Cold press juicers are a great choice for regular home juicing because they gently crush and press fruit and vegetables rather than shredding them at very high speed. This reduces heat and aeration during extraction and helps preserve the fresh flavour and natural nutritional qualities of raw produce.
They also handle celery and leafy greens well, operate quietly and can produce smooth juice with less froth and slower separation than many centrifugal juicers.
A good cold press juicer can process fruit, hard vegetables, leafy greens, herbs, ginger and wheatgrass in one machine. This makes it particularly versatile for people who want vegetable-rich juices as well as traditional fruit juices.
This guide explains the differences between cold press and centrifugal juicing, the main advantages of cold press extraction, and how to decide between horizontal and vertical designs. For a detailed review of individual machines, see our guide to the best cold press juicers in Australia.
Cold Press Versus Centrifugal Juicing
Cold press juicers use an auger to slowly grip, crush and press produce against a strainer, separating the juice from the pulp. This low-speed action minimises heat and aeration during extraction.
Centrifugal juicers use a rapidly spinning cutting disc to shred produce and propel the juice through a fine mesh basket. They process firm fruit and vegetables quickly, but generally introduce more air, tend to be noisier and are less well suited to leafy greens, wheatgrass and long fibrous ingredients such as celery.
The Main Advantages of Cold Press Juicers
Gentle Extraction
Cold press juicers extract juice without the high-speed cutting action of centrifugal machines, helping reduce heat and aeration while preserving fresh flavour.
Better for Greens and Celery
The crushing and pressing action is particularly well suited to celery, spinach, kale, parsley, wheatgrass and other leafy or fibrous ingredients.
Good Yield and Less Froth
Efficient extraction can leave relatively little liquid in the discarded pulp, while reduced aeration generally produces smoother juice with less foam and slower separation.
Quiet and Versatile
Cold press motors operate quietly and can process fruit, hard vegetables, greens, herbs and, with suitable machines, soaked nuts for fresh nut milk.
Celery is particularly demanding because its long fibres can wrap around internal components or block conventional strainers. Anyone intending to juice it regularly should read our guide to choosing the best celery juicer.
Horizontal or Vertical Cold Press Juicer?
Once you have chosen cold press extraction, the next decision is whether a horizontal or vertical machine better suits the way you juice. Neither design is best for everyone.
Horizontal Cold Press
Horizontal machines feed produce directly into an auger and move the pulp laterally through the juicing chamber. This layout is particularly effective with celery, wheatgrass, herbs and other long or fibrous ingredients.
- Excellent with celery and fibrous greens.
- Direct control over feeding.
- Well suited to long, stringy produce.
- Often simple to dismantle and clean.
Particularly suited to: frequent green juicing, celery, wheatgrass and people who value quick cleaning.
Vertical Auto-Feed
Vertical auto-feed machines use an upright juicing chamber and a large hopper capable of holding multiple ingredients. They reduce chopping and hands-on feeding by automatically cutting and feeding much of the produce.
- Less preparation and chopping.
- Large self-feeding hopper.
- Convenient for mixed batches.
- Fill-and-walk-away operation.
Particularly suited to: convenient everyday juicing and people who value minimal preparation.
For a more detailed side-by-side explanation, see our horizontal versus vertical cold press juicer comparison.
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Two Different Torus Approaches
Torus offers one model for each style: the Solo Gen2 for direct-flow performance and rapid cleaning, and the Mouth for automatic feeding and convenience.
Excellent for celery, leafy greens and rapid cleaning
Excellent for auto-feed convenience and reduced preparation
Which Torus Cold Press Juicer Is Best?
Choose the Torus Solo Gen2 when celery, wheatgrass, leafy greens, efficient extraction and rapid cleaning are your main priorities.
Choose the Torus Mouth when you want to reduce chopping, load a generous hopper and allow the machine to feed much of the produce automatically.
For documented real-world performance tests, including juice yield and juicing times, visit the Torus Test Library.
Find Out More About Torus
Torus is an Australian-owned cold press juicer specialist that has sold health appliances online since 2012.