Great 'refurbished' masticating juicer, bought as a used like new item, and it looks brand new, nothing broken, everything works. The machine itself is a very good model, pulp is dry, juice is exceptional and higher yielding than my old centrifugal juicer. I have owned a $2000 slow juicer in the past and this one is pretty close to the same quality of juice. I was able to get it at a price of $60, against a sale price of $130 for a new one, regular price $160. This was a great deal, amazon used products can be hit or miss but this time I think I did well. Have no idea how long it will last etc. I'll have to wait and see for that, but can confirm it is easy to clean, even near the center of the main tub where there is a a small crevice circling the auger connection, if you just use a kitchen sink hose, or put the tap on high pressure, water easily flushes it out. Read more
This works really well, it is very very quiet and it gets a lot more juice out of your vegetables and fruit than the centrifugal force juicers. It was also very easy to put together and use and cleanup was also fast. Read more
My husband is on a dr ordered juice cleanse for several reasons. I was borrowing a juicer from my sister (a horizontal Ninja type) that was working great but wanted to get my own. It was very hard to clean and the mesh filter got clogged super easily. The first juicing with this I noticed how dry the scraps in the waste bin were. The carrots were practically powder! I'd have to rejuice the scraps with the other juicer 2-3 times to get all of the wetness out. His juices throughout the day consist of kale, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, jalapeno, bell pepper, grapefruit, lemon, ginger, beet, radish. No issues juicing any of that. Everything except the carrot I do run through a second time to get more liquid out and I do get some to make it worth it. After his 30 day is up we do want to continue juicing celery in the morning and i'm noticing the trick to that is to cut the celery up into small pieces 1-2" long (thank you to those who answered my product question and suggested this). If not the scrap chute gets very clogged and you can hear the motor bog down. Twice now (before I started cutting it up) I couldn't even twist the lid off, the celery fibers get wrapped around everything. I also strain the juice (I can actually fit my strainer right under the juice spout on top of the collection cup so it strains as I juice). You don't have to strain straight celery but the bottom of our cups would get pretty sludgy. Very easy to clean overall, the pieces are easy to take apart and put back together, and the only nooks and crannies that collect with food particles are easily cleaned with the included cleaning brush. Read more
I wanted a good juicer for ages and I researched for months before deciding to get this juicer. I tried 3-4 different units and this is the one I kept. I've had it now almost a year and I really like it. It's robust and you can make enough juice at a time to have decent-sized glasses of beverage and even some for later in the day. It handles chunky pieces easily although for the best juice extraction I cut things up ie I don't throw in whole apples, etc. The juice is smooth, no residual bits in it. Like many juicers, it's not great with celery... it gets a little jammed up from the long, stringy fibers. But that complaint exists with all the juicers I checked into (unless you want to spend $500-$1000, which I didn't). I cut celery small and put it in last. Clean up is easy. I generally put the pieces into a soak bowl so they don't dry with the residue on them and then I clean them more thoroughly after the meal or later in the day. People have commented that it has many pieces. Yes, it does but they're all rinse-off-easy... done in 2 minutes. If you have children... a good thing is that it won't turn on unless perfectly assembled. One thing - - a teeny amount of juice always gets underneath the bottom basket onto the unit base itself even though there's a tight gasket that should block this from happening. But it's not a big issue for me as it's never gotten worse. I like that it's tall (instead of wide like so many others) so it can stay on the counter without monopolizing too much space. After all, what good is a juicer, if it's sitting in your cabinet, right? It's a very good value and I highly recommend this unit. Read more
