What we cover
The site is for home cooks who want to make juice in their own kitchen. You'll find guides to:
- Fruits and vegetables that juice well, and those better blended.
- The main juicer types, explained in general terms.
- Washing and prepping produce and food safety for homemade juice.
- Storing juice, combining flavors, choosing produce and using the pulp.
What we leave out
We don't make health, nutrition, weight-loss or detox claims, and we don't give diet advice. Questions like that belong with a doctor or registered dietitian who knows your situation. We also don't review, rank or recommend brands of juicer or juice, we don't sell anything, and the site has no partner links.
Rare Juices is not a juice bar, shop, farm or company. The name is simply the name of the site.
How we write
Our produce notes, such as juiciness and flavor roles, are general kitchen observations. Results vary with the variety, ripeness and machine, so treat them as starting points. Food-safety advice on these pages follows general US guidance. When it matters, we point you to the official source and suggest you check it for current details, because guidance can change.
Official sources
- FoodSafety.gov for US federal food-safety information.
- FDA food pages for produce and juice safety.
- CDC for foodborne illness information.
- Your local cooperative extension service for regional produce and food-preservation questions.
About the drawings
The fruit and vegetable slices on this site are simple drawings made from our produce notes. They show the general look of each cut face, not exact anatomy. Photos, where they appear, are illustrations and not of any real business.
How to use the guides
If you are new to juicing, start with the juicer types page to see what you can make with the tools you already own. A hand reamer and a blender cover a lot of ground before you buy anything. Then read the prep page and the food safety page once, since the habits there apply to every glass.
After that, the produce pages and the combining flavors page are meant to be browsed. Pick a fruit or vegetable you like, find its role, and build a glass around it. Keep notes on what you used and how it tasted, and adjust the parts next time.
Our terms page explains how the site works, and the privacy page covers what we collect, which is very little.