SKG Slow Masticating Juicer Cold Press 36 RPM Big Mouth Juice Extractor,White

I initially had some confusion about assembly but an email from the manufacturer cleared it up.I have used the juicer for 5 days and it does everything it said would. I am juicing celery daily for my wife who has Alzheimer's and a book "Medical Medium Celery Juice" suggests that the collection of heavy metals in the brain is the culprit that causes Alzheimer's.The regimen requires 16 ounces of celery juice daily.As you know, celery is a tough vegetable to juice because of the toughness of the fibers in the stalks.The SKG juicer extracted 16 ounces out of one bunch and had no problem with grinding the stalks and depositing the the pulp in the pulp container.The visual on the juice receptacle allows you to see the 16 ounce level so you know when to stop grinding.Cleaning is done by running water through the components which easily assembled and disassembled. The pulp may require you to extract some pulp while cleaning.Overall, I am very pleased at its performance.

I really wanted to like this juicer. It started off rocky. The first one I received arrived with a factory defect of a cracked motor housing. Amazon was great at getting me a replacement. It arrived towards the end of July. I have used it a handful of times to juice soft fruits and it has worked fantastic. It was relatively easy to clean and simple to operate. Fast forward to today 09/28. Shaft was slow to turn on startup and didn't juice very well so I stopped it to take it apart and lightly clean and reassemble to finish the job. Shaft no longer will turn unit is dead. Customer support consists of filling out a form on line. I will check back in with updates on the warranty service. So very disappointed in this product!!!! Didn't even last 2 months with very light use of soft fruits.UPDATECharlie in customer service was very helpful and friendly. After exchanging emails and providing a video, I received a complete replacement. While it has been a rocky purchase it has all been handled in a very timely and professional manner. I do really like this juicer and I'm hoping that my replacement will last.

I have no previous experience so take this review with a grain of salt. I was expecting a complicated, messy, and loud machine. It is none of these.There are 4 parts that can go together only one way so assembly is easy.The machine is very quiet and really crushes everything quickly.The pulp that comes out is damp but not wet. I pressed it and no extra fluid came out of it.I juiced 1 gallon of random recipes including celery, carrots, cucumbers, lemons, limes, garlic, tomatoes, arugula, kale, apples, basil, mint, cilantro, watercress, and chard.I learned through reviews and videos of other juicers that celery strings are problematic, so I cut my stalks into 2" lengths and juiced one bunch. Even with cutting them, strings did get stuck. If you plan to juice a lot of different fruits and vegetables, juice the celery last so it doesn't get clogged.Clean up was so easy. Everything rinsed quickly. The brush helped clean the main crusher/grater thingy.My take away? The juice I made was so delicious and fresh! I made a simple one with 2 carrots and 1 cucumber that was so sweet and refreshing. Fruit is great and I juiced with some, but it doesn't need to be in every juice like those you buy at the stores. I enjoyed having some savory and some sweet.My house smells amazing and fresh after juicing.Assembly was super easy.Clean up was super easy.The machine worked quickly.I just don't have anything negative to share. Oh! There's one. That little strainer that clips to the juice receiving bowl got full fast. I will buy a strainer to make things easier.

Only four uses and it broke. I read a one star review about this very thing with this product, I thought "it won't happen to me", it did.Amazing was very helpful and the return was no problem. I would not recommend this product.

For $300, I expected a bit more. I know, it is time-consuming to make juice. You need to wash the veggies and cut them a bit and put them in the machine. I don't mind that part. My first juice (celery, parsley, and cucumber) came out quite nice and cleanup was fast. My second juice was carrot and there was a bit of pulp, more than I anticipated. Clean up for that took a bit longer. Third juice was the same as the first. This time though, there was so much pulp! In my juice! Not necessarily a deal-breaker, but way too much to be acceptable. Honestly, the cleanup process was annoying. You have to take apart all the pieces and clean them (that little brush really does come in handy) and it takes longer than the two minutes some people are claiming. If you can clean it in two minutes, you're not actually cleaning it. Ten minutes is more accurate. The best juicer is one you'll use every day and with all the work involved, I will not use this one every day. I am quite disappointed as I spent several days and many hours researching so many juicers. And I had to pay for the return.

As an update to the below review- SKG contacted me immediately and sent a new juicer to me. Charlie made me feel like a valued customer. I obviously had reservations about a used juicer, and just used the new one for the first time. Love it!I just received this item so I don’t know how well it works yet… But I received it used as evidence by the poor cleaning that was done before it got to me. There were pieces of what appears to be old ginger in there… No instruction manual. I’m going to clean it thoroughly and download the manual and see how it works