How to Store Fresh Juice
Making your own fresh juice at home allows you to customize your drink to suit your personal taste. You can combine apples, carrots and ginger, for example, to create a drink all your own. Of course, there is no need to experiment. You can stick to the classics like pure apple, pure orange or pure grapefruit juice if you prefer. You can store your fresh juice in the refrigerator or freezer, but some fresh-juice purists insist that the juice is most healthful if you drink it immediately. If you care more about flavor than freshness, however, do not hesitate to store your juice for later use. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Pour your juice into your airtight glass container or containers. If you are going to freeze the juice, leave a little bit of room at the top of the container for the juice to expand. If you are only going to refrigerate it, fill the container to the very top so as little air as possible will come into contact with the juice.
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Seal each container tightly. Turn each container upside-down and shake it gently to ensure the seal is secure and airtight. A loose seal will allow air to enter the container and cause the juice to go bad more quickly.
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Put the container or containers into your refrigerator if you will consume the juice within three to four days. Put the container or containers into the freezer if you need to store the juice for longer than a few days.
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Tips & Warnings
Use individually-sized containers if you intend to freeze your juice. This allows you to thaw one serving at a time rather than forcing you to thaw and refreeze the rest of the juice.
If you have a food vacuum pump, use it to remove all of the air from your container or containers of juice. This is not absolutely necessary, but it will help keep the juice fresh for longer and prevent it from oxidizing.
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