Why a hopper extension? How much juice can you make with one hopper?
The AUTO10 Plus extension offers a customizable hopper so you can easily adjust its size to fit your needs. Thus, you can effortlessly make a single glass recipe or a large batch of juice with one hopper!
In this post, we’ll explain the best ways to use the AUTO10 Plus extension, when to use it, and when you don’t need it. We also include four single-load juice recipes to showcase the juicer’s performance with both hopper sizes.
Why use the AUTO10 Plus without the extension?
The AUTO10 Plus is most commonly used with the extension. However, there are times when the standard large hopper alone is sufficient.
Using small ingredients
Small ingredients, such as soft fruits, leafy greens, nuts, etc., don’t occupy much space. They are small enough to fit whole in the large hopper.
Unless loading an extra-large amount, small ingredients typically don’t exceed the capacity of the large hopper. Thus, the large hopper is appropriate for juicing small ingredients.
Juicing small ingredients whole in the large hopper without the extension can save prep and cleaning time.
Even with little prep and no extension, a batch of lemons, wheatgrass, and ginger fit in one load in the large hopper! Try @growyourownlives's juice recipe below!
Lemon Wheatgrass Juice Recipe
- 5 lemons
- 2 inches of ginger
- A few handfuls of wheatgrass
Making smaller servings
The large hopper is also perfect for small recipes. Some small recipes are wellness shots, 1-2 cups of a juice or smoothie, or a bowl of sorbet.
Because small recipes consist of fewer ingredients, the large hopper can accommodate the entire recipe even without the extension.
People who juice for themselves, another person, or kids benefit from making smaller servings. They drink less juice and don't need to prepare as much as a large family.
The key is to make an amount you or your family can finish before it goes bad, which may mean making smaller amounts. Cold-pressed juice, when refrigerated, has a shelf life of 72 hours.
Even individuals who typically juice large batches sometimes want just one bottle of fresh juice.
Rather than batch juicing for his 3-day gut cleanse, @juicingwithja wanted to make fresh apple juice to drink immediately. His recipe yields 18 ounces.
Gut Detox Apple Juice Recipe
- 3 Gala apples
- 3 Granny Smith apples
- ½ lemon
- Cinnamon
Why use the AUTO10 Plus with the extension?
The AUTO10 Plus hopper extension makes processing bigger ingredients and juicing bigger batches much more convenient. It snaps onto the large hopper, increasing the juicer’s loading capacity to 135 ounces.
Using large & long ingredients
The hopper extension allows you to load large ingredients and in high quantities. For example, you can increase your batch of 3-4 whole apples to 5-6 with the extension.
The extension also adds height to the hopper. Therefore, long ingredients like carrots and celery can fit vertically without chopping!
Utilizing the extension for large and long ingredients saves you prep and juicing time!
You also won’t have to worry about whether the AUTO10 Plus can handle a batch of tough or whole ingredients! The juicer has a powerful motor and a strong, stainless steel blade that can easily crush and press tough ingredients.
See the power of the AUTO10 Plus in the video below by @juicefeaster! His ABC Celery Juice recipe is just one of many zero-prep recipes possible with the AUTO10 Plus!
ABC Celery Juice Recipe
- 3 beets
- 2 apples
- 2 stalks of celery
- 2 carrots
Making larger servings
The extension is also a huge time-saver when you need a large batch of juice for juice cleanses, large families, parties, etc.
When making a large batch of juice, you typically use more ingredients and may have to load the hopper more than once.
Because the hopper extension increases loading capacity, you can fit more ingredients, reload less, and yield more. Maximum juice with minimal effort!
@haroldleffall’s go-to green juice recipe has six ingredients. With the AUTO10 Plus hopper extension, he loaded all the ingredients and made 22 ounces of juice in one go!
Without the extension, there would not have been enough room to load the lemon and ginger, which would have decreased his yield per load.
Depending on your recipe, you can get even higher yields from one load with the extension!
Morning Green Juice Recipe
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 handful of mint leaves
- 1 cucumber
- 1 lemon
- 1" ginger
- 3 green apples
Summary
The AUTO10 Plus hopper extension makes juicing easier and more efficient. Here is a quick recap of when to use it:
No Extension
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Use Extension
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If you’re looking for a juicer that produces varying amounts of juice while requiring minimal effort, the AUTO10 Plus is the juicer for you! You can buy it here.
AUTO10 users can purchase the extension for their model here.
