Back to Basics Juicer

This juicer is extremely adept at extracting juice from wheatgrass, celery, grapes (who knew making your own grape juice was SOOOO good), and all manner of other vegetables. In the case of wheatgrass, it is remarkably easy to crank. It sometimes takes some extra effort, but it is still quite easy. There are two things that have made this product a little less than perfect. One, you have to find a low cup. There was hardly any room underneath for anything we had in the manner of bowls. We eventually found a orange juicer, you know the ones made of glass with the mountain looking thing in the middle, that works good, plus it has a spout, so it is easy to pour. Two. Putting the thing together is difficult to figure out. The screen doesn't like to fit right, we got it in good a couple of times, except for once. Apparently it wasn't in right, becuase the screw was pressing on it and bent the little lip a bit. Everything works fine still, except it makes a scraping sound. But it was kind of...Read more

I agree with other statements that this juicer is awsome for juicing wheatgrass and other leafy greens. I have even done the grape juice in it and it was the best grape juice I have ever had. However, the design of the juicer is such that you have to unscrew and clean out the inside after 3 or 4 groupings of what ever you put into it. While it is excellent at juicing, the process is labor intensive and long. If you don't clean it out frequently then the pulp backs up into the juice outlet and goes into what you want to drink. From start to finish it takes me no less than 45 minutes to get a good amount of juice(2 glasses full). I will keep the one I have and use it, but as far as reccomending it, I would have to say keep saving your money and get something that will save you time. It's good for the price you pay for it, but I am going to be saving for either a champion or another electric masticating juicer. I have had enough of waiting for 45 minutes before I can drink my dinner!

This juicer is one of those "quality of life" items. It'a a pleasure to assemble and use, and it's simple to clean. You can just tell when you hold it in your hand that it's going to last a lifetime,

I winced a little at paying a hundred dollars for a hand-crank juicer but when it arrived I could see that it was worth it and I was so glad that I hadn't chosen the one that's half the price. This Back-to-Basics one is made of stainless steel and is machined to close tolerances. I don't understand the other reviewer's complaint about the screen not fitting in easily---the way the pieces fit together so well is one of the juicer's attributes. Assemble it a couple of times and you'll be able to do it with your eyes closed---though that'd be rather pointless, I suppose.

Someone commented that one of the juicer's shortcomings was that it was hard to find a cup of suitable size to fit beneath the spout. Oh wow, there's just no pleasing some people. If the spout were...Read more