MASTICATING SPERARATOR

In various embodiments, a masticating juicer (100) may include a housing (102) defining a compression chamber (106) with an inner wall, at least one inlet, at least one juice outlet, and at least one pulp outlet. An auger (118) may be rotatably mounted within the compression chamber and may include upstream and downstream ends and an auger surface in between. The auger may be rotatable about an axis of rotation to masticate and convey material in a downstream direction. The auger may be sized so that a cavity is formed between the auger surface (126) and the inner wall (116) of the compression chamber. An elastic restrictor (132) may extend circumferentially around an interior of the compression chamber to at least partially span the cavity. The elastic restrictor may be shaped to provide variable resistance to material conveyed by the auger depending on a relative position of the material between the inner wall and the auger surface.