How to Make Orange Juice

Freshly made orange juice contains several essential vitamins and minerals needed to promote good health and a balanced diet. Making your own juice with a few ripe oranges may provide better flavor and eliminate the added preservatives, sugars and water associated with store-bought products from concentrate. Juicing is an easy task that only takes a few minutes to complete.

Things You'll Need

• Oranges
• Cutting board
• Knife
• Hand juicer
• Suitable container

Instructions

1. Allow the oranges to reach room temperature.

2. Place an orange on a kitchen counter or table and roll it, using your hand while applying slight pressure. This will soften the fibers inside and prepare the orange for juicing.

3. Place the orange on a cutting board and slice it in half, using a suitable knife. Remove any visible seeds from both halves.

4. Place the hand juicer over a suitable container, with the domed side of the juicer facing up. Choose a container that fits the hand juicer to avoid a possible mess.

5. Hold the juicer and container with one hand and place the cut end of one of the orange halves over the domed potion of the juicer.

6. Rotate the orange back and forth while applying a fair amount of pressure to extract the juice. Squeeze the sides of the orange while rotating.

7. Repeat the juice extraction process for the remaining orange half.

8. Roll, cut and juice more oranges as necessary. Mix the pulp from the top side of the hand juicer in with the juice, if desired.

9. Throw away the spent orange halves when finished.

References

• Orange Juice Facts: Important Information About 100% Orange Juice

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish