Breville JE95XL Two-Speed Juice Fountain Plus
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Breville JE95XL Two-Speed Juice Fountain Plus
Customer Review: Definetly worth it!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first juicer I have ever used or bought. I found it very easy to use & clean (as long as you do it right away!!!) Do Not let the pulp dry on the screen! It seems very sturdy & it is fun. My family has made a lot of juice since buying this product & I have found so many uses for the pulp. The vegetable juice is hard to find, the right mix & looks a little weird but once you get the hang of it gazpacho & vegetable juices are delicious (refrigerate vegetables firt) & the pulp left over is great as a filler for meatloaf or hamburgers or pasta sauce. Fruit juices are easy & delicious (try a lime w/ tropical fruit, yummy), The product states you can juice small apples whole, they do have to be very small but cutting them in half or quarters isn't hard & that way you can extract the seeds & use the pulp as applesauce for little ones. Bananas cause a mess & you don't really get juice but we used them with other fruits & mixed the pulp back in with the juice for wonderful smoothies! You do get a lot of juice from this machine & my only complaint is you still have to use a lot of fruit for enough juice for more than 1 or 2 people (we have 5 in our family) so it does get expensive but we love this machine. Perfect for a first time juicer or someone who has been juicing for a while. I do have one more secret, to juice leafy things like spinach, ball it up first & if you're using it with something like tomatoes cut the core out of the tomatoe & stuff a ball of spinach inside. You'll get a lot more juice from the greens that way. Also be careful with onions & garlic, you will get loads of fresh onion juice!! It gave me an actual buzz! Worth the money especially if you compare it to other expensive machines or read the reveiws of similar priced ones. I don't normally right reveiws or rave about anything but this product was worth my time!Customer Review: Inproperly designed engine dies easily
Summary: 1 Stars
The motor dies very fast on this machine. I purchased it for Christmas. After using it about 10 times in 2 weeks (on oranges, apples, cabbage, carrots) the engine gave in. I thought it had been the carrots' fault or maybe the engine had overheated.
After I contacted customer service they replaced the juicer for me in about 20 days - no questions asked. This time I decided to be more careful. I took into account the the maximum 3 minutes of continuous use allowed, I cooled the kitchen so that the engine would stay at a low temperature. After juicing 3 carrots through the machine the motor stoped working - the second "defunct" juicer.
I called the customer support and today I have received my third juicer. Great, I thought! I processed one single cabbage leaf before the juicer stopped working. This is frustrating and I plan on returning the juicer altogether for a refund.
The customer support was very nice throughout my experience with this particular juicer but unfortunately I believe the machine is not designed properly. (I have a Braun epilator and I remember I had overused it once and it stopped working. However, when I tried it later on it ran perfectly. I am assuming the electric epilator had a thermostat or some system to protect the engine.) Unfortunately this is not the case with this juicer. The engine died very easy, despite the fact that I had been very careful not to strain it. After all 3 juicers I had tried have died randomly and without warning I think there's a high probablility the next one will too. Thus, I am now ready to move on to a different manufacturer. When I find a better juicer I'll edit this post and let you know! :)
Customer Review: Juicer stopped: customer service was there to replace.
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot compare the juicer to other brands since this one is my first (and only) juicer. I bought it here at amazon and used it regularly for about 10 months, then it died (more on that later). Here are some positive and negatives during the first 10 months:
+ easy to clean
+ durable blade, works as new after 10 mo.
+ pulp comes out clean (makes nice cakes)
+ package is complete with cleaning brush and recipe book
+ stable on the counter while juicing
+ noise level is acceptable
- chute could be less tall but a little wider
- foam filter could be better
I had two objectives in mind when I purchased it: fresh fruit juice as opposed to the stuff you get in bottles (the difference is like night and day!), decent price. I was willing to venture into other juicers if this one proved to be useless, but my budget for the initial attempt was around $100 (yes, it was on sale for $109).
After few months, I was glad to have read the reviews here and was very happy with the outcome. This was until the day that it stopped working. When it happened, I got a little disappointed and emailed the customer service for a warranty (3 years for the motor!) claim. Within 1 day I received a shipping label for the unit and a few days after it was replaced with a brand new one. It was a nice experience not to have a week-long run around to get something fixed. More importantly, Breville stood behind its product (hence, I have their panini press in the kitchen as well, indispensable for breakfasts!). All in all, excellent product and service. I would buy it again without hesitation.
Customer Review: Better than I had hoped for!
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, this thing is much larger than I had thought it would be. I expected something more the size of a normal coffee maker. Instead, I got a machine that's more the size of one of those really tall coffee makers with the thermal caraffe (sp?). It's a monster, but it's awesome! I have had no problems with any pulp being wet, and I've juiced many different fruits and vegetables. I also have had no trouble cleaning any of the parts. For those reviewers who claim that it's difficult to clean, I want to know how many hours they let it sit after use before they try to clean it?! It takes me 5 minutes to juice 6 different kinds of produce and rinse (not scrub) off all but the mesh strainer. That, I swipe a few times with the included scrub brush and it's done! Even when I have been in a hurry and have let the juicer sit fer a few hours, it still is not a big deal to clean. It's also very quiet. The high speed is a bit louder than the low speed, but my six month old (who's afraid of the vaccuum) doesn't even flinch when I turn it on. It also looks very nice on my kitchen counter. Great item and I don't regret my purchase one bit!
Also, I had called the Breville company before I made my purchase to ask them what the difference was between the JE95XL and the JE900 which is twice the price. I was told the the 900 body is made of die-cast stainless steel, while the 95 is chrome-colored heavy duty plastic. The motor and cutting/straining mechanism are all the SAME. If saving a few bucks without sacrificing performance or looks is important to you, go with this model. It's worth every penny and more!
Customer Review: Lots of Power, Love this Juicer...
Summary: 5 Stars
I had never owned a juicer. When I wanted to get one, I had no idea where should I start and what should I expect until I spotted a high-end model of Breville in Sonoma Williams store. I fell in love with it right away. Good looking, professional and substantial build but costs $400. That is too much for me as a starter. Then, I started to search for Breville and read users reviews on different models with the concerns of how dry the pulp should be liked, how much juice should come out, how easy to clean and assemble.....with all kinds of comparisons with this and that... I decided to buy JE-95XL of which the price falls within my budget. I got it at Bed Bath and Beyond with a 20% coupon, final cost $120 + tax.
I have had it for a month now, use it 3 times per week. It is very powerful and professionally built. I mainly use it for hard veggie, like carrots, apples, and potatoes. It produces good amount of juice, pulp is dry enough, easy to clean, just rinse it off under running water right away and use the attached brush to scrub the mesh screen/filter. To avoid more cleaning, I place a plastic bag in the pulp collector so that I don't need to wash it and just throw away the plastic bag. And I don't need to use the juice container (use it for some thing else) since I drink the freshly squeezed juice right away by placing a cup at the juice outlet. The only discrepancy I found is that sometimes, there are small chunks of veggie left un-juiced in the pulp collector. But it is no big deal for me. Just very satisfied with this juicer.