Customer Reviews

Cuisinart CCJ-100 Citrus Pro Juicer

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(23)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(18)
1 star:		(87)

 

 

You'd think it would be hard to mess up when designing an item that just juices halved citrus fruit, but they did. And how! There are three annoying features about this machine that interact to provide a supremely annoying user experience.

The first annoying feature about this juicer is that the pour spout juts out a mere 1/4 inch from the side of the machine. Since the machine is rounded and somewhat urn-shaped (fatter on top than on the bottom), you have very little space to get a glass or measuring cup near the body of the machine in order to catch the juice. Keep in mind that some measuring glasses can be rather thick, and you can easily see that this might be a bit of a problem.

Now for the other two problems. I should note that this machine has a decent amount of torque, and can indeed ream out a citrus fruit rather efficiently, leaving nothing but rind. The problem is the three little rubber feet on the bottom cannot stand up to the machine's torque. Push a fruit down on the top and the entire machine jerks to the side, whereupon the spout flinches away from its tiny area of proper juice-dispensing, and juice meets counter. You have to exert a considerable amount of force when pushing down the fruit just to get the thing to stay put. I had to use both hands to do this (one holding the lemon down, one pushing against the side of the machine, leaving none for the measuring cup). It's not an insignificant amount of force; you really have to brace your arms on the thing to keep it still.

Thus comes the third problem, which is the auto-reverse mechanism. About the second or third time you push down on the fruit and activate the machine, it goes the other way (clockwise instead of counterclockwise) in order to get more pulp and juice out of the fruit. However, I haven't figured out how to tell which direction it's going to go next (it's not a simple first time this way, next time that way), so when it decides to change, the machine jerks in the opposite direction of where you were expecting it to go. This operates in opposition to the force you are exerting on the side of the machine trying to keep it from moving. Again, hilarity ensues.

So, all in all, I am NOT impressed with this juicer. Unfortunately, it was the only one at the store. Perhaps another company will see the opportunity here and dare to make a juicer that does not have such an impressively compounded collection of design flaws.

Length:: 0:46 Mins

1. The juicer doesn't stay in place. This often results in getting juice everywhere but the small container you need to use to hold the juice.
2. Motor is too weak. This will result in having to wait in between fruit to finish juicing.
3. Cup is too small and gets clogged after squeezing two oranges or one grapefruit. This result in having to rinse the top several times before continue juicing.
4. Pass through is too small and gets clogged easily. Juice either doesn't go through or stay in queue, overflowing the container you're using.
5. The top (where the citrus goes) isn't pointy enough, therefore it doesn't pierce the fruit you're juicing. This will result in a lot of waste because not all the pulp gets squeezed out.
6. You'll need to strain the juice or eat it with a spoon. Because of all the overflowing, you'll get a lot of pulp inside the juice. I mean a lot.
7. This product is so bad that even their marketing can't make up for it. You need to rinse before putting in the dishwasher to remove all the pulp and seeds (otherwise you'll majorly clogged your dishwasher and you don't want that to happen). Cuisinart only selling point is "dishwasher safe". After you rinse the pulp and seeds out, it's clean. Why put in the dishwasher? Why advertising it's dishwasher safe? What you do need to do is clean (and is not dishwasher safe) are your counters and the body of the juicer. Juice will run on the sides and get into the motor part and make a mess out of it. Cuisinart forgot to mention that in the box.

It's too much of a mess to make this juicer worth purchasing. I honestly don't understand this getting bad reviews. I dislike this piece so much I've gone as far as making my first (and probably last) product review video.

I used a friend's citrus juicer, and that got me excited enough to go out and buy one of my own. The store didn't have the model I was looking for, so I ended up with this one, because I didn't do enough research.

It's "okay" at extracting juice from citrus fruits, but after about two oranges it clogs up, and it's necessary to clean out the pulp catcher. If you want to make more than 6-8 oz of juice at a time, it may be better to go with another model.

The biggest problem I have with this juicer is that it turns--and sometimes spins--on the counter. Because it is important to keep the receptacle cup directly underneath the spout, this turning and spinning inevitably creates a mess, as the spout moves away from it's place over the cup. I find myself chasing the spout with the cup, or trying to hold onto the juicer to ensure that it stays in place. Because of it's aerodynamic design, though, it's hard to get a grip on it. Sometimes I feel like I need three hands--one for the juicer, one for the cup and one for the fruit. I found a solution to be to place the juicer on a towel on the counter, as this cuts down on slippage.

I like my friend's juicer a lot better, because it has a receptacle built in to the juicer. The juice just falls to the bottom of the juicer into a pitcher that is built in, and even if the unit turns a bit, it doesn't matter. I saw a couple built like this on the Amazon site. For example, the Toastmaster 1109 Citrus Juicer has a built in pitcher to chatch the juice.

I've decided to return this model, not because it's horrible, but because I know the other type of juicer is more convenient and less messy. I bought it because it matches my kitchen--not a very responsible reason. In it's defense, it is a cute little juicer, though! Still, looks are not enough--performance is the most important thing. So, back it goes!

I purchased this juicer a week ago to replace my broken less-than-a-year-old Braun Citromatic Citrus Juicer. After reading the bad reviews, I was pleasantly surprised by the Cuisinart's performance. After juicing all the oranges from our tree for a total of 2 and a half gallons of juice, here are my conclusions:

The auto-reverse feature is a little sporadic, but I didn't need the machine to spin both ways-all the juice and pulp was removed on the first spin. The Cuisinart is much more powerful, and significantly quieter than the Braun version. The auto-reverse function was useful, however, for larger oranges. But for regular sized citrus, it isn't needed.

I prefer the `continuous flow' design instead of the machines with built in containers. The `built in' machines require disassembling the machine every time the container fills up. The pour spout on this Cuisinart machine is high enough to accommodate a 2-cup glass measuring cup. The Braun would only fit a small 1-cup. The `continuous flow' design is quick and clean.

The Cuisinart model does have a few small flaws. First, it does like to spin slightly on the counter. To stop this, I put a small piece of no-slip cabinet liner underneath. Now it doesn't move at all. I could very easily juice an orange with one hand and I never needed to hold the machine. The pulp catcher can clog up, but it took 8-10 oranges before I had to clean it out. Even then all I had to do was shake the pulp catcher over the sink, and it was good to go. This clogging just proves that the machine effectively strained out all the pulp. There was much less pulp in my juice than when I used the Braun Citromatic.

Overall, the juicer does very well on its main job: producing pulp free juice. Its flaws were, at most, minor.

I absolutely recommend this juicer.

I too bought this juicer in a store on sale. Next time I'll check reviews at Amazon first.

I suspect some of the users, who enthusiastically reviewed this juicer after trying it a few times, will wish they'd waited.

Aside from the short spout, the unit turning on the counter, and the lousy strainer, another problem soon became apparent. If I push down hard enough to get the juice out (while trying to aim the output at the same time) the unit makes a grinding noise and stops turning. If I release the pressure it starts to turn again. It only happened when it turned counter clockwise, so I had to back off every time it wanted to turn in that direction. Frustrated, I let it sit on the shelf for nearly a year, because I didn't want the hassle.

Today I gave it another go, because the fruit was piling up. It started slipping and grinding in the other direction too, so the "juicer" is now in my trash can.

Loved the way this looked but its look leads to it's poor functionality. It is weighted all wrong and when you are juicing a grapefruit or a large orange, the device starts to spin, out of resistance. The other day the plastic shaft wore down and now it makes a grinding noise, so, after three weeks I have removed the CCJ-100 Citrus Pro Jucier from my kitchen counter and it currently resides in my garage, a reminder that form should follow function.

I bought this on a day when I needed a juicer and this was the only one at my local store. I agree with many of you--the juice goes everywhere but in the cup. The thing jumps and jerks around, and with the tolerance b/w the juicer and cup so close, you just get a mess and a lot of wasted juice on the counter, making it slippery and ever more likely to slide.

The device walks all over even though I use a silicon hot pad to give it more to hold on to. Despite its flaws, I've actually used it a lot, alternately laughing and swearing at what a poor design it is. The killer is that now the speed up function, whereby the residual juice is spun out of the accumulated pulp at high speed when you put the special cover on, is no longer working. It's even hard to clean! Pulp hangs in crevices and grooves. It's an astoundingly poor design and not very durable either. It's simply a piece of junk, sorry folks. I'm stepping up to the Waring.

You'd think it would be hard to mess up when designing an item that just juices halved citrus fruit, but they did. And how! There are three annoying features about this machine that interact to provide a supremely annoying user experience.

The first annoying feature about this juicer is that the pour spout juts out a mere 1/4 inch from the side of the machine. Since the machine is rounded and somewhat urn-shaped (fatter on top than on the bottom), you have very little space to get a glass or measuring cup near the body of the machine in order to catch the juice. Keep in mind that some measuring glasses can be rather thick, and you can easily see that this might be a bit of a problem.

Now for the other two problems. I should note that this machine has a decent amount of torque, and can indeed ream out a citrus fruit rather efficiently, leaving nothing but rind. The problem is the three little rubber feet on the bottom cannot stand up to the machine's torque. Push a fruit down on the top and the entire machine jerks to the side, whereupon the spout flinches away from its tiny area of proper juice-dispensing, and juice meets counter. You have to exert a considerable amount of force when pushing down the fruit just to get the thing to stay put. I had to use both hands to do this (one holding the lemon down, one pushing against the side of the machine, leaving none for the measuring cup). It's not an insignificant amount of force; you really have to brace your arms on the thing to keep it still.

Thus comes the third problem, which is the auto-reverse mechanism. About the second or third time you push down on the fruit and activate the machine, it goes the other way (clockwise instead of counterclockwise) in order to get more pulp and juice out of the fruit. However, I haven't figured out how to tell which direction it's going to go next (it's not a simple first time this way, next time that way), so when it decides to change, the machine jerks in the opposite direction of where you were expecting it to go. This operates in opposition to the force you are exerting on the side of the machine trying to keep it from moving. Again, hilarity ensues.

So, all in all, I am NOT impressed with this juicer. Unfortunately, it was the only one at the store. Perhaps another company will see the opportunity here and dare to make a juicer that does not have such an impressively compounded collection of design flaws.

The other reviews have hit it all, although my juicer hasn't stopped running yet. Spins on the counter, clogs after one orange, and the high speed spin feature is a joke spinning seeds and debris into the juice. I was replacing an ancient Oster that was getting a little weak due to age, but I'm going back to it...

I cannot believe how poorly this one is designed.
The juicer moves around the counter, and makes quite a mess.
The spout is way too short, and barely reaches beyond the lip of a typical measuring cup. It is not very powerful, and takes almost as much time to juice an orange as one could do by hand.
I already have the Cuisiart attachment to juice, and will go back to it, despite the space the parts take up in my kitchen