Hb 2 Speed Juice Extractor

I brought this on my self. I knew I shouldn't have bought this juicer, but the price was good and I was curious about how it would work (since no one on any of the sites I went on rated this), plus I am a first time juicer. Well, the first time I used it, the "juice" was a little thick, so of course I thought I did something wrong (maybe I should've added the orange last?). I juiced again tonight, and as the apple was coming out, there was no juice, but a thick white goop, the carrots came out okay. Again, the end product was a thick drink. Not impressed. The chute size is so-so, and it sounds like a hand vac. I didn't think there'd be that much negative things to say about this machine, but low and behold!

Why are there any stars at all?? Reasons: it introduced me to juicing (gotta start somewhere, might as well be the bottom goin' up!), it wasn't that hard to wash, and the machine was not stained after putting carrots through.

p.s. I'm keeping it b/c I...Read more

Although I didn't buy this from Amazon - a friend gave it to me when she got a better juicer - I've used enough to let everyone know that this isn't a great choice. It juices quickly and is fairly easy to clean, but it doesn't extract as much juice as it should. The pulp is quit wet and I do run it through the feeder to squeeze a little more out. It you want to see if juicing is for you though and don't want to spend alot of $$$, this may be worth a try. But I guarantee that if you are serious about juicing, you'll be moving onto a better juicer!

I bought this at Kmart to see if I liked juicing and how much effort it would be. Be aware, since this is so cheap it IS a beginners juicer. If you want a super high quality juicer you have to pay a lot more for that so don't be surprised when you have wet pulp and have to cut your carrots in half.

That being said I think it does a fine job for the price. You get juice and you get to determine which flavors work for you. It's a great introduction to the process of eating raw foods. It isn't hard to clean at all and it comes with it's own brush to scrub everything down so it gets nice and clean. It also includes a cup which some juicers in this price range do not.

Some things to note:
1. The chute is small. Like I have to cut carrots in half sometimes small. If you are very busy or at least think you are then pay more for a bigger juicer. I don't mind taking a few extra seconds to chop things up but I'm not the impatient one in the family.
2. It...Read more