Pomegranate juice is used both in cooking and in medicine. They pickle meat in it, make drinks from it, and use it in the treatment of various diseases. It is known that freshly squeezed juice is most useful. Pomegranate juice can be prepared in several ways.
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Instruction manual
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The fastest way to get pomegranate juice from a fresh fruit is to use a regular citrus press. Just cut the pomegranate into two halves, squeeze the juice, scrolling each of them around the axis of the press. The disadvantage of this method is that the pomegranate seeds fly around, polluting the space, and very little juice is obtained.
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You can squeeze the juice with an ordinary electric juicer at low speeds, but get ready for the fact that at the exit you will find a large amount of unusable cake and very little juice.
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It is best to squeeze juice out of pomegranates using technology that has long been used in Middle Eastern countries. Choose a ripe, juicy and firm fruit. Press it to the surface of the table and start rolling, trying to crush the berries inside the fruit. If you are not particularly strong, you can resort to using a kitchen board. It will be easier for you to press on a large board than on a small ball.
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When the garnet becomes soft and supple, drill a hole 3-5 mm wide in its peel, squeeze the juice into a glass. With this method, you will get the maximum amount of juice that this fruit can give out. Freshly squeezed pomegranate juice should be used immediately for its intended purpose. The vitamins contained in it decompose in the air, and after a couple of hours the juice obtained with such efforts will not be any different from a pomegranate drink from a nearby store.
Useful advice
Pomegranate juice is very saturated and quite tart, it is better to drink it, diluting it with water, or in combination with other juices.