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Ghoulish Delight
08-14-2009, 02:07 PM
No, that's not the latest title from Oprah's book club. I actually need advice on how to juice a cucumber without a juicer. We had a juicer. It sat unused for years. We finally donated it a couple weeks ago. Now I need to juice cucumbers.

The best I've come up with is to go at it in a food processor and strain it, but any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Snowflake
08-14-2009, 02:12 PM
Grate it on a box grater into a bowl (lined with cheesecloth) and then squeeze.

Failing that, get your juicer back. :-)
Ghoulish Delight
08-14-2009, 02:26 PM
Ooh, I like that. Anything to avoid dragging the Cuissinart out.
Disneyphile
08-14-2009, 02:29 PM
Blender and strain it.
Snowflake
08-14-2009, 02:42 PM
Blender and strain it.

This too, but I would add a touch of water to help it along
LSPoorEeyorick
08-14-2009, 03:59 PM
[Fills in for Kevy with somewhat inappropriate joke]

Seriously, though, what fer do you need the cucumber juice?
Cadaverous Pallor
08-14-2009, 04:31 PM
Dood. We had that damn juicer for 7 years. Used it twice. Took up space in our soon-to-be-baby's-room since then. And the thing was HUGE.

I can't believe you have an actual need for it....2 weeks after I got rid of it. At least cheesecloth takes up a lot less space.
lashbear
08-14-2009, 05:43 PM
You can also rub it over one of those japanese ginger graters (the ones that look like a prickly board) and then squeeze that pulp through a cloth as well (a brand new, well washed chux cloth or similar fills in for cheesecloth very well)
Ghoulish Delight
08-14-2009, 06:19 PM
Of course. Chux cloth. I'll just run out to my local, umm, chux monger and get some.
Not Afraid
08-14-2009, 06:47 PM
Chux cloth seems like something you would catch barf with.
lashbear
08-14-2009, 07:47 PM
CHUX (http://www.chux.com.au/content.aspx?id=2)

...but ROTFL on the comments. :D
Not Afraid
08-14-2009, 07:56 PM
CHUX (http://www.chux.com.au/content.aspx?id=2)

...but ROTFL on the comments. :D

You still have those? I haven't seen those around since I was about 10! Cool!
Ghoulish Delight
08-15-2009, 09:04 AM
[Fills in for Kevy with somewhat inappropriate joke]

Seriously, though, what fer do you need the cucumber juice?Secret government project.

I tried a few methods, eventually settled on blender + cheese cloth. Did the trick, albeit a little tedious (I made a LOT of cucumber juice).

Now, anyone need a few pounds of dry cucumber pulp?
Betty
08-15-2009, 09:29 AM
Secret government project.


I'm pretty sure you're under some sort of obligation to tell us what it's for since you took the advice. It's a sort of payment thing. Right? Am I right? Come on... don't be a such a tease. :D ;)
Kevy Baby
08-15-2009, 02:53 PM
Very carefully
Ghoulish Delight
08-16-2009, 02:56 PM
Okay, I wanted to make sure the experiment worked before saying anything.

While in San Francisco, being lame Top Chef fan geeks, we had dinner at Hubert Keller's Fleur de Lys, a VERY nice restaurant. We had an outstanding meal.

Being there with 2 preggies who couldn't enjoy the wine pairings, our waiter offered to have the bar make them a non alcoholic drink. What he brought was really really good. Muddled basil, agave, cucumber juice, pineapple juice. He also mentioned that when making it with booze they use Hendick's gin (a slightly cucumbery gin) and vodka.

So I set about trying to reproduce the non-alky version and make a good alky version. And I must say I did a pretty good job!
mousepod
08-16-2009, 05:28 PM
Deelish!
Not Afraid
08-16-2009, 06:59 PM
Yummy!