Chef'n Juicester: Citrus Juicer & Reamer JUC 380 CI
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chef'n Juicester: Citrus Juicer & Reamer JUC 380 CI
Customer Review: Inadequate for my needs (grapefruit)
Summary: 2 Stars
I recently moved into a house w/ a grapefruit tree in the backyard, so decided to get a citrus juicer. I shopped mainly by Amazon reviews, and considered both powered and manual models. I bought this model primarily because of all the glowing reviews on Amazon - quite frankly, after using this product I'm a bit surprised by the positive reviews.
Pros:
1) Simple, elegant design
2) Looks good
3) Small - doesn't take up much counter space
4) Reasonably cheap
Cons:
1) It's really too small for grapefruit. It comes with two size settings, but really the larger one is only big enough for an orange, and the smaller one is about lemon or lime sized. Don't get me wrong - it CAN juice a grapefruit, it's just not the ideal size. The grapefruit kind of overwhelms it, and hangs off the sides.
2) The strainers for seeds and pulp were grossly inadequate. To be fair, my home grown grapefruits have quite a bit more seeds than the store bought variety, but the seed remover on this thing was overwhelmed and I kept ending up with seeds in my juice (not a huge problem). Similarly, the pulp remover was inadequate - it kept getting clogged up with pulp as I poured it out into a container. I kept having to take the top off to remove pulp, which was a pain and I couldn't get it all, and inevitably left some good juice behind after each grapefruit. I had to clean it out good after each half grapefruit.
3) Slow. I wanted to juice 4-5 grapefruit at a time, and it's a bit slow with this. I imagine this problem wouldn't be so bad with oranges as with grapefruit.
Conclusion: If you plan to juice a few oranges here and there, this will probably work ok for you. But if you want to juice grapefruit often, or if you have a citrus tree and want to juice in higher volumes than a few at a time, I think this model is inadequate. 2 stars - I'd probably give it 3 if I only planned to juice oranges.
If anyone knows of a better option for grapefruit, please suggest in the comments to my review.
Description of Chef'n Juicester: Citrus Juicer & Reamer JUC 380 CI
Juicing up the world of citrus! Chef'n has made your favorite juices easier to drink. With specially contoured small and large reamers conform to the inner shape of the citrus. Sharp top edges quickly dig into fruit while lower rounded edges gently juice with minimal effort. The Juicester has incremental measurements in cups, ounces, millimeters, table spoons and teaspoons. The dual strainer system screens pulp and seed when you juice and when you pour!! Chef'n began twenty years ago based on the principle that kitchen products could be a lot smarter, easier and more fun. Right from day one, Chef'n found an audience hungry for its brand of Tasteful Ingenuity. Today that legacy lives on with the precision refinements to acclaimed inventions, new technologies, design techniques, and entirely new products for 2006.From happy hour margaritas to the next morning's o.j., this cute and clever Juicester citrus/reamer by Chef'n handles the job. Simply press any citrus fruit onto the top, and contoured large and small reamers efficiently cut then thoroughly extract the juice. The sides of the tool are see-through and clearly marked in cups, ounces, millimeters, tablespoons, and teaspoons for easy at-a-glance measuring. When it's time to serve, a double strainer catches both pulp and seeds. The juicer also features an ergonomic SavvyGrip(r) handle for comfort and a no-slip base. With its fun space-age shaping and asymmetric accents in a bright orange hue, this is a perfect tool for a mod entertainer or hip kitchen décor. It goes safely into the dishwasher on the top rack. --Kara Karll
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