AMZCHEF Cold Press Juicer, Juicer Machines - 5.4" Large Feed Channel for Whole Fruits and Vegetables, Stainless Steel Slow Chew Juice, Easy to Clean

this review is good for all juicers that have a similar layout and function. pros it really takes out more juice and leaves the pulp pretty dry. it's slower outer operation prevents juices and pulp from splashing out like some other juicers. the filter is very small and cleaning it is a breeze cons there are more smaller areas to clean out the produce has to be cut into smaller pieces making the concept of a larger chute seemingly useless. fruits like oranges will be annoying to have to cut into smaller pieces, but most of it was juiced without having to do so. part of what makes a juicer convenient is to be able to simply drop whole fruits into the chute. I'm very mixed about this juicer and will use it a little while longer before making the final decision to keep it return. UPDATE - although communication with customer service appears to be a challenge, this has actually turned out to be the best juicer in its price range that I've ever owned. the proof is in the pulp, and it's drier than others I've used. thank you

I almost didn’t buy this juicer because of reviews saying it was hard to open or lock. On my first day, I was also confused — until I realized this is actually a safety feature. The juicer only locks or unlocks when the lid is OPEN. Once you understand that, it becomes very easy to use. I’m adding a video to help others avoid the same confusion I had at the beginning. The juicer itself is excellent. I use it every day as part of a 10‑day detox, making juice for two adults. I barely cut the fruits, don’t remove seeds, and use ingredients like celery, kale, cucumber, cabbage, apples, lemon, and oranges (I only remove the citrus peel). It handles everything very well. After understanding how it works properly, I can say this was a great purchase and I’m very happy with it.

I think it is doing well for a cheaper juicer. More expensive, better juicing. The juicer seems to have struggles with celery. The pulp seems to clog and have difficulty releasing the pulp. I juiced pears and the pears got caught up in the juicer, holding the juice from pouring out. Sometimes the pulp is wet, other times it’s dry. All in all, it has been juicing for my purposes. I didn’t spend $800, so I don’t expect it to work like I did.

We juiced our apples with this juicer putting 5-6 whole apples in and the first half cup was clear and tasty (about 1 apple) then it became gradually more dark and thicker to the point where we couldn’t drink it anymore … any subsequent apples we tried juicing without cleaning the machine came out as thick as apple sauce. It turns out that the 3 stage filter (the stainless steel screen on the front of the filter basket with smaller holes on the bottom, medium holes in the middle and bigger holes at the top) is a pretense…the plastic filter basket that holds the screen has holes around the sides and back…these holes let most of the pulp through regardless of what the front screen does. Anyway, the screen works ok for the first minute of juicing but then the juicer allows too much pulp through the upper bigger holes of the screen and through the sides and back of the plastic filter basket. It might be ok for someone who wants to make apple sauce, but not for us wanting apple juice. I tried contacting them a few times to ask them about making sorbet, because they showed a video of it, but they gave no instructions. I really like sorbet and thought that even if I couldn't use the juicer for juice, I might keep the machine just for sorbet… but no one got back to me. So we just bought a bag of frozen mango chunks and put them in to test it. Again, it worked fine for the first minute, nice smooth texture coming out of the pulp chute (because the pieces are frozen no juice is made so nothing comes out of the juice chute), but the problem then became that the machine didn’t pull in the chunks of mango anymore… they were just slipping and spinning around at the top… now perhaps if I let them thaw a little more it might work better but I didn’t want to try and just made up my mind to return this cold press juicer since I have a Champion juicer and I ran a bag of mango chunks through that machine without any issues (the silver lining is that I had no idea that my Champion juicer would work for sorbet and only found out after trying to compare it with the Amzchef :). I just found out that my window of time for returning the machine is over (by two days) but I will call them to see if they will assist me… I was really hoping that the Amzchef would work out because I really liked the idea of not having to cut up my apples and not having to press them down…putting whole fruit in and walking away, letting the juicer work… maybe someday they’ll improve their filter design.

I am so happy with my purchase and grateful I purchased this juicer. This was a gift to myself and I just love it! The juicer parts and materials have made with quality and care. I was concerned about the plastic, but it’s working amazingly well and the parts are constructed with care. The juice yield with denser vegetables such as carrots is much less than things like apples or cucumbers, so I’m not sure if a more expensive juicer would give a better yield, but I’m very pleased and enjoying this juicer so much. I have previously owned 3 other juicers from high end ($800) to low end ($40) and I can truly say that this juicer is a great value! It’s so easy to clean. I haven’t begun daily juicing yet, so I’m not sure what the performance would be like with that level of use, but so far for a few times a week, it’s doing great! Thank you to whomever made this juicer & put a low cost option out there to make this style of juicing accessible.