Customer Reviews

Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer, Lemon

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

The gear mechanism advertised to increase force is made of plastic. The second time I used this juicer the last tooth of the plastic gear broke. The first time I used it was on small limes, so the thinner skin probably didn't stress it as much. Such a high stress part really should have been made of something much stronger (perhaps stainless steel).

when I purchased the squeezer from la sur I queeried the clerk about how well it squeezed the juice she assured me that despite most of the plastic construction
it out performed the traditional metal alternatives .It was an extremely handsome gadget and it was the most expensive and given the clerks recommendation I purchased it. Having squeezed several lemons I am extremely disappointed so much juice was left behind its so hard to understand why such a flaw wasn"t appreciated in their engineering and testing. Really sorry to report my experience its such damn nice looking product-- Terry Mirri

Looks like a great idea: use compound leverage to increase the squeezing power/make squeezing easier.
However, there are some SERIOUS problems.
First,
do to the compound leverage design, you do have to open the handles WAY up to fit a normal sized half lemon in. So for people with smaller or weak hands: you're going to have to use 2 hands starting off because the handles will be so far apart.

However, the real problem comes with the materials used in the design. A few pieces are made of glitzy looking polished metal, but the rest is made of very soft and weak plastic. The handles bend and flex and bottom out / touch each other before the fruit is even fully squeezed.
After a few weeks of use the handles where starting to flex even more and seemed to be deformed.

After about a month of use the plastic near the hindge cracked and the unit literally fell apart. Thanks to Williams Sonoma and there awesome customer service for letting me take this back and put the money towards a better made tool.

If this thing where made out of 100% metal or even use a glass reinforced plastic or carbon fiber in place of the crappy plastic, I would gladly pay 2 to 3x the price. But with the current design, it's totally worthless.

DO NOT BUY

I made key lime pie and with this juicer I was able to make the whole pie with the juice from just 1 and a half limes instead of 3! I was amazed!

This is a high quality kitchen implement made with heavy duty plastic. I was able to juice the limes with minimal pressure since the juicer's construction does most of the work.

I don't understand how the previous reviewer had a problem with this product. I was really impressed and thought it was an excellent way to spend $20. (Purchased it from a kitchen store, not Amazon.) I intend to put it to frequent use.

The plastic handles are a bit flabby, so I had to "choke up" on the handles, and then a weak part of the gear mechanism snapped. Avoid this.

I bought this in a retail store at the mall and it looked great. The plastic is heavy and solid. The pins that go through the metal and plastic parts are large and strong looking. But looks are deceiving.

When used on a regular lemon, lime, or small orange, it seems to leave behind about 30% of the juice. Just using my thumbs I can get more juice out of a citrus than this device does, albeit with more time and effort.

To properly squeeze as much juice as possible, a great deal of force is required at the end where the handles almost meet. On this device the plastic handles flex until they touch when you get to the end of the squeeze. This leaves much of pulp still juicy.

Another flaw is that the bottom hole where the juice comes out is too large. Much pulp and seeds go through with the juice, requiring more work filtering through a screen if you don't like those things in your drink.

This product is another example of a company saving probably 50 cents in manufacturing by using plastic and creating an inferior and wasteful product. I would have gladly paid double this price for the same design done with appropriate materials. I will be taking this back to the store and buying a different model on Amazon instead.

This thing looks great, but works just ok, then it breaks. Plastic fantastic - broke after a year of occasional use.

Since I am a fan of The Master Cleanse, I need to squeeze a lot of lemons. I think I have found the perfect tool. Sturdy structure combined with functionality does the job. It has no aluminum; no enamel that can chip. The metal parts are stainless steel. It is easy to clean under the running faucet. No electricity required. No squeezing and twisting and heavy pressing. This little jewel does not require a lot of people power, yet leaves little residue. I was expecting a drier product (I'm a perfectionist), but hey, for the way this works, I am highly pleased. And as advertised, it does release more juice. Now I can squeeze a lot of lemons and not be worn out just trying to get a little juice. I especially like the fact that it is energy-efficient non-electric, so it works anywhere, even when the power goes out!

The Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer comes in 3 sizes, to accommodate limes and full-size oranges, too. I bought the middle size for lemons and SMALL oranges. I have successfully tried mandarins as well as lemons.

In comparison to this handy tool, you have cheaper tools requiring a lot of exertion, more costly stainless tools, and you have more expensive electronic versions with moving parts that may soon wear out, some of which still require human exertion to release the juice. There are inefficient tools of various prices that just don't do the job. In my opinion, this product is great, and the price is right.

This is a great juicer and much better than the cheap aluminum one I used to use. I can put it in the dishwasher with no worries (though it usually doesn't make it there before being used to make another drink). My only problem with it is that it's a bit small to properly squeeze lemons.

You don't need to have the hand strength of a gorilla to squeze juice any longer. I've read the reviews and I'm sorry a few folks have had issues with this product but I got to tell you I love it! Even after reading a few bad reviews, I still bought it and I am so glad i did. It squezes a lime right down to nothing. It gets every drop of juice, no waste. Fifteen dollars for a well designed qaulity product that does what it says it will is do is well worth it! I should give it 5 stars but I can see room for improovement and I want to see it lasts first. Until then 4 stars. I'll update when I use it for a while, lets see how long it lasts. I hope this review helps you.

UPDATE: After daily use,this thing is awsome and thus far has held up well. I wont hesitate to recomend it at all!