I’ve been juicing on and off for a year or so, but couldn’t keep it up due to the pain in the a.. factor. That is no more. This juicer will juice anything!
After recieveing the H.B. 67650, I instantly started it up and juiced about everything i could find. It does awesome! You can juice whole, not peeled, lemons, limes, potatoes, and yet it still does good with light stuff, like spinach or romaine. I always put whole apples in there and within about 5-7 seconds and some pushing, POP!, its ready for more.
Cleaning is as easy as can be. Drop the handles, pull off the top, scoop stuff into the mini trash can (ALWAYS put a schnucks or walkmart white bag in there), pull up on the mesh bowl and bottom spout, bammm. Rinse scrub and done!
The down sides, im really digging to find something here, is that its loud. Comparable to a 747 running in your kitchen. But thats to be expected. If you want quiet, then mash everything by hand then strain it and see where that gets you.
The other down side is that when you juice some things, like green bell peppers or celery, the juice is super frothy. Its not the end of the world. I juice everything into a couple of cups (it does come with a cup-esque thing) then I let it sit while i clean everything and mess around for a few minutes. I come back to it and spoon off the top till its just juice, then mix and drink.
In summary, my mom has a brevell something or another which is by far like a bently or mercedes of juicers. It also costs about as much. They run $250-$1500. She paid ~$450 for hers, granted it is solid stainless everything and mean mean mean. I swear it can juice marble. But thats what you would expect.
This juicer is not for ‘beginners’. It is for someone who has their mind right and wants to have a ton of energy and health without blowing thier money trying to do it. You will love it and i guarantee if you dont, give it to someone else, they will
This juicer is great for the money. I have juiced just about everything i.e. broccoli flowerets, squash w/peeling, oranges w/o peels, fresh kale, spinach, Collard greens, apples w & w/o peels, fresh pineapple, pears, carrots etc, etc, and it does a great job. Here’s a hint: stuff some your leafy greens in before you even plug in and turn on the machine. This will help keep any pieces from ‘kicking back out’ when you’re trying to stuff them in while the machine is on and the blade is moving. I found out this the hard way while juicing the broccoli flowerets, they spit back out, and made a little mess. I tried to juice some semi frozen fruit, but it did’t work out too well. I’m having alot of fun coming up with all kinds of concoctions and mixtures, some more successful than others. I try to mix fruit and veggies together, rather than just veggies by themselves, seems to taste better. Anyway, the one complaint I have is that the machine is noisy.