Customer Reviews

Waring Health Juice Extractors

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Sometimes you have to learn the hard way.

First - this thing doesn't juice all that efficiently. Wanna find that out for real? Go buy a GOOD juicer, and use it. This thing starts looking like a massive waste of time and money the moment you try a better juicer.

Next - think this is a good price? Think again. The lid on the pulp container is stupidly designed with an easily broken protrusion on the bottom right which acts as a safety - the juicer will not turn on unless the lid is on. Of course, when that protrusion breaks, it won't turn on then either. Replacements are $12 or so, plus shipping. Note that I got mine from an Amazon Store called "Small Appliance". Don't get me started. They suck beyond all human comprehension, but at least they called me a week after I'd already bought a better product. Hey: They may not be good, but they sure are slow!

The replacements do not fit. So you get an RMA and ship the replacement back (your dime) and get another replacement...

That does not fit. How the heck did this happen? Waring only has one part like this anywhere, ever, and it doesn't fit? So I get a lot of shipping charges to return the ill-fitting cover, and by now I have spent enough to buy a better product in the first place.

TL;DR: Don't. Spend a little more. You'll be happier, it'll waste less, and it'll last longer.

I've been using this model of juicer for six years. Even though I have other machines I keep coming back to the waring. When it burns up or breaks it is affordable to replace. I teach others how to begin juicing and this is always the machine I give to my friends. I have never had to pay more than $49.95 for a machine and generally get two years use out of a unit before it blows up. Does it have faults; yes. Is it a good little machine: yes.

I have owned a JEX328 since it was gifted to me in 2004. The juicer looks very nice and elegant with brushed stainless steel. Most of our other kitchen appliacnes are stainless steel and this goes well with them.

The juicer itself does a great job on hard fruits and veges like carrots. I initially tried to use the leftover from the juicing in things like soups or cakes but the leftover from hard fruits was so dry, it was no use to me. THe juicer does well with fruits like apples and pears but the refuse is somewhat wet suggesting jiucing performance is good but not fantastic. Softer fruits such as oranges and grapes dont do too well. Oranges, particularly, dont get the best juice in this type of centifugal juicer because the white stuff on the outside of the oranges gets juiced too and changes the taste.

Customer Service. I may not have had better customer serice ever in my life. After using the juicer for five years, something at the bottom of the refuse collector snapped (there is a tiny white tab that locks in place when correctly assembled. If that tab breaks, the juicer will not work). Initially I didn't know what caused the juicer to stop working and opened it up to see if there is fuse. After not finding it, I called Waring and spoke to a Teri in tech customer support. I was hoping to find out where the fuse is. Teri was very nice on the phone and told me there is no traditional fuse but to solve my problem, she will send me a new refuse collector free of charge (did not even charge me S&H). When the prodcut arrived, it did not fit perfectly so I called her back. Apparently the company changed their contract manufactuer a few years ago and I had an old one that had changed. She arranged for UPS to pick up the product she had previously sent me and get this - SHE SENT ME A WHOLE NEW JUICER, again for free. Are you kidding me?? Thats wild. I could not believe it. I know they are quite unlikely to do that often, but their attitude to solving the problem was fantastic. I thanked her and few days later received a whole new juicer that I am very happy with.

Cleaning. Cleaning is quite easy and everything goes in the dishwasher. The mesh filter is the only thing that does not get washed too well in dishwasher.

Improvement. If there is one thing I would improve, it would be the size of the feeding chute, shich is manageable but competitors have larger feeding chutes.

Overall - Fantastic value. For what you have to pay for this, it does a fantastic job and looks great too. Of course, the customer service is bar none.

I bought the Waring Pro Professional Juice Extractor JEX328 to use when I visit the USA. I originally wanted to buy L'Equip Mini Pulp Ejector Juicer, an excellent juicer that I use at home in the UK, but it was a bit pricey so I found a reconditioned Waring at a very good price on the internet. (approx. $25).

Pros: Sturdy / easy to use / comes with spout cleaner and its own jug which the L'Equip does not

Cons: Bit noisy / quite large and cumbersome / takes longer to clean than the L'Equip / lower yield than the L'Equip and some chunks of fruit and vegetables found in waste basket / pusher tends to stick sometimes

Although I definitely notice a difference between the two machines, I enjoy using the Waring, and consider it a very good juicer for the price I paid.

I've had this juicer for about two years now. It was ok in the beginning. I thought the pulp was pretty wet, so I didn't feel like I was getting everything my overpriced organic veggies had to offer... but since it was cheap and I wasn't sure how "into" juicing I was, it worked.

Now that I'm juicing 3 times a day, this machine isn't sufficient.

After having it for a while, it has become so hard to open now after juicing. I literally cannot remove the pulp collector assembly without struggling for 5 minutes.

The juicer splatters a lot, so I starting making a shield over the juicer cup with foil.

If you're looking for a good entry level juicer, go for a Lequip. There are several available for less than $100. You can see demos at [..]

I cannot recommend this juicer. After struggling with it for a long time-- and now it's broken--I'm getting an Omega VRT330.

This unit works great but has a couple of disadvantages compared to the Breville BJE200XL:

* The funnel is much smaller. You can put whole fruit in the funnel of the Breville, but with the Waring you'll have to quarter your apples, oranges, etc.
* This doesn't extract as much juice as the Breville. I halved apples and juiced one half through the Breville and one through the Waring, matching the weight of the fruit identically. I got about 30% more juice out with the Breville (by weight).

Otherwise, the design and construction of these units is excellent.

I've had my Waring Pro for 12 years. It still looks brand new and going strong. It's been used EVERY morning. I usually make beet carrot juice and Dr. Oz's green juice in it. I have had zero problems, cinch to clean (I use a toothbrush for the strainer), juices quickly.
The only negative would be that it costs LESS now than when I bought it!

I bought the Waring Pro Professional Juice Extractor JEX328 to use when I visit the USA. I originally wanted to buy L'Equip Mini Pulp Ejector Juicer, an excellent juicer that I use at home in the UK, but it was a bit pricey so I found a reconditioned Waring at a very good price on the internet (approx. $25).

Pros: sturdy / easy to use / comes with spout cleaner and its own jug which the L'Equip does not
Cons: Bit noisy / quite large and cumbersome / takes longer to clean than the L'Equip / lower yield than the L'Equip and some chunks of fruit and vegetables found in waste basket / pusher tends to stick sometimes

Although I definitely notice a difference between the two machines, I enjoy using the Waring, and consider it a good juicer for the price I paid.

I got this bright idea that I would try and get more nutrition into my toddler by getting a juicer, as he's currently only eating limited vegetables.

I didn't want to spend too much, because who knows if this passing phase will last, and I don't want to get him hooked on juice (even if it's good for you juice) as a source of food. So after doing some research on juicers, I decided that a simple centrifugal fit our needs. Based on what others have said here, it seemed as if this one was a pretty good juicer for the regular home user and also affordable.

There are a few cons to this and it seems that my cons echo what others have said:

It's loud - Yes, it's LOUD. It's louder than people even described in their reviews. If you're planning on making juice later at night after your kids have gone to bed, and their room isn't far from the kitchen, I'd wait until everyone's up. Our son's room is on the second floor, but we have a two story family room, that has a half wall in the hallway above, so noise carries. There's no way I'd use this after he went to bed.

The cup - The cup is 32oz. I only made half of that, and right at about that mark, the juice would splash out a bit. This isn't a huge deal, but it will add to the mess.

The receptacle - I made apple carrot juice and had to cut the carrot into slices. Again, not a huge deal, but you definitely can't fit a whole apple in here.

For its maiden voyage, I made apple carrot juice, using two medium sized apples, and three small to medium sized carrots and got about 16 ounces of juice, which isn't bad at all, in my opinion. There wasn't liquid left in the pulp, but there was a TON of pulp. Since I've never had a juicer, I don't have anything to compare it to.

Clean up is a breeze if you do it right away. I didn't really need much soap, just mostly hot water, and the basket was pretty easy to clean out. I've heard that some of the other brands, like the Breville, had baskets that were a nightmare to clean, but with the little brush and some soap, I was able to get 99% of the pulp out of the container. Any leftover detritus, my husband happily volunteered his air compressor for.

One of the other reasons, that I picked this juicer is that from what I can tell, I'm about 95% sure the plastic is BPA free. Most of the others looked to have polycarbonate in them, which may not be a concern to you, but it is to me. I'd have preferred something all stainless, but this one is as close as I can get.


Overall, it's really not a bad juicer for the money. If you can stand a little noise, and a few drops of juice, this is great for the average juicer.

I have had my factory reconditioned juicer for 3 years. Still going strong. If it burns out tomorrow, I will buy another.

No problems with it at all. Very dry pulp left in container so I know that I am getting maximum juice from fruit and vegetables. Excellent buy.