| Technique | Raw Dish | Tool | Advantages | Considerations |
| Juicing | Vegetable Juice Fruit Juice Wheatgrass Juice Nut Milk |
Centrifuge Juicer Green Star Juicer Champion Juicer |
Quick Easy Fun |
Expensive (good juicers) Cleaning time |
| Blending | Smoothies Soups Sauces Spreads Ice-cream |
Vitamix Blender Blendtec Blender Hand Blender |
Quick Easy Fun |
Expensive (high speed blender) |
| Dehydrating | Crackers Cookies Bars |
Dehydrator Sun Oven |
Quick Easy Fun |
Expensive Takes up space (Dehydrator) |
| Sprouting | Sprouts grass |
Sprouter Sprouting Jars Sprouting Bags |
Inexpensive | Requires skill & time |
| Germinating | Nuts Seeds Grains |
Bowl | Inexpensive Quick Easy |
Need to plan in advance |
| Cutting | Salads precutting blender |
Knifes Food Processor Mandoline Spiralizer |
Inexpensive Quick Easy |
Not for high volumes |
| Chopping | Nuts Veggies Fruits |
Chopper Cleaver |
Inexpensive Quick Easy |
Not for high volumes |
| Rehydrating | Juices Fruits Spreads Cakes |
Spreads Mouses Smoothies |
Quick Easy |
Loss of some enzymes |