How to Make Fresh Orange Juice

There's nothing quite like a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Although it takes some time to prepare, the taste is absolutely worth the wait and effort. Give it a try, and you might find yourself skipping store-bought juice altogether.

Soften the oranges. Use the palm of your hand to apply pressure or roll the orange on the countertop to soften it before squeezing.

Cut the orange. Slice the orange in half and remove the seeds. If you prefer, you can use seedless Navel oranges for this step.

Squeeze the orange juice. Hold each half firmly and squeeze it hard. You can also use a juicer to extract all the juice.

Add the pulp. If using a manual juicer, scrape the pulp with a spoon and add it directly into the juice. For clearer juice, use a strainer to filter out the pulp before drinking. You can add a pinch of black salt or sugar for a better flavor. Some oranges are naturally sweet, so you might not need any added sugar.

Enjoy. Refresh yourself with a chilled, fresh glass of orange juice, straight from the press and without any pasteurization process.

Prepare the oranges. Peel and cut the oranges into 4 segments. For smaller oranges like tangerines, simply cut them in half.

Place the oranges into the juicer using the feed tube.

• Make sure you have a container ready to catch the juice flowing from the juicer’s spout.
• Note that some juicers allow you to adjust the amount of pulp that is extracted along with the juice.

Prepare the oranges. Peel and cut the oranges into 2.5 cm pieces. Don’t forget to remove any seeds if present.

Set the processor to Pulse mode (high speed) a few times to break the orange pieces down. Continue processing until the oranges are completely pureed.

Taste the juice. If the juice is too dry, add some water. If it’s not sweet enough, add sugar or a sweetener of your choice.

Continue blending. Blend until all the orange pulp is fully transformed into juice.

• Try blending different types of oranges to find the flavor you like best. Valencia oranges have seeds but are very juicy; Navel oranges are easy to find, large, and seedless; Cara Cara oranges are sweet with a slightly tart cranberry-like flavor.
• Make sure the oranges you use are fresh, as fresh oranges taste better.
• For a more unique flavor than regular oranges, use Moro or ‘blood’ oranges. The deep color and flavor of blood oranges pair wonderfully with spicy scrambled eggs.

• Florida oranges contain more juice than California oranges. You can tell a Florida orange by cutting it open and noticing that its skin is much thicker.

• 3 oranges for one 240 ml glass of juice
• Knife
• Fruit juicer
• Glass
• Spoon