In the two basic sizes of home juicers, this would be the larger size. It can handle and juice larger chunks and had as larger juice reservoir. Out of 10.4 oz of fruits and vegetables, it 8.1 oz of juice, which was 1.3 oz more than my other large juicer on a comparison test. There basket spins so fast they it creates a suction I didn't have to use any pressure on the plunger because the basket blades pulverized The food without needing pressure. The pitcher that catches the juice has a built in foam guard to keep the foam from being poured into a glass. The juicing blades are sharp! Be careful! I sliced the tip of my finger a couple times while cleaning it. They are two speeds: one for softer produce such as kiwis and one for firmer produce such as carrots. The basket that catches the pulp sits as part of the whole unit, so if you pick up the juicer and move it, the pulp bin is picked up too. (With some juicers, the pulp bin falls off if it's moved.) This machine does make a slight mess on my counter. It's a pretty cool machine and it's easy to take apart and clean if you don't let it sit. Read more
UPDATE: I've been using the juicer every day for a week and here are some things that I have discovered along with a few tips to make the most out of this juicer. - I want to amend what I wrote below about keeping a constant pressure on the plunger in order to feed the ingredients into the extractor blade. It is actually best to let the machine do the work and it will keep feeding the ingredients through the extractor without needing much or any pressure from the plunger at all. The plunger is there to keep the ingredients from bouncing up and down too much. In fact, it is best to not apply too much pressure on the plunger. Otherwise, some ingredients may get under the extractor basket causing it to become off-balance. - In the sentiment of not applying much pressure on the plunger, it is best to not overstuff the ingredients into the feeding compartment. Overstuffing the ingredients will cause the extractor blade to encounter too much friction even at the highest speed. - Re-juicing the ingredients is a must. I mentioned in my previous review below that the juicer doesn't seem to extract much juice the first time around. If you take the pulp from the first round of juicing and feed it back into the extractor, you will actually get twice as much juice as you would if you only juice the ingredients once. - When feeding the pulp back into the juicer, it is best to feed them as loosely as possible and try to break up big chunks as much as possible. Use the highest setting and let the extractor blade do the work without applying any force from the plunger. Simply guide the plunger downward as the extractor works through the pulp. Think of this part of the process as the spin cycle on your washing machine. All you're doing is spinning the pulp really fast so that the centrifugal action can pull out the juice from the pulp. I find that you can do up to three rounds of re-juicing before you get a diminishing return. This is also depending on what kind of ingredients that you use. Essentially, I would re-juice the pulp until it feels like the consistency of damp planting soil. No amount of re-juicing will make the pulp completely dry so if you feel like you're just getting drips of juice from the re-juicing process, that is probably a good time to call it done. - I find that the feeding tube extends a bit too close to the extractor blades. When the blades get slightly off-centered, which can happen when you use tougher ingredients like carrots and apples, I could feel the blade grinding against the bottom of the feeding tube. Upon examination, I could see the bottom of the feeding tube looking pretty roughed up. So it is important to make sure to not let the extractor blade get off-balanced too much by applying too much pressure on the plunger or overstuffing the feeding tube. So far this juicer is working great. While it has a bit of a learning curve, always remember to let the machine do the work. Because the motor is so powerful, you barely need to apply any pressure to the plunger at all. If you see that the ingredients are not moving further down into the extractor, just apply a small amount of pressure in short successions. The machine will simply do the rest. If you're looking to add juicing to your daily diet, I can't recommend this machine enough. Previous review: Here are some pros and cons of this juicer. Pros: - The unit is designed in a way that almost little to no juice gets to the motor and the main body of the machine. This means that clean-up is much easier. All of the removable parts seem to do a pretty decent job of keeping the juice and pulp contained in their respective compartments. - The centrifuge motor is very powerful. I was able to successfully put the carrots and apples through using the lowest setting. - The four suction feet keep the whole unit firmly planted on the kitchen counter. Despite how rough the motor would spin, the whole thing stays in place very well. Cons: - The juicer is not the most efficient in extracting juices. Upon removing the pulp from the attached bin, I could feel that there were still plenty of juices in them. The recipe I was using was supposed to yield 500 ml of juice. However, I was only getting 300 ml. This means that juicing with this machine will be more expensive since you will be buying more fruits and vegetables than you would with other more efficient machines. I'm deducting one star from the overall rating. - Since the motor is very powerful if you don't keep some pressure as you feed the ingredients, the machine will shake violently. It also sounded like the whole thing was going to come apart. My suggestion is to make sure that you cut up the ingredients in a manner that would allow you to be able to insert the plunger part way into the channel. I will have to do a bit more research and see how I can make this machine juice the ingredients more efficiently. I will see if I can run the pulp through the juicer again and see if that helps to get the expected yield. I'll report back on what I find out. Regardless, this is still a very good juicer given how easy it is to clean, which in a juicing process, is very important. Highly recommended. Read more
I am not a huge juicer fan -- I just generally don't bother with it -- but I became curious. This unit is pretty well made. Everything is plastic, and it doesn't feel particularly high quality -- but it also does NOT feel cheap. It's a reasonable middle ground, in terms of construction. Feeding in citrus fruits, the juicing was rapid. There is basically no pulp, since the screen is quite thin. One concern is that I am not sure this juicer is really extracting everything. It has a tendency to rapidly shove particles and chunks of fruit down the waste bin. I feel like there should be some better way of ensuring that all of the juice is removed completely first. My second concern is related to cleanup. There are a LOT of different plastic bits to clean. I have been disassembling the machine and sticking it in the dishwasher. I don't think this is recommended, but it hasn't cracked to pieces yet. Time will tell, with regard to how long the plastic survives. Read more
Don’t know if it was user error but it was quite messy and ton of difficult parts to clean. Was not a fan at all. Read more
This juicer has a wide opening so it’s easy to fit larger pieces of fruits/vegetable into it. However I noticed it doesn’t juice as well as other centrifugal juicers I own. It doesn’t produce as much juice, the residue is wetter and a lot of them remain in the juicing chamber. It also was a messier operation and dissembling and cleaning the machine wasn’t an easy task and you could easily scratch yourself by the blades. Read more
We have been using this juicer now for a few months and we love it. It’s been a great way to make healthy drinks for the kids that taste so good and have so many fresh vitamins and minerals in them! A favorite has been adding carrots and greens along with apples and oranges. The kids love the flavor and the parents love the healthy drinks. It is on the loud side, but for what it’s doing and the pulp it is extracting I expect it to make noise. The plunger works nicely to add the ingredients, but you have to be careful to not overload it. It fits a good amount in each intake and works quickly to extract the juice. The pulp comes out and is easily disposed of. Clean up is fairly easy and we have been using it approximately 2 times each week and it still works as well as the first time. The price is very affordable for the quality of the machine and we are very happy we have this to use!! Read more
