How We Juice Almonds for Almond Milk

Juicing almonds?! Yes. We used to blend our almonds with water, but for the past few years we juice them. I choose to juice versus blend primarily because I have a bullet blender still that just won't allow for the volume I need. However, I have fallen in love with juicing my almonds because it allows me to see the consistency of the "juice" that comes out- how thick it is versus thin with the water. I feel like I save so much money now that I am able to see how much water I can add as I am making it. When Shane and I were interested in jumping on the juicing train a few years ago we did a lot of research on what juicer to get. A big decision when it came to the juicer was almond milk. This is the video that partly helped us decide what juicer to get - John from Discount Juicers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBMQu_zJJ0Q The juicer we use is a Breville BJS600XL Fountain Crush Masticating Slow Juicer. That juicer is no longer available on Amazon, however this is a juicer that's very similar that crushes versus cuts and is a tall stand versus horizontal http://amzn.to/2xZ4m2s (affiliate). We bought it three years ago from Amazon and have used it almost every other day since then. It still works great. A couple things to note - incase almond milk making is new to you - be sure to soak your almonds in water overnight (or 8-12 hours). Rinse them when done. The almond pulp that comes out of the juicer and in your nut milk bag can be dried in the oven at the lowest heat you can get on it for a couple hours. Store it in the fridge and use it for almond meal and flour recipes. If you're in need of a nut milk bag you can use a simple tea towel you might even have in your drawer. This is a nut milk bag I used a couple years ago at Whole Foods. I had to modify it and then I hand wash it and hang to dry after every use. When I used to use tea towels I would just throw them in the wash after each use. The nut milk keeps for a couple days in the fridge (which for our household is basically what it takes to drink it). Music: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=VF9_dCo6JT4&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-sa%2F3.0%2F&redir_token=aVq4DOhfJEGrTgGvqTm06Qb7zOh8MTUwNzE3NjUxNUAxNTA3MDkwMTE1