Customer Reviews

Metrokane Professional Restaraunt Manual Juicer

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I bought the Metrokane Restaurant manual juicer because I already own an Omega which I really love for carrot and vegetable juicing but I don't like my Omega juicer which has a citrus attachment for juicing citrus. It is too much work and it wastes ALOT. I am looking for a citrus PRESS style juicer but when I bought the Metrokane Restaurant manual juicer - I found it tough to store because it's so tall and heavy and it moves around when you are trying to juice(it needs rubber stops underneath). The other problem for me was that I needed a chair so that I was above the juicer so I could use it easier - I'm 5'7" but standing on the floor with the juicer on the counter was cumbersome and then with it moving around while trying to use it - was frustrating. It's very impressive to look at until you take it home and try it. I wasn't impressed at all. For the price (***) I thought it should produce more juice as there is still lots of fruit unsqueezed left behind on all the sides of the fruit even on smaller oranges but especially on larger fruit. The metal cone shaped part that comes down on the fruit needs to be heavy iron with strong hard ridges to help press out the juice as the flat metal surface doesn't do the job. I didn't like this juicer at all and couldn't wait to return it. I'm still looking for the right one. When companies' (especially on the internet) charge a re-stocking fee and say you can't try it before you buy it - well that doesn't make buying the right juicer easy at all. Thank you to all the people that took the time to write reviews on juicing machines because - they have helped me a great deal!

Mine broke after only 10 lbs of lemons. I would only reccomend it for a boat anchor. The handle assembly is poorly made, look elsewhere for quality in this area.

This is a great citrus juicer and has very little to clean up. I purchased mine from Williams-Sonoma several weeks ago, and have used it every day since I purchased it.

There have been no problems with the mechanism, and you can take the pressing cone and funnel out to run through the dishwasher. Little effort is required to squeeze mid-sized oranges. I've also squeezed lemons and limes with no difficulty.

I have three other citrus juicers (two Cuisinarts and one Braun) and I'd rate this as my favorite. The Cuisinarts are great for tearing through a large deal of fruit quickly, but there's a lot to clean up. This one's a breeze to use for a few glasses of juice and cleanup is a snap! There's a lifetime warranty on moving parts.

I just got this juicer a few days ago and I love it. I found it extremely stable (it doesn't rock or shift at all when I use it) and effective. I think any juicer would leave a little unpressed fruit if you're trying to do something thats very large (some oranges are as big as grapefruit), but a little preparation goes a long way. If I have to use a big orange I just cut it into 3 or 4 pieces (instead of halves) and get great results. If I'm pressing a navel orange with very thick skin, I'll take a knife and quickly chop off some of the rind. That seems to help too.

I've had this juicer for a few years and it's a reliable, strong appliance. I like that it squeezes the citrus rather than pulverizing it. You get only juice - not the connective membranes or peels that make juice sour. We have orange and lemon trees in our yard and use it often to make orange juice and to squeeze lemons for lemonade (5 lemons=1 cup of juice, add 1 cup sugar and 5 cups water). It takes two hands - one to hold the left handle and one to pull down the lever, but the gearing makes it easy to apply a lot of force to the citrus. Yes, the juicer is tall and won't fit under a cabinet and may be cumbersome to store away, but it is handy to have out and looks just fine in the narrow upper-cabinet-free space next to the sink. Most of the parts come off for easy washing in the dishwasher and the rest can be washed in the sink.

I bought the Metrokane Restaurant manual juicer because I already own an Omega which I really love for carrot and vegetable juicing but I don't like my Omega juicer which has a citrus attachment for juicing citrus. It is too much work and it wastes ALOT. I am looking for a citrus PRESS style juicer but when I bought the Metrokane Restaurant manual juicer - I found it tough to store because it's so tall and heavy and it moves around when you are trying to juice(it needs rubber stops underneath). The other problem for me was that I needed a chair so that I was above the juicer so I could use it easier - I'm 5'7" but standing on the floor with the juicer on the counter was cumbersome and then with it moving around while trying to use it - was frustrating. It's very impressive to look at until you take it home and try it. I wasn't impressed at all. For the price I thought it should produce more juice as there is still lots of fruit unsqueezed left behind on all the sides of the fruit even on smaller oranges but especially on larger fruit. The metal cone shaped part that comes down on the fruit needs to be heavy iron with strong hard ridges to help press out the juice as the flat metal surface doesn't do the job. I didn't like this juicer at all and couldn't wait to return it. I'm still looking for the right one. When companies' (especially on the internet) charge a re-stocking fee and say you can't try it before you buy it - well that doesn't make buying the right juicer easy at all. Thank you to all the people that took the time to write reviews on juicing machines because - they have helped me a great deal!