Biochef Gemini Technical specifications

Gemini
Twin Gear Cold Press Juicer
USER MANUAL AND RECIPES

The information in this
manual is intended to help
you to get the best results
from your BioChef Gemini
Twin Gear Cold Press Juicer.
Please read and follow
these instructions and
safeguards prior to use.
Please keep your manual
handy for future reference,
warranty information and
support details.

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Contents
Safety Precautions 4
Parts and Accessories 5
Assembly Instructions 6
Operating Instructions 9
Troubleshooting 11
FAQs 13
Cleaning 16
Recipes 17
Warranty 25
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Safety Precautions
! Read all instructions.
! To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put the body (motor) in
any water or other liquid .
! Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by children.
! Unplug from electrical outlet when not in use and before disassembly
for cleaning.
! Avoid contact with moving parts.
! Do not operate appliance with a damaged cord or plug.
! The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the manufacturer
may cause damage and will void warranty.
! Do not let cord hang over edge of counter.
! Always make sure juicer locking clip is closed while juicer is in operation.
! Make sure the motor has stopped completely before disassembling.
! Do not put your ngers or other objects into the juicer while it is in
operation. If food becomes lodged in the opening, use the provided
food plunger to push it down or press the button into reverse mode. If
ingredients are still lodged in the juicing drum, turn o and disassemble
to remove remaining food. You may need to cut produce smaller, or feed
ingredients slower into the chute to prevent this.
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Parts and Accessories
1 Motor Body
2 Hopper
3 Drum
4 Fine Screen
5 Coarse Screen
6 Blank Screen
7 Twin Gear
8 Drum Cap
9 Drum Lock
10 Pulp Cap
11 Sieve
12 Juice Container
13 Pulp Container
14 Locking Handle
15 Wooden Tamper
16 Plastic Tamper
17 Cleaning Brush
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1. Set the drum locking device of
the main body to ‘OPEN’.
2. Assemble the feeding entrance
and the drum, connect the
drum to the main body, and
then close the locking device
by turning it to ‘CLOSE’.
3. As shown in the picture, match
the Twin Gear to the one point
between the two points.
DRUM LOCKING
Assembly Instructions
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R
L
UP
4. With the gear on
the right, which has
the axis of the Twin
Gear, x it to the
drum together with
your desired screen.
5. When placing the Drum
Cap over the gears, the
word ‘UP’ on the drum cap
should be located on the
upper part of it.
6. When assembling, turn the
drum lock clockwise.
The white portion of the gear shall be completely
inserted into the screen. If it is not inserted easily,
turn the end of the gear when inserting it. (If it is
not inserted completely, the drum cap cannot be
assembled.)
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7. When assembling, turn
the pulp cap clockwise.
8. Place the juice and pulp
containers ready for juicing.
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Assembling the Twin Gears
You will see two red dots on
the ‘male’ gear head and one
on the ‘female’ gear. Make sure the
single dot is placed between the
double dots.
If the Twin Gears stop while the
motor is turned on
Press and hold down the REV
(reverse) button to wind back
ingredients which may have
blocked the forward motion
of the gears.
CAUTION Do not operate with
wet hands.
Assembling the drum cap
and the pulp cap
Match the pulp cap with the
groove of the drum cap.
Operating Instructions
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Adjusting the Pulp Cap
The pulp cap adjusts the pressure inside the
juicer.
CLOCKWISE DIRECTION
Position 1 will apply maximum pressure inside the
juicing head. This is best for brous vegetables
such as carrots, beetroot and leafy greens.
COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION
When extracting juice from pulpy or softer
produce like citrus, turn the dial counter clockwise
to position 3. This will allow more room (less
pressure) in the juicing head.
Choosing the Screen
FINE SCREEN
The Fine Screen is best for hard or brous
vegetables such as carrot, beetroot and
leafy greens. It is very important to cut up the
ingredients in the correct way to get the most
out of this twin gear mechanism.
COARSE SCREEN
The Coarse Screen should be used if the majority
of your juicing ingredients are pulpy. This would
be the case if you are doing a fruit juice.
BLANK SCREEN
The Blank Screen turns the juicer into a mincer.
Use this for making nut butter, dips, sorbet and
other food processing.
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Troubleshooting
The motor
sounds noisy,
what shall I
do?
1. Turn o the machine and empty the drum set.
Re-assemble and resume normal operation.
2. If your machine is making a loud noise, take all the
extra parts o the machine and run the motor alone.
If it is still making a loud noise then contact your
distributor.
3. If the motor is not making a noise, check that all
parts and seals are clean, as residue may create a
noise.
4. Check the kind of produce you are using, as
juicing or processing some kinds of produce are
noisier than others, for example, if your produce is
particularly hard or has been frozen or refrigerated.
What shall I
do if I’ve lost
the original
tamper?
Call your distributor and order a new part. It is very
important to use the correct plunger/tamper for the
machine as they are made to t each juicer precisely.
PLEASE NOTE Using any other type of plunger/pusher
or tamper will void warranty as the length and width of
the Gemini tamper is specic to this machine.
My juice is too
pulpy?
1. Adjust the pulp adjustment nozzle to number 1 or 2.
2. Introduce ingredients at a slower pace. Overfeeding
the juicer can result in pulpier juicer.
3. Ensure that your ingredients are fresh. Older
vegetables have less water content and can
produce a pulpier juice.
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I would like
more pulp in
my juice.
Adjust the pulp adjustment nozzle closer to number 3.
Produce is
clogged in my
juicer, how
can I avoid
this?
1. Softer fruits can cause the machine to clog. If
possible, alternate soft and hard produce for
maximum juice yield.
2. Introduce ingredients at a slower pace.
3. Adjust pulp nozzle to 3.
PLEASE NOTE If your juicer becomes clogged, switch into
reverse mode for a couple of seconds, switch o juicer
and disassemble the machine.
RESET SWITCH
The Gemini Twin Gear Juicer has
a reset button at the bottom.
Press this button when there is
a short circuit or it is overloaded.
This will reset the juicer to being
operational again.
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FAQs
What’s the best way to prepare
fruits, vegetables and leafy greens
for juicing in the BioChef Twin Gear
juicer?
VEGETABLES
The Twin Gear juicer will easily
produce a superior juice IF produce is
prepared correctly. Due to the exact
t of the twin gears, produce must be
cut to 8cm or less in length so that it
ts entirely into the feeding chute and
there is no produce above the feeding
chute. An average size carrot would
need to be cut to 8cm or less and
quartered. Celery would need to cut
to this length and halved or quartered.
Leafy greens should be fed tips rst
so the gears can grab the ends. Leafy
greens will virtually self feed. If these
preparation steps are followed, the
extracted pulp will be pale and dry
in colour which indicates that all the
goodness has been removed from
this insoluble bre and you are getting
maximum yield and quality. Try the
wooden tamper to see if this is more
eective to push produce through the
twin gears.
FRUITS
We recommend preparing your fruits
by cutting them into pieces that will
simply fall through the feeding chute
without assistance. We recommend
removing skins from most citrus
fruits although one third of the skin of
lemons and limes may be left on.
WHEATGRASS
Cut the grass close to the roots
and wash thoroughly to ensure no
soil or stones are present. Feed the
wheatgrass tips rst into the juicer.
When juicing wheatgrass, place a
bunch of wheatgrass (about 3cm
diameter) ‘tips down’ into the feeding
chute.
Do I need to refrigerate fruits and
vegetables before juicing them?
Apart from tasting better when
juiced, refrigerated fruits and
vegetables will provide a higher
yield of juice than room temperature
produce. This is because the bre
in refrigerated produce is rmer
when chilled and consequently
provides more juice when crushed
compared to softer or warmer fruits
and vegetables, which may also be in
a partial stage of dehydration (losing
water content).
What are the best apples for juicing?
We nd that fresh and chilled green
apples are the best. Nutritionally,
green apples contain various
antioxidants, are a good source of
vitamin C and are considered to be
able to prevent the formation of
gall stones in the bladder and help
remedy liver and kidney disorders.
Do I need to peel citrus for juicing?
We recommend peeling the skin
from mandarins, oranges and
grapefruit prior to juicing as the skin
has a bitter taste and this will transfer
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through to the juice. The skin of
lemons and limes do not have this
bitter avour and as such can be
juiced. Leave about one third of the
skin of lemons and limes on.
What can I juice with a BioChef
juicer and what should I avoid?
The BioChef juicer can juice
just about all types of fruits and
vegetables.
This is a cold press juicer and
therefore does not have a cutting
unit, so do not place any of the
following in the juicer as it may cause
damage:
• hard coconut bre – soft, young
esh is ok
• seeds (except sesame, or other
softer seeds)
• unsoaked/roasted nuts (except
peanuts and other softer nuts)
• legumes
• sugar cane
• frozen ingredients - for sorbet
remove fruit from freezer 5-10
minutes before using.
• liquorice root or other woody
materials
• dried herbs and spices
• stone fruit with stones in
• olives
Can I make soy, nut and rice milk?
Yes you can easily make nut milk
using your juicer, simply refer to the
Recipes section for instructions.
Can I grind seeds, grains or legumes
with the BioChef juicer?
The BioChef juicer can make a paste
from seeds and grains, however is
not a grinder and using this machine
as such will void the warranty.
Can the BioChef juicer make cold
press olive oil?
No. This is a dierent process
to juicing and requires dierent
machinery.
Can I make frozen sorbets?
Yes you can easily make frozen fruit
sorbets using your juicer. Refer to the
recipes section for instructions.
Can I re-juice the discarded pulp in
order to get more juice?
The BioChef Gemini Twin Gear Juicer
is very eective at extracting high
yields and you will nd the pulp is dry
and pale which means the highest
possible extraction has taken place.
Left over pulp can be added to
soups or dehydrated to be used as a
stock base.
Is the BioChef juicer suitable for
commercial environments?
We recommend the juicer does
not run for more than 30 minutes
at a time. Therefore, if using in a
commercial environment we would
advise operating two or three juicers
intermittently.
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PLEASE NOTE: The BioChef juicer
does not have a commercial
warranty and so use of the machine
in a commercial setting is at the
discretion of the owner. You could
also make a larger quantity of a
base juice such as carrot or orange
and then add specic ingredients as
listed on your menu.
How long can I keep the juice
before the nutritonal integrity has
depleted?
There’s no specic answer to this
as there are too many variables
based on the type of produce and
storage method. When storing juice,
refrigerate in a glass airtight jar or
bottle for best results. This storage
method will usually help retain the
nutritional integrity of your juice for
up to 72 hours.
Can I buy spare parts for my juicer?
Yes, simply contact your local service
provider (details located in rear
of manual) or order online on our
website.
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Cleaning
• Disassemble parts in reverse order of assembling the product.
• Scrub the parts other than the main body with the supplied cleaning brush
in running water.
• Clean the main body with towel and be sure to keep water o the main
body.
Discolouration of parts
After extracting juice from fruits or vegetables, parts may become
discoloured the natural colours of juicing ingredients. Soak parts in diluted
vinegar or bicarb soda.
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Recipes
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JUICES
Green Juice
Servings: 4
• 1 small bunch curly kale roughly
chopped
• 1 lemon peeled and quartered
• 1 inch ginger peeled
• 1 cucumber (prepared correctly)
• 2 granny smith apples cored and
sliced
• 4 celery stalks (prepared correctly)
Green juices are rich in chlorophyll
in its natural state – the way nature
intended.
One of chlorophyll’s most important
functions is the oxygenation of the
bloodstream. It is necessary for
health to select foods that feed
rather than rob the body of oxygen.
Without sucient oxygen in the
blood, we are prone to develop
symptoms of low energy, sluggish
digestion and metabolism, leading
to deterioration in vitality and an
increase in the onset of disease.
The addition of limes and apples to
green juices greatly assist to make
juices more tolerable to the palate.
Ginger
Zinger
Servings: 3
• 2 medium apples
• 5 carrots
• ½ inch fresh ginger
• ¼ lemon (peel removed to avoid
bitterness)
Pineapple
Pick-Me-Up
Servings: 4
• 3 medium carrots (prepared
correctly)
• ½ small, ripened pineapple
(peeled, cored, and cut in quarters)
• 1 orange (peel removed)
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JUICES
Immune
Booster
Servings: 1 cup
• 1-3 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 1 bunch of rainbow carrots (can
substitute for any carrots), tops
removed
This healing juice is a great remedy
for that cold that just won’t go
away. Carrots are a good source
of vitamin C, vitamin B complex,
potassium, iron and sodium which all
work to boost the immune system
and improve liver function. Raw
garlic is a natural anti-microbial anti-
inammatory and powerful tool for
boosting the immune system.
Mocktail
Mojito
Servings: 3
• 1 small bunch mint
• 1 small bunch parsley
• 1 lime (peel removed)
• ½ inch fresh ginger
• 2 cucumbers
• 1 green apple
Savoury
Gazpacho
Servings: 1 - 2
• 4 ripened plum tomatoes
• 1 large cucumber (prepared
correctly)
• 2 stalks celery (prepared correctly)
• 1 red bell pepper
• ¼ small red onion
• 2 cups fresh parsley (leaves and
stems roughly chopped and
packed)
• 1 lime (peel removed)
Tomatoes are a great alkaliser
when consumed without sugars or
starches. Beetroot is a great blood
builder. Celery improves digestion.
Red Capsicum is good for skin, hair
and nails. Cucumber is a natural
diuretic. Parsley is high in minerals
including potassium.
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JUICES
Wheatgrass... nature’s healer
Wheatgrass is baby wheat, planted
on the soil and not sown. Wheatgrass
produces high concentrations of
chlorophyll, active enzymes, vitamins
and other nutrients. Chlorophyll
makes up over 70% of the solid
content of wheatgrass juice and
is the basis of all plant life. It is
often referred to as the “blood of
plant life” as it closely resembles
the molecule in human red blood
cells. Wheatgrass is not only rich
in chlorophyll; it has 100 elements
needed by the body to keep vital and
nourished. If grown in organic soil,
wheatgrass absorbs 92 of the known
102 minerals from the soil.
Dr. Ann Wigmore was a pioneer
in the use of wheatgrass juice for
detoxifying and healing the body,
mind, and spirit. The recommended
daily allowance for wheatgrass is 30
mls once or twice per day. You can
start with as little as 10–15mls per
day and gradually increase the dose.
Wheatgrass juice can temporarily
cause an upset stomach if too much
is consumed too soon.
Care and Use
Cut the grass close to the roots and
wash thoroughly to ensure no soil
or stones are present. You can get a
second yield when the grass grows
back, although the content won’t be
as rich as the original grass. Feed
the wheatgrass tips rst into the Axis.
Four trays planted on dierent days
over a two week period should be
enough for 1 person. Undoubtedly,
wheatgrass has a very strong taste.
You can mix the wheatgrass shots
and here are a couple of delicious
recipes.
When juicing wheatgrass, barley
grass or alfalfa juice, place a bunch
of wheatgrass (about 3cm diameter)
‘tips down’ into the feeding chute.
Feed carrots and other desired fruits
or vegetables into the chute for a
milder tasting combination for those
who haven’t tried pure wheatgrass
juice before.
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