Jack LaLanne JLPJB Power Juicer Juicing Machine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Jack LaLanne JLPJB Power Juicer Juicing Machine
Customer Review: Good value for the money
Summary: 4 Stars
I have 2 juicers, this one and another stainless steel one. The Jack LaLane web page refers to this model as the "Classic".
Juicers must have two functions to be of value: extract juice, and clean up well. This juicer, as you know, has a large chute for easy insertion of the product. This works well, most of the time. I have learned that a small item, like a carrot, in the large opening creates a lot of vibration and noise. It is best to insert several carrots to reduce this. This juicer also extracts most of the juice and leaves very dry pulp behind, always a good sign.
The motor is quiet and this is a pleasure to use.
The Classic also dis-assembles very easily, which is important. My other juicer requires me to separate the top from the bottom by prying them apart, which is always hard to do and is a pain, quite frankly.
To keep the costs down, LaLane has used plastic everywhere except the cutting blade. The plastic cleans well and there is no obvious advantage over stainless steel unless it breaks, of course. I have had to order several lost parts for this product, but they were readily available at modest cost and delivered in a reasonable length of time. The quirk about juicing is, if you juice one apple or 10 lbs., the clean up time is the same.
Customer Review: It does the job
Summary: 4 Stars
Here are the pros and cons of PowerJuicer. The pros are first, it has a good efficiency, a low pulp to juice ratio, which means it does a good job in squeezing as much as juice possible. Second, it is fast. It takes seconds to fill up the 1000ml measuring cup. Third, it is easy to assemble and disassemble. The only cons I have are first, it doesn't work with some fruits and vegetables, e.g., coconut and banana. They provide the list of fruits and vegetables that are not recommended for Power Juicer. Second, it takes a while to wash and clean since you have to wash everything except the base; the lid, the blade, the filter, the pulp collector, and the receptacle, and this is a big mess to clean. I have seen a similar comment, but all it takes is a due diligence. It takes much longer to clean than to fill up the measuring cup. Third, even after installing the pulp-guard, often the pulps still spill over on the table. At least another juicer I know does not spit the pulps immediately out of the juicer when juicing, but places them inside the juicer for disposal later. Overall, I am happy with Power Juicer. If you order direct, they also give you some recipe books that have some exotic smoothies and muffins in them.Customer Review: Good juicer within its limits
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been using this juicer for about a year. I found a returned model at Bed and Bath for 33.00, which included the original warranty. Good thing, too, as the motor gave it up after 6 months. Bed and Bath replaced it with a new one, which has been working well these past 6 months. Lesson learned: don't cram those carrots into the chute - feed them gently.
I agree with an earlier posting that this is a good entry level juicer. It's in no worse to clean than other juicers provided you clean up IMMEDIATELY after juicing. I tighten the grater by hand to prevent over tightening. It makes superb carrot juice. As to the debate over twin screw versus the LaLanne style of juicing, it comes down to whatever best fits your lifestyle. I do recommend looking for a refurbished or deeply discounted unit as you can save a significant amount of money, and try to purchase from a vendor that will provide an easy exchange. I suspect that a number of problems that people have with this unit is due to their own inexperience with juicers as it strikes me as well made overall. But, by all means, try juicing. The benefits are amazing.
Customer Review: Good output, but pain to clean
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this juicer about 2 months ago. I use it about once a day.
Overall, I'm pleased but I do feel a few things in the commercial are misleading.
Clean-up is a pain. You need to take the entire juicer apart. I usually just rinse it under hot water and air dry, then run it through the dishwasher once a week. To save some time I usually line the pulp catch with a plastic grocery bag. Also, in the commercial Jack raves about how little pulp ends up in the catch container. He's right....because 90% of it never makes it into the catch! It just sticks to the top of the inside.
The manual is misleading. In one part is advises you NOT to juice soft fruits and veggies like avocados and bananas, but a few pages later there is a recipe that calls for avocado -- go figure!
The juice is yummy, and it does seems to produce quite a bit. The only complaint about the juice is that I find I'm actually spending more money at the grocery story b/c it takes so many fruits and veggies to make one glass.
Customer Review: Decent juicer
Summary: 4 Stars
I have used only one other juicer (at work) which costs twice what the JL juicer does. It had a fairly small capacity, though and we were constantly having to empty it. Now that I use the LaLanne juicer, I realize how wet the pulp is which means inefficient extraction. When I juice mango it is inevitably in small slices and some of it goes through without being juiced. I juice a quarter of a pineapple at a time, and small slices of that end up in the pulp basket without being juiced. Once or twice I have had to stop the machine and remove the slice which was blocking the chute. Carrots and apples go through without a problem. It runs quietly and is easy to assemble and use. Parts go in the dishwasher, but I end up washing it by hand. The pulp basket needs scrubbing with a brush, but washing inside the chute is easy because it is wide enough for my hand. (Not so with juicer at work.)You can use the pulp for baking. I put mine in the compost.