Customer Reviews

KitchenAid KFPCJ Citrus Juicer Attachment, for 9 and 11-cup Food Processors

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

The item for sale here includes:
1. The juicer
2. A small reamer

The KPF670 (the most expensive and powerful of the 11-cup processors) includes:
1. The juicer
2. A small reamer
3. A large reamer
4. The citrus press (the critical component if you do not wish to juice your fingers)

I was able to purchase the complete juicer/press set from Kitchenaid directly. They said it's not normally sold as a separate item, but after I expressed my concern about putting my fingers so close to the spinning parts, they were able to locate one for me. They did suggest that it may be sold as the complete juicer/press in the future. I suggest that anyone thinking of buying this item should contact Kitchenaid as well.

I gave this item as it is sold here one star because it is dangerous and messy. The full juicer as I purchased it from Kitchenaid, including the press and large reamer, is excellent and I would give it 4 or 5 stars.

I bought a lot of the attachments for the 11 cup processor. I like the discs, I love the juice extractor (non citrus), but I hate this citrus juicer attachments!

You have to attach it to the top, turn it on and then with your hand press the fruit over the extremely fast spinning reamer. The peel off my lemon was shred apart before half of the juice was extracted. And yes, I did hurt my hand!

Please go ahead and buy all the other wonderful attachments this company makes, but wait with this one until they have gone back to the drawing board.

This attachment is designed to turn your powerful KitchenAid food processor into a citrus juicer. The word powerful defines the most important problem and safety issue with this product: unlike other citrus juicers where the core will spin at a moderate speed upon the user pressing down, this will power into action as you press the "pulse" button on the machine and then spin so fast that it is very tricky to hold on to the citrus fruit, especially smaller ones like lemons and limes. If you slip, your fingers can get badly scraped by exposure to the spinning core. Did that twice and threw the thing out. It is not worth it! There are many great attachments for the KitchenAid Processor, this is NOT one of them. Don't waste your money!

I was apprehensive when I purchased this juicer attachement after reading the other review on this site. However, I have been so pleased with KitchenAid and their products (I have many other attachments for my 11-cup food processor) that I decided to try it anyway. My opinion after using the juicer: five stars! It's simple to use. Just hold the halved citrus fruit over the cone and hit the pulse button. Presto! Instant juice! This is perfect for the busy cook who hasn't the time or patience to juice a lemon for that avgolemono soup... :) I recommend this product highly, had no problems with it at all, and am thrilled that I bought it.

I bought this attachment based on customer reviews which described a lid on the unit which holds the citrus in place. Well, KitchenAid must have "improved" it, because the unit came without any such lid. Consequently, you hold down the citrus with your fingers and can suffer pain and injury because of the speed of the processor spinning the reamer. Definitely not recommended.

The citrus juicer is excellent -- quick and efficient, although it does allow just a little pulp to come through. Be sure to place the fruit evenly on the cone.

My citrus press came with my 11-cup food processor and it came with a lever arm that protects your fingers. Occasionally, I use mine without the arm and sometimes I hurt my fingers, sometimes not. You have to be careful and pay attention to what you are doing. This beats a separate appliance any day and it is dishwasher safe.

If you buy the attahcment from the Kitchenaid site, you have a choice in buying one with or without the lever arm. The lever arm is $10 more, but I think it is worth it.

I had read a number of negative reviews about this product that had me a little concerned. I bought it anyway. My advice is: follow the instructions that come with the device if you do not want to get your fingers caught on the reamer. When preparing the fruit, be sure to only cut off the tip and do not try to cut the fruit in half. You also need to maintain a firm grasp on the fruit as you are pressing it over the reamer. When I did this, the juicer not only worked well, but I also got a 'fruit cup' from the shell that I was able to fill with ice cream and serve!

I like to use this juicer every day for fresh citrus juice. I have learned that to juice small limes and lemons it is necessary to cut them in half first. Place one half at a time on rimer and than push the pulse buttom on and off- works every time. Great product but needs much better instructions in it's use. I like to strain the juice through a sieve- this gets out any random seeds.

It's great for larger fruit like oranges or grapefruit. Next to impossible for tiny key limes, since it has a tendency to chew up fingers.

The negative reviewers, obviously don't know how to use this handy attachment.
It comes with a hinged citrus cover, for good reason. You place the fruit over the juicer, and lower the cover; sparing any contact between your hand, and the spinniung extractor. Gentle pressure is all thats required to fully juice any piece of fruit. If you're getting rind, simply stop the machine, re-orient the fruit, and continue. Its also got 2 spindles, for larger, and smaller fruit. As was mentioned, trying to do key limes(which are only about the size of a golf ball), well, there are more appropriate tools, as they are exceedingly small. Try a lemon reamer. Does wonders for anything from lemons, up to giant sized grapefruit. I use it all the time.