Customer Reviews

Juiceman II Elite 1/2 HP Dual Speed W/Cutting Board & Cleaning Brush

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I acquired the juicer in 1998 after my father passed away. We found it at his house, apparently having never been used. I have used it now for about 6 years, and I love it. We all know the benefits of fresh juice, so I'll focus more on this product. It juices really easily and has a powerful motor. The pulp is moderately dry, which means you are getting more juice. TWO BIG DRAWBACKS (which cost a star): the intake chute is too small to juice whole fruits and vegetables, unlike the Lalanne juicer which has a large chute and can juice entire apples (although that juicer is far weaker). A bigger chute would mean less cutting. Second, after I used it for about a year it began to get horribly loud during the juicing process, usually after I juiced something hard like a carrot. The whole machine vibrates and I found I could diminish the sound by pressing down on the top. It goes away after you juice other items, which I guess gets rid of the hard pieces causing it to vibrate. I wouldn't mind a quieter juicer. Otherwise, I strongly recommend this.

Bought this because of an article on juicing in better homes & gardens. Envisioned veggies turned to juice - yum! Well, we haven't had as much fun and good healthy exercise since Uncle Ed got et by the hogs. There's plenty of power! Throws veggies & fruit back at you thru the intake slot (duck fast) and flings pulp all over the walls & ceiling (good exercise cleaning up). Seriously, my kids & I had a real giggle trying it out. But what I really, really didn't like is probably true of all juicers - 98% of the input came out the "pulp" slot and 2% came out the juice slot. The juice was tasty, but most of the food I paid for was wasted. So I think I need some other kind of appliance.

Otherwise, this seems to be a fine product, for what it does, if that's really what you want to do, which is why I gave it 4 stars even tho I will try to sell the one I bought on eBay.