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Product Description
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This attachment turns your KitchenAid stand mixer into a citrus juicer, eliminating the need for a second appliance that would take up valuable kitchen storage and counter space. Its four parts--heavy-duty aluminum shaft, reamer, shield, and strainer--are easy to assemble and attach to the stand mixer's powerful motor. Turn the mixer speed to level 6, and the reamer maintains a fast and steady spin. Press your fruit halves against it, and the juice pours out. You do have to exert a bit of pressure to extract all of the juice, but it's certainly not difficult to use. The strainer basket holds back the pulp and seeds as the juice flows into your pitcher. --Betsy Danheim
Product Description
Diversify your KitchenAid stand mixer with this citrus juicer attachment. Simply snap it into place and you've got a juicer—ideal for extracting juice from all citrus fruit, from limes to grapefruit. The simple design is easy to keep clean. Made in USA. 9Hx6Wx2-1/2D".
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
295 of 299 people found the following review helpful
I really like this attachment and use it frequently. That said, I have some suggestions:
For users-
1. Use the KitchenAid mixing bowl to catch the juice, and place a large standard kitchen strainer across the bowl. This speeds things up a lot!
2. Rub some shortening on the aluminum shaft before inserting it into the brass sleeve. If you use your juicer a lot, this will greatly prolong its life.
For KitchenAid-
1. The plastic piece that inserts into the mixer should be made out of metal, instead of plastic with a metal sleve. On mine the plastic is cracking away from the brass.
2. The aluminum shaft should be brass or steel. As it is, the bearing surface is a small area of aluminum that even when lubricated, is showing lots of wear.
159 of 165 people found the following review helpful
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Each week we buy a dozen oranges and a dozen grapefruits (organic if possible). This juicer attachment makes juicing them much faster. Then we freeze most of the juice and thaw it in the fridge for 24 hours before we drink it. It would be hard to go back to regular juice. We also have a dedicated juicer for carrots, apples and pears, but it isn't good for citrus. We store the juice in mason jars in the freezer.
Notes:
1. As in an earlier review, use the mixer bowl with a large strainer place across it instead of the strainer attachment which is pretty useless.
2. You don't need to seed the grapefruit using the big strainer.
3. Hold the fruit so that your hand is at the top (fingers facing upwards) and brace the top of the mixer with your other hand. This way the juice does not run down your arm.
90 of 94 people found the following review helpful
I will repeat what everybody else says about the included strainer not being worth anything. It is small, easy to lose, ineffective, etc.
Otherwise this is a marvelous attachment for juicing all kinds of citrus fruits.
A note on technique. Many people attempt to juice fruit by simply pressing forward. This will miss a lot of juice. It is necessary after pressing forward to give a little squeeze so the sides get all juiced as well. Also, you will get less messy if you hold the fruit half by the top instead of the bottom, as the bottom is where the juice tends to come out.
A note on lemonade. The key is to mix the water and sugar together and boil them. This makes the sugar a super saturated solution instead of a suspension. The sugar doesn't settle. Add the lemon juice once the sugar solution (also called simple syrup) is cooled in the fridge.
Otherwise this is a marvelous attachment for juicing all kinds of citrus fruits.
A note on technique. Many people attempt to juice fruit by simply pressing forward. This will miss a lot of juice. It is necessary after pressing forward to give a little squeeze so the sides get all juiced as well. Also, you will get less messy if you hold the fruit half by the top instead of the bottom, as the bottom is where the juice tends to come out.
A note on lemonade. The key is to mix the water and sugar together and boil them. This makes the sugar a super saturated solution instead of a suspension. The sugar doesn't settle. Add the lemon juice once the sugar solution (also called simple syrup) is cooled in the fridge.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Metal shavings everywhere
This would have been a nice item however there is a design flaw. It has a metal shaft that spins against a metal screw in the mixer attachment area which leaves metal shavings... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Jennifer Wooll
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does what it's supposed to, no big deal
Requires considerable hand pressure to get the max juice out. I did a dozen limes and my hand got tired.
Well designed, however, and a quality-built product.
Well designed, however, and a quality-built product.
Published 3 days ago by James B.
4.0 out of 5 stars
I love it!
Every morning I wake up and make fresh orang juice with my new KitchenAid Citrus juicer attachment. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Lili Dossantos
3.0 out of 5 stars
Awkward juicer.
We bought this when our Toastmaster citrus juicer finally self-destructed after a decade of use. Although it has plenty of power, the vertical orientation makes it very awkward to... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Bassetwrangler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Juicer
My former stand alone juicer always bogged down with thick oranges. This one is powerful and really works well. As with all things KitchenAid it is 5star.
Published 10 days ago by costalgal
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
Loved it from the minute I got it. Squeezed my whole crop of lemons in one 1 hour sitting. Was easy to clean and store.
Published 11 days ago by Frank Simmons
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good
This attachment for kicphenaid is very good even if is plastic. Very useful for a quick juice during summer time.
Published 13 days ago by gianlua pollutri
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too much trouble
I didn't find that it was any less effort to squeeze juice with the electric juicer than by hand. It takes more time to hook up the juicer than to get my hand juicer out of the... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Susan Wattenberg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for juicing limes
I was tired of juicing limes by hand and this attachment is great. I did remove the strainer and I juice directly into a bowl and strain it later.
Published 21 days ago by Lisa M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
It works!
I knew it would. We have an abundance of grapefruit in late fall and this makes juicing them all about as effortless as possible.
Published 22 days ago by Her Dawdaw
