Customer Reviews

Cuisinart SM-CJ Citrus-Juicer Attachment for Cuisinart Stand Mixer, White

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Good basic juicer attachment. Fits on mixer snugly, and doesn't bind, no matter bow hard you press. Because the juicer gets all it's power from the mixer, it's variable speed, which is a nice feature to have.

The only downside is that it's a bit of a pain to get on and off. You have to use the shaft of the juicer to unscrew a cap on the mixer, then use the plastic bowel of the juicer as a wrench to screw the entire assembly on to the mixer. This isn't too bad in and of itself, but I wonder how the plastic bowl will hold up under the stress. They don't make plastic wrenches for a reason ;-). I've had it for a month or two so far, and it hasn't had any problems though.

Have now used my new juicer attachment several times and been very pleased. I haven't had the rattling and jumping problem mentioned in another review, just great, quick results. I love the power compared to my older electric citrus juicer, which would slow down and labor when pushed. No sign of flagging with this attachment on my 5.5 quart Cuisinart mixer. Very pleased.

Lots of conts in one small attachment:
1. Cone of the juicer is so narrow, that it easily squeezes only lemons. May be tiny oranges. But with normal size orange or grapefruit you'd better have very strong hands, since you almost squeeze by them.
2. Mesh of the pulp tray is very narrowed also, so you got no pulp in your juice, but 1/3 of juice stays with the pulp on a tray & there is no chance to separate it.
3. Very loud. As all of them.
Finally I returned it to seller & bought B&D juicer in Walmart for $13 - works just great, no conts at all.

We were excited to buy and use this juicer attachment with our stand mixer, but it rattles horribly when used properly. The problem is that the plastic strainer insert does not rest nicely when the juicer is turned on and the middle cone is spinning. The spinning of the cone also spins a metal bracket that the plastic strainer sits on and as a result the strainer bumps up and down wildly and also loudly. It really seems to be a design flaw or at the very least makes one wonder why someone would design it this way on purpose. The only way we can use the juicer well is to remove the plastic strainer. This also means we have to place the strainer over another container and pour the juiced contents into it to properly strain - what a hassle! I would give it no stars if I could. Cuisinart really messed up on this one.

It is fairly quiet. But, does not juice as fast or thorough as juicers with a ceramic center. This one is plastic. Easy to attach.