Suggestions, please.

[elleng]

I'm having a little party (6 of us) Saturday for friends who haven't yet met my 2 month old grandson. I've decided to serve Mimosas, and bought Prosecco this morning. Don't have a juicer, so will buy OJ at grocery store.

What's the best brand???

Thanks

[MADem]

1. Suggestions for OJ?

Anything fresh squeezed should do!

[elleng]

2. Yes, for OJ.

Not able to squeeze it myself, and no fresh squeezers in the neighborhood, so wondered whether y'all can recommend 'good' store brands.

[MADem]

4. I generally buy what's on sale, I'll admit it!

But I've found that most of the national brand stuff that says it's not made from concentrate (i.e. "fresh squeezed" in the factory!) has a very good flavor, so long as it's not close to the sell-by date!

[elleng]

6. Thanks,

will check 'sell by' dates!

[cbayer]

3. If the store doesn't squeeze, then I would buy pretty much any

"not from concentrate" brand.

[elleng]

5. Thanks, cbayer.

Leaving for the cottage now, to check things off my 'to do' list.

[libodem]

7. I was watching American's Test Kitchen

On PBS last Saturday. Fresh squeezed is quite cost prohibitive and labor intensive.

And I can't remember if it was Minutemaid or the other national brand that came out on top? If you want definitive evidence research that episode. It has the proof.

Best of luck with your celebration.

[elleng]

10. Thanks. Just tried to find it, but couldn't.

I do like the show, but missed it last weekend!

EDIT: JUST found Good Housekeeping's test. Their #1 not a national brand, but their #2 Florida's Natural is, so that might be it.

If Dad were here, it would HAVE to be home squeezed; would borrow his juicer (and labor labor labor!) but he's not with us, so I may have my answer!

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/food-products/orange-juice-reviews/best-orange-juice#slide-2

[libodem]

11. .

Wow. You sure went looking. Hope you find the very best.

[elleng]

12. Thanks. Hey, google is my friend!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

8. Well, 'Simply Orange' is saying in its ads that it is

'never frozen', and 'not from concentrate', 100% pure juice.

Probably still pasteurized, of course.

One of our local stores does offer fresh squeezed under the store name, though, so on the rare occasions we want OJ, we usually get that.

[1dogleft]

15. I was gonna say Tropicana but

Simply Orange is much better(or at least better)

[fizzgig]

9. i prefer florida's natural to simply orange

they use all oranges grown in florida, simply ships them in from outside the country.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

16. Tricky buggers.

One reason I don't drink juice often. The other being that my preferred orange is the blood orange, and it's next to impossible to find that already in juice form. Or even at all, most of the year.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

13. For a few bucks at a kitchen store you can get one of those little plastic

hand juicer thingies where you cut the fruit in half and squish it on the device to get the juice out. One has served me well for years and, lets face it, fresh squeezed OJ can't be replicated by store bought anything.

If you don,t know the device of which I speak, let me know and I'll post a picture. For a small group, this will work just fine.

[elleng]

14. I had one too, folks had an electronic version,

but just don't have the time or energy to do it.