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: Great first juicer
Summary: 5 Stars
Never owned a juicer before. Purchased based on reviews across the web. WOW! Best orange juice ever!! So I have not used it to its full potential... no veggies yet. I basically make OJ, lemonade, and some strawberry and blueberry concoction I made up. I also can't compare this to any other juicer as it is my first one. However, it does exactly what it is supposed to do and works as described. Fruit (and veggies eventually) go in, juice comes out.
I tried to make too much juice once... got a little carried away with putting stuff into the chute so there was a lot of foam in the container. If you leave the lid on, it catches most of the foam unless you overload it like I did. I started using a strainer and pouring the juice (using the container provided with the lid) to get even less foam into the glass. But that is personal preference. It is not like you get an entire glass of foam or anything. And maybe you like foam. I put a little paper towel under the spout to catch any drips after juicing and removing the container.
I generally only juice on the weekends, but it is because I don't have a lot of time in the mornings to peel and cut fruit. The size of the chute is great though. I peel more than I cut. Clean up is easy. Rinse everything and throw it in the dishwasher. Done. Woo hoo!
Read the instruction booklet!!! Don't let anyone try and use it without having provided clear instructions to them. Don't assume they will figure it out. Only takes one family member to go unsupervised into the kitchen and come up with a bright idea... no, not rocket science, but no need to waste all that fruit!
Also, it isn't very loud and doesn't take up too much space. I mean on both accounts it is what I expected. The best part (besides drinking the juice) is all the fiber collected. Plenty of recipes to use the fiber. It is kinda neat too; seeing all the colors of the fruits mixed. I know, I am dork. Anyway, I am really happy with this purchase.
Customer Review: Wonderful product
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I have really enjoyed using this juicer. As mentioned by other reviewers, it is easy to operate, take apart, clean, and put back together. Here are my tips:
1.) The juicer (when assembled with the pulp bin and pitcher) is large: roughly 16" wide x 9" deep x 16 3/4" high, so make sure you have enough room for it. We keep it on a $1 plastic placemat I bought at Walmart so that we can slide it forward on our countertop when we are using it, then slide it back against the wall when we are done.
2.) Glad Food Storage Bags - gallon size (11" x 12.5") - are perfect for lining the pulp bin. After juicing, you can store the pulp in the bag in the refrigerator or freezer.
3.) Try using the pulp in your cooking. I add the pulp from one juicing session to the bran muffin recipe from the Cook's Illustrated May/June 2007 issue. The only adjustment I need to make to the recipe is to slightly increase the baking time. Delicious, and even my kids love them. I also add the pulp to pasta sauce, and my kids are none the wiser. The instruction book that comes with the juicer has a number of recipes for using the pulp as well.
4.) The instruction book has a number of juice recipes in it. Our juice recipe is based on Martha Stewart's, with some additions of our own:
- one large handful fresh spinach, stems and all
- one large handful Italian flat-leaf parsley, stems and all
- one half or one whole cucumber, peeled
- 2 to 4 sticks of celery, leaves and all
- one large or several small carrots
- one 1" piece of fresh ginger, peeled
- one apple (we do not peel or core it)
- one pear (we do not peel or core it)
- one mango or one large piece of papaya, peeled and seeded
- one orange, peeled
- one lime or lemon, peeled
5.) There are video clips of the juicer on youtube.com and marthastewart.com if you want to see it in action before you buy.
Customer Review: Great juicer! Very Impressed
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased the Jack Lalanne Power Juicer and had to return it after just three days of use because the motor died. Needless to say, I was quite unimpressed with its quality and performance. Previously owning a Champion, which did a good job, it was time-consuming to clean and a little on the `pulpy' side; it also had a small feed shoot. Because of comparisons and current use of the Breville 800JEXL, I now realize that I made an excellent choice in buying the Breville.
I accidentally stumbled across this juicer via Amazon.com and decided to buy it based upon the positive reviews everywhere I looked. (I honestly have not and cannot think of anything negative to say...from me or anyone else.) I just got my Breville 800JEXL and absolutely, positively love it.
This thing is built extremely solid and the outer shell is constructed of die-cast aluminum and zinc; it also looks like an appliance and is very appealing to the eyes. I cannot say enough about it as far as quality and design goes.
With an extra wide feed chute and powerful two-speed motor, this thing is extremely efficient. Also, most importantly, this thing totally pulverizes fruits and vegetables with its titanium-plated blade very, very quickly with an almost creamy taste to the juice. The quality is as good if not better than that from juice bars!
Being very easy and not time-consuming to clean, the extra-wide top (3" in diameter) is also a great feature along with "a safety device which safeguards against overheating with excessive loads".
Having owned a Champion and briefly, the Jack Lalanne Power Juicer, I have to say that this one blows them both away in everything I can think of. Get the "Juice Fountain Elite", and you absolutely will not be disappointed. (I do not work for Breville; I am just extremely impressed!)
Customer Review: Wow! What a power juicer!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was not disappointed in any way with the purchase of this juicer. All of the positive reviews I read about this machine were true!
It is engineered like any really good juicer should be:
1. Powerful and efficient
2. Easy to use (even for new juicers)
3. Well constructed with mostly stainless steel and easy/fast to dismantle and reassemble
4. FAST
5. EASY to clean
6. and also.....EASY to clean!
My wife and I can make a gallon of juice in a matter of a few minutes, and the 4 parts of the juicer that need to be cleaned (besides the juice pitcher) can be cleaned in about 5 minutes. (unlike some other juicers like the Jack Lalaine which can take forever to clean their multiple cheap plastic parts.)
If we want to make several different juices or juice mixes, it is also very easy to dismantle, clean quickly, and go on to making the next juice. We sometimes make 4 or 5 different juice concoctions and have the machine cleaned and ready to put away in less than an hour. (wow!)
It is also very quiet in comparison to other machines. The two speed motor is also very useful when mixing different ingredients (such as low speed for citrus juices, and high speed for other ingredients).
I have not owned my juicer very long, but it has been really a great experience with this one. (unlike some of my friends who bemoan their experiences with other brands) I have been told also by other friends that the Breville brand is much more reliable and that the customer service and warranty are very good.
After I wear this one out (probably will take a long time as it is very well made!), I will definately get another Breville!
Customer Review: They thought of everything
Summary: 5 Stars
The bottom line on if a product accomplishes it's purpose is if you use it regularly as intended. I have had a premium competitor's juicer for 20 years and have only used it in spurts. No pun intended. It is built like a tank which explains why after 20 years it looks new. But it is a center fugal model which means everything you put in to juice remains in a spinning tub and the juice is thrown to the sides of the spinning tub and then out the spout. This method is flawed in several ways. First you are limited by how much you can juice without cleaning the removable tub out and it fills fairly quickly. Also it becomes less efficient as the pulp accumulates and it is harder for the juice to squeeze through. Also at times the pulp inside is not balanced causing the machine to dance on the counter. Cleaning the thing is a beast. Disassembly is not rapid and the screened tub is a mess. By contrast, this Breville throws the pulp into a container so it never accumulates in the machine. They recommend putting a supermarket plastic bag in the container so cleanup is just throwing the bag away after each use. The opening to feed the vegetables into is very wide so nothing must be cut to fit which saves more time. The machine has only 5 large parts that come apart in a snap and clean up in literally seconds. All parts are dishwasher safe if you want to go that route. I use this machine every single day and am so impressed how the Australian designers seemed to think of everything in designing this machine. Well worth the money. I buy everything through Amazon, but this item I bought at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Using their 20% off coupons that never expire made their price below anything online.