Breville 800JEXL Juice Fountain Elite 1000-Watt Juice Extractor
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Breville 800JEXL Juice Fountain Elite 1000-Watt Juice Extractor
Customer Review: Looks intimidating but it's a fantastic juicer
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many of you, I searched all over the internet for reviews of a quality juice extractor. This particular model seemed somewhat pricey -- no, make that very pricey -- but hey, if it does the job for many years, it will surely pay for itself. When the gigantic box arrived I was afraid to open it -- it was huge, heavy and scary looking! Finally, I dragged the thing out from all that Styrofoam packing, washed all the parts, then sat down to read the instruction manual. Once you've put it together, which is easy if you look at the pictures and read the instructions, there isn't much to operating the device. The feeder chute is large enough for a whole apple or orange. I personally prefer to peel my apples because after doing taste tests with several varieties, Duh Hub and I agreed the peels made the apple juice a little bitter. So, we prefer to peel the apples first but no need to core, since the juicer does all the separating and hard work for you.
Also, a tip I learned from a great book is to boil your oranges, unpeeled, for about 5 minutes, and the peels come off very easily. This works even if you want to refrigerate the oranges after boiling but before peeling!
How to Repair Food
The best and sweetest juice is from Valencia oranges. If you absolutely must use Navel oranges you need to drink the juice within a couple of hours or it becomes bitter.
This juicer looks like the space shuttle about to launch, it's that large, but it's also well made and appears perfect for large quantities and constant use. It's not unreasonably heavy and I can move it around by myself, all 88 lb. of me vs. this 20 lb. appliance. Believe me when I tell you Duh Hub never lifts it up for me so I'm on my own. There's a high speed button for hard fruits and veggies, a low speed button for softer fruits and veggies (like those yummy oranges), and an off switch -- very simple. I haven't found any leakage around the collection basket nor around the juice chute that pours into the included pitcher. There is one caveat -- you'll get a lot of foam with this juicer. Let your collected juice sit for a few minutes and just skim it off. I've only tried apples and oranges but I'm guessing it will do well with most fruits and veggies other than leafy veggies. For those you'll want a macerating juicer. The juicer really does extract every drop of liquid -- you can tell by the very dry debris left in the collector basket. I was quite impressed.
Okay, now that you've juiced to your heart's content, it's time to clean. I strongly advise either in the dishwasher or, if by hand, washing it right away before everything hardens into concrete. It really is quite the snap to wash. The toughest part is the little basket that helps filter fine particles, but Breville has included a handy small stiff brush that is quite useful to scrub the mesh part of the basket, inside and out. You need to pay attention to this because it's easy to miss some of the debris -- for some reason it tends to blend in with the mesh basket and you might miss it. So be sure to scrub both sides of the mesh filter. Another added benefit to cleaning right away, then putting all doo-dads back together, is you'll become very familiar with how the parts go back on. It looks complicated but honestly, it's really not. I can't even hammer a nail in straight but I can take this baby apart and put it back together with no stress, no worries.
Okay, now buy the juicer and enjoy fresh delicious juice, not heated or pasteurized, healthy, yummy ..... you won't be sorry about your investment.
Customer Review: Incredible machine, great results!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have not owned any other juice machine but after doing my "homework", I was hoping I made the right choice.
All I can say is this is becoming more and more fun with less time to clean up. All parts do clean very easily, and actually that's the easiest part. For me my preparation of all the fruits and vegetables is mildly time consuming, even though I know you can throw things in there whole. Somehow the thought of little stems, seeds and tiny pits going in there don't thrill me but I'm starting to overlook those things now.
I have made some incredible pitchers of juice, at times using a large combo of fruits and at other times, using less combos of fruits. I have learned that when I toss in small things like blueberries, blackberries, small carrots, etc., I must quickly cover the top with my hand before they fly out of the chute all over the place. Yes, like I said, it's a learning experience. Large chunks of fruits and carrots (only vegetable I can tolerate juiced thus far) make an awesome drink and my kids love it too. I have been experimenting with the choice of items in chute and the speed at which things are juiced at. There are 2 speeds: higher and lower. I have made many little mistakes along the way, from causing a huge mess with juice overflowing out of the container and down the cabinets, to stuff flying out of the top and staining my wood cabinets. I have gotten much better at this. The other thing is this can become a very costly addiction.....I spend a fortune on organic fruits and vegetables and in a flash, $50-$75 worth of fruit is in one small to medium pitcher! The amount of pulp that goes in the garbage is scary looking.
Cleanup takes about 10 minutes total. Be sure to put a small garbage bag or a plastic bag in the container that catches the pulp or it will be a messier cleanup for sure.
The only thing I cannot acquire a taste for is the green juice. As much as I eat only organically grown fruits and vegetables, I just cannot get green juice down my throat. I know it's something that has to grow on you but I think I'd rather eat raw veggies anytime than drink them. I keep saying I'll try it again but I get weak thinking about swallowing that stuff! Ugh....no one can honestly say it tastes really good unless they have no taste buds. The fruit drinks on the other hand are absolutely fantastic. I guess it's all personal taste and to each his own likes and dislikes.
I am not disappointed with this machine at all. It is not cheap though but I hope it lasts a very long time. It is beautifully constructed but it does take up alot of counter space and it is tall than the bottom of my cabinet area so I have to put it alongside the cabinets, next to my sink area, but that's okay. It looks really attractive and sits near my other neat machines, as I do have alot of counter space.
If you are patient and willing to do a little cutting and cleaning up, you will not be disappointed. My total time preparing, juicing and cleaning up my mess is 30 minutes from start to finish and the container lasts me 2 days, if I'm lucky and I can hide it from my family!
Customer Review: Juice without hassle
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great machine! Like others have said easy to clean. There are five things to clean, one the pitcher, two the top piece where you feed the Juicer, three the middle blade holder just below under the feeder, four the blades and five the pulp catcher in the rear and (hint) if you use a small grocery bag or freezer bag in the pulp catcher you have four things to clean.
Some have said this is very loud. As compared to what? It is quieter then my blender and louder then my stand mixer from Kitchen Aid. It is about half way between those for noise to me as Juicers go it is very smooth and quiet a juice press would be quieter but in no way faster. I do not have to raise my voice over it to talk to someone that is in the kitchen, lol with my blender I do have to raise my voice.
This thing is fast, quick and absolutely shreds veggies and fruit in a blink there is still some moisture left in the pulp not a lot but for bakers it would be perfect you can use them for apple sauce, carrot muffins or cake the pulp is not to dry to be totally useless to bake with just enough moisture so things don't taste dry and bluk,lol.
Two easy to use speed settings one for soft and one for hard veggies and fruit.
The feed tube is huge like others have said just drop in whole small apples stacked 2 to 3 deep in the tube and just cut large apples in quarters to fit. Throw 3 good size carrots in at once. Will juice greens as well.
Nice size red off button takes just a little pressure to turn off.
Breaking this machine down is flat out a breeze just pull forward the lock bar, raise the top, twist the middle to the left and it raises out along with blades. Reverse the steps to install only extra step in the install is when you set the middle piece in place you will have to drop in and align the blades inside and with a very small amount of pressure press in place.
This part sounds hard but it's not it truly is way easy for anyone to do.
(Caution careful around the blades it is easy to forget that they are extremely sharp because they are so tiny at the bottom of the basket and there are a lot of them down there. Do use the brush that comes with this machine to clean them it made it a snap and is the best way to clean the blades and basket screen!)
One other note, It gets a good breeze that comes from the front of this machine around the spout and into the pitcher after all the blade basket is spinning in there at 13,000rpms if what you are juicing is building up a good froth above the juice in the pitcher stop before the froth gets three quarters up in the pitcher or expect to have veggie froth flying everywhere there are vents at the top of the pitcher and open area around spout biggest veggie to watch for this is carrots, lol.
This juicer is sleek and fits under my cabinets with a couple inches of room for storing away when not in use. One more thing to me the 800jexl is the way to go, it is almost all stainless steel cleans up way better then the models with plastic shoots.
Customer Review: Last juicer you will ever buy
Summary: 5 Stars
So the product we have here is a high end, high quality, and very well built product. The Breville 800JEXL Juice Fountain Elite 1000-Watt Juice Extractor is a fantastic product. As most of you know I do a lot of research on products before I pull the trigger. All over the internet and and YouTube, this juicer was constantly popping up in the top 3, if not in the number 1 spot. Lets go ahead and take a look at the Pros VS Cons.
PROS: * Quality material used - Stainless Steel and Titanium teeth
* Extracts the most juice possible. I can get about 1 liter or roughly 35 OZ from: 3 medium carrots, 4 medium stalks of celery, 2 medium Granny Smith apples, and a large tomato.
* The 3 inch feed tube (also the largest available with any non-commercial juicer)helps cut prep time. This is because you don't have to cut up fruits of vegetables to fit in the feed tube. I have tossed whole apples in with no issues.
* Because we can put whole apples in, the 1000-Watt motor paired with titanium blades and spinning up to 13,000 RPM can juice anything with ease.
* The pitcher that comes with the juicer is matched up perfectly with the juicer. It slides into place so the spout is perfectly placed in the pitcher so no juice spills or drips out onto the counter. It contains marks to show mL or OZ. The cover was also well designed so that when you pour the juice into a glass, the froth guard catches all the froth so that's less hassle of using a spoon to sift out the froth that rests atop the juice.
* While cleanup takes the most amount of time, it's easy compared to other juicers. All the parts that need to get cleaned come apart in seconds with no tools needed and can be washed in a dishwasher (some parts are top rack only). And the included brush helps with cleaning the blades and mesh assembly.
CONS: * While the juicer does look nice on the kitchen counter, it takes up a fair amount of space and may not fit under low hanging cabinets.
* Not really a true CON, but at just shy of $300.00 it's not a cheap buy. However as stated above, you are getting a really high quality product.
* Depending on how sensitive your ears are and the acoustics of your kitchen, it can get a little loud, but not unbearable.
My Take: I couldn't be more happy with this product. First off the health benefits are very welcoming. I've had my juicer for a few months now and drink 4-7 glasses per week of roughly 25-35 OZ. I do feel my energized and awake during the day. I'm more of a steak and potatoes and have been known to skip out of my daily dose of fruits and vegetables, with juicing I get all my needs in a tasty glass. From start to finish takes me about 15 minutes. That includes prepping the fruit (washing and peeling) the actual juicing, and then cleaning.
Customer Review: My Honest Review
Summary: 1 Stars
This is my honest review. Just to prove that, I haven't written a "so go and buy this other juicer instead" statement at the end.
So I've been looking for the perfect Juicer, and after going to [...], and watching their excellent demo/marketing videos, I was sold. I bought the Juicer for close to $300, brand new from Bed, Bath, and Beyond, and for $300, I'm expecting perfection.
What I would find was far from that...
PROBLEM #1 - This is the loudest kitchen appliance you will own. Juicer VS Blender articles would often talk about how "loudness" is the "con" of blenders, and quiet operation the "pro" of juicers... not with this one. If you've put ice in a blender before, expect the same amount of noise from the high preset on this juicer. The motor is beautifully strong, and so it makes the machine sound like it's about to take off into outer space.
PROBLEM #2 - Not efficient at all. Although the motor is extremely strong, what good is all the strength in the world if it can't actually extract the juices? The first night I got this juicer, I went and bought $40 worth of fruit. Strawberries, raspberries, tons of grapes, ginger (YES!), tons of apples, oranges, and a bunch of carrots. I juiced about 60%-75% of what I bought that night, and I kid you not... I extracted two pitchers out of all that fruit. That's about 6 glasses of fruit, max. So we're talking $5 a glass... that's just as much, if not more, than what you would pay at a juice bar. Plus, YOU'RE the one juicing, and guess who cleans up afterwards?!? Yes... you!
PROBLEM #3 - Very messy. When you look at the container for the pulp, you can see where it is connected to the cover - the cover of the pulp container... well, the problem is that the cover doesn't function as a cover too well, so all the pulp that gets extracted from the juicing process actually flies out from the crack between the pulp container and it's cover. You're looking at carrot, strawberry, and apple splattered walls (if your kitchen walls are white) and a very sweet and sticky floor. So if you want to impress the ants, buy this juicer.
PROBLEM #4 - It spits. Not only does it spit from the cracks in between the bad engineering, but the actual feed chute (the tunnel you through your fruit into) is a Pandora's box to exploding fruit juice. Part of the reason why this machine spits juice out like crazy (unless the feed chute is covered by the food pusher at all times... meaning everytime you open it to put fruit inside, it spits ferociously) is that the feed chute is located right above the actually juicing mechanism. So it's as if you were to take the cap off of a blender... while it's blending. Fun huh? Not so much.
So again... I'm not here to say, "Well, therefore, buy this other product instead!" I haven't found my perfect juicer yet. But I hope this review helped you... that's if you even found it. I hope you do. And I hope we both find the perfect (and affordable) juicer!