in the peel are making the juice bitter though, you have to do a trial and error on that. On Lemons because the white pith on the lemon (just under the yellow bit) can be quite bitter, and it will inadvertantly end up in your drink.

It will not cause you any problems if you do not peel the lemon. It's just a matter of taste. I just looked through all my juicer manuals and "Juiceman" says to leave them all on except for oranges and grapefruit due to their "extreme bitterness". My Waring manual (the one I use now) says you can do it either way but recommends you buy their citrus reamer. The other manuals say to peel them.

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Not really designed for juicing oranges. There is a citrus attachment but it costs too much,
better off buying a $20 citrus juicer.

If you're talking about the citrus attachment, there may be a
problem with the gearing inside. I have one for my Acme
which I don't use because of it's awkwardness and juice
splattering characteristics. Better off with an inexpensive
citrus juicer and leave the Omega to its carrots and apples.

I have the citrus attachment, but never use it because
it spits the stuff all over the place. Better off going
with a $15 or $20 dollar citrus juicer. Sounds like
the inside gearing may have broken and new one is
like $50.

Peel 4 medium size oranges and place in the juicer.


Juicing Tip: When juicing oranges (or any kind of citrus fruit) it is a good idea to juice the white membranes at the center of the orange. The majority of the bio-flavonoids in citrus fruits are found in the white membranes. Scrape off some of the white membranes inside the peel and include them in the juice. We don't recommend juicing the whole peel, this will produce a very sour unpleasant juice.

Move from side to side and jiggle the whole assembly .. including the juice collector and juicing basket. With patience and even a break between attempts it will finally dislodge itself and lift up and off.

Just juiced carrots and a couple apples .. mmmm good ;-) best of luck

CALL WARING AT 800 492 7464.

are you exceeding the capacity of the juicer? you will get about 2 and 1/2 large glasses of juice before the pulp fills the spinning basket. Apple peels are very tough, apples and tomatoes need to be peeled before juicing. Use the filters, the juice comes out much clearer and the juicer is easier to clean up. I so a lot of carrots, carrots are super food.

I CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS JUST GIVE ME THE SIZE OF THE JUCIER YOU NEED

CALL WARING AT 800 492 7464. MAY BE
SOME TYPE OF SAFETY CUT OFF. YOU
MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE TO ATTEMPT
JUICING AN ORANGE OR SO WITH THE
NEWER MACHINES.