This is a very bold statement to be made when you look at some of the aspects involved in American manufacturing. If you look at their automotive industry the cars that they now produce aren’t world class today. However, in the kitchen for those who lead a raw food lifestyle or those who care about health and nutrition then buying American made kitchen equipment is vital.

Unlike many people raw foodists and health enthusiasts expect quite a lot from the appliances and gadgets they use in their kitchens. For example many will use a juicer as a kettle and as for blenders not only will they be used nearly every day they will also need to be able to complete some very demanding tasks.

As for a dehydrator or food dryer these will be used more than the oven that the person has in their kitchen to ensure that the nutrients found in foods are preserved so providing them with a wide array of nutritious foods to eat. If you are someone who is thinking about buying such equipment to improve one’s health and change one’s lifestyle there are certain things you need to be take into consideration to ensure that you select the right sorts of kitchen equipment.

When it comes to buying new pieces of kitchen equipment, value for money is important. Although you will be expected to pay considerably more for an American manufactured blender, juicer or dehydrator, the long term returns that these items provides makes economical sense, especially in the demanding environment of a healthy kitchen. We all want our equipment to last, but we also want equipment that can deal with demanding tasks and certainly health focused American equipment for the kitchen can do this.

You may have a juicer at home already however this one is unlikely to be able to grind nuts into butter or create a fresh sorbet from frozen foods instantly. However, if you choose to buy the Champion Juicer manufactured in California getting these types of tasks done is very easy to do. But be aware you pay for what you get and when you realize just what this machine is capable of and how durable it is the price seems to pale somewhat.

As for the blenders you can purchase locally you wouldn’t expect these to grind dried chick peas into flour in less than 30 seconds or make vegetables and other fibrous raw greens into a smooth raw soup. If you did, then you are likely to find your blender won’t be working within a week, unlike say the American VitaMix or Blendtec versions.

Raw fooders who fail to recognize the above fact in the beginning will end up wasting considerable amounts of money on some normal domestic blenders before they realize that the American ones we mention offer them in the long term better value for money. If you are after versatility and variety where food is concerned a food dehydrator that can create dried snacks and recipes is to be considered. There are many machines available but the Excalibur Dehydrator from California is not only far superior to many other models but it is much larger as well.

As for the Champion Juicer which in its brand logo declares it is the “The World’s Finest Juicer” I would have to agree with this statement. The first Champion Juicer I brought has now been given to my son because I decided to replace it with a new black coloured model following the range of colours in the USA being made available in the UK. The juicer my son now has is almost 20 years old, but although it doesn’t look as pristine when I first got it, it still works well.

Yes there are plenty of juicers available but very few of these have the ability to be used regularly for over 20 years and still work in the same way they did when the box was first opened. Plus mine has been used for more than just juicing throughout the time I had it I used it for pushing through frozen raspberries and bananas to create delicious healthy ice cream. Since the introduction of this blender more than 50 years ago over one million of these have been sold worldwide. But if truth be told more would have been sold if the manufacturers had to decided to use the term “built in obsolescence” in to their marketing campaigns as other brand managers of juicers have today. When it comes to getting the Champion Juicer in the UK it is imported by UK Juicers Limited (visit www.ukjuicers.com) and see the four different colours they have available.

As for the Blendtec Total Blender most people will have seen this featured on an episode of “Friday Night With Jonathan Ross” where he showed that it can easily blend a mobile phone. When you visit the manufacturer’s website for this particular food blender there are series of videos showing that it is able to blend anything from baseballs to lava lamps. This may well be overstating how powerful this kitchen equipment is, but it does provide you with the assurance that the money you spend will provide you with a piece of equipment that can cope with any task set for it in a raw fooder’s kitchen. Whereas a normal domestic blender will begin to disintegrate very quickly.

Dehydrating allows you to create a range of healthy foods with gentle heat such as fruits, fruit leathers, energy bars, crackers, vegetables meals and complete meals that an outdoor enthusiast can carry with them. Not only does this equipment help to keep more of the foods nutrients within them but it enables you to store them for much longer. Aficionados of these dehydrators soon learn that the best ones are those that offer horizontal air flow drying like that found in a fan oven, instead of the stacking tray kinds. These ones dry out the food less evenly and to ensure that everything does get dried out evenly during the drying process you will need to move the trays up and down.

The Excalibur Dehydrator which is made in Sacramento, California for more than 30 years now is one of the most reliable on the market today. It comes from a part of the US where seasonal produce is readily available and where people still like to prepare and store foods in their homes for future use using traditional methods. To get hold of the Excalibur Dehydrator and other kinds of American health food machines mentioned they are being imported into the UK by health enthusiasts at UK Juicers.

It may seem odd to you that a Brit is being so unpatriotic and recommending that you look abroad for getting reliable kitchen appliances for your healthy lifestyle. But if you are after equipment that offers value for money and performs well then the American brands mentioned are the ones worth choosing as they will deliver what you want.

As one can see there are a number of American products which are easily some of the best on the internet, one in particular is the selection of champion juicers which are available from a few distributors in the UK such as UK Juicers.