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Ordering, shipping and receiving the product was a completely satisfying process. The variable speed is an excellent feature and the blades have no problem grinding hard fruits and veggies. I am a completely satisfied customer thanks to Breville for making a top quality product and also to Amazon for offering this product at the great price. The juicer is everything the description says and more. Its very easy to clean too.
It's like drinking "liquid sunshine." What could be better than that. I DO cut up my fruits and veggies, though, only because the first time I used it, it seemed to get kind of stuck with half a beet. I don't find the machine particularly noisy-- it's certainly not as noisy as my blender. I cut carrots in half and apples into quarters. Taking it apart to clean is a snap.
The opening is wide but not wide enough for a good size apple.The important thing is, we are utilizing this appliance and getting healthier by doing so because of the ease of use. I like the stainless steel looks, and it seems sturdy enough. The only thing that I spend time on cleaning is the screen. My husband and I started juicing regularly (almost every day), since the arrival of our Breville Ikon 900 juicer over a month ago. A brush is provided, and it works great.
(Now I cut the beets into quarters--no problem).
Great company. I love the variable speed and will NEVER again purchase a juicer without this feature. Of all the juicers I researched, this has proven to be the best choice. It is so power, yet quieter than I expected. In fact, I love this juicer so much that I'm already looking at other Breville products.
The cleanup is amazingly fast and easy (even the wire mesh basket).After 6 weeks of ownership, I can you that I couldn't be happier. When operating, it is simple to use, and is no louder than a blender despite the powerful motor. After careful research and deliberation, I decided to purchase the Breville Ikon Juice Extractor. I can corroborate the feedback of many of the previous reviews here on Amazon. It does a great job of extracting the juice, the pulp being dryer than I had expected.
Still not sure it's worth $100 more than the LaLanne though. The pulp is also a little more wet than it should be. The multiple speeds are completely worthless. The nice parts are the noise, it's considerably quitter. But decided I wanted to upgrade to a "better" machine.
And there's much less splatter in both the juice cup and the pulp basket - two fairly decent pluses. Whole chucks of greens, beets, carrots, and everything else I juice come through no matter what speed I use and what order I juice the produce in. After carefully reading tons of reviews I decided on this juicer - it was between this and the Breville Juice Fountain Plus - and I figured the extra $50 for the multiple speeds would be well worth it. I used my $100 Jack LaLanne juicer for 5+ years and never had an issue. Well I am not so pleased.
I can say that my LaLanne definitely had a small amount of pieces in the pulp, but no where near as much as this Breville does - and the pulp in the LaLanne is definitely drier.
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