Philips Viva Collection Masticating Juicer, 150W, 1L, XL Tube, Quick Clean Technology, HomeID App, Dishwasher-safe Parts, Drip Stop, Easy Assembly, Compact Storage, Black (HR1889/71)

This has juiced everything that I've thrown at it from soft and hard fruits to pineapple, kale, celery and carrots. It's pretty quiet and very easy to take apart to clean (just 4 juicer parts + two containers for pulp and the juice itself). I'm really pleased with it, it's great value for money. It's quite narrow and deep, so fits really well on the worksurface in my kitchen. I can't think of anything that I don't like about it. Tips - put herbs like mint or parsley in with the fruit/veg - don't put them in on their own - they're too fine to go through. If you're doing a batch of juicing and you use kale rinse all the parts before juicing anything else - it lingers!!! Have fun making up your own juices x

As a first time juicer, this machine has been absolutely brilliant for me. The base feels really sturdy, the components are well made and it is SO easy to clean if you make sure to do it straight after juicing. I have used this everyday, sometimes twice a day because it is so easy to use, take apart and put together. Some people have mentioned that the pulp is a bit moist after juicing, and they are correct. I decided to squeeze out the pulp with a cheese cloth to see roughly how much juice was being left behind and I got around 25ml. To me, that is fine and I'm not too bothered about missing out on 25ml, as I try to use the pulp for recipes anyway. It has become part of my morning routine now, and I'm really happy with my purchase. Hopefully it stand the test of time! Good value for money as well in comparison to other machines. Highly recommend for a first time juicer or somebody looking to replace an old one.

Overall this juicer exceeded my expectations, though I got it at a discount from Warehouse Deals. It's not whisper quiet but it's definitely not offensively loud. It's quieter than my last juicer (The rubber seal at the pulp bin end is noisy when dry/brand new but that stops when it gets wet.) It has a big chute and you can drop whole lemons/limes/medium apples in there without cutting, and with a slight push to get started it chews them up perfectly without further pushing. It extracts pretty well and the pulp is moist but not wet. There are some nice touches. The juice bin has pouring spouts on the end so you can pour easily direct from the container without spilling. The auger is quite long and is designed to chew the food against metal fins not against a porous surface, so there is only a small piece of sieve to clean. Overall very easy to clean. The only oddity is that the chute, while large, has a hinged cover with a smaller opening and it is not quite large enough to fit a whole cucumber through, and if you open it (As you would for a lemon/apple) then there is a tongue in there that prevents you from inserting a long item like a cucumber, so even though lemons/limes and small apples/oranges are really convenient, ironically you may have to quarter a cucumber lengthwise. The pusher is significantly smaller than the chute, so if you get cucumber pieces or berries stuck to the sides of the chute during juicing, there may be nothing you can do to unstick them, as the pusher won't scrape the sides of the chute. Still though, it's a powerful juicer that's easy to clean so I'm giving it a 4. If I had paid the full price of €200 I might only be 3 star impressed.

Once we got this machine few months ago, we do not have to buy any juices anymore. Keep i nmind though - you will have a lot of waste, and as this is cold press a lot of juice will end up in the waste. However this is the best method to not 'burn' the vitamins away. Make sure all vegetables that are rock hard are cut to smaller chunks, and peeled properly. Making pauses between each will help the juice to fully drain. Also if you do vegetable of fruit that will most likely block the filter. It is a good practice to take the filter out - use a brush to clean it off and slide it back in and start using the machien again - this way you will 'save' a lot of juice from going to waste. Also if you a re doing a big batch of veggies/fruit do pause every few minutes and clean the filter, as the size of the filter is quite small it can easily gather too much fiber and wont be as effective. You can see this with your eyes - just observe as the juice flow decreases - that means the filter have to be cleaned. If you are lazy it will work anyway - but you wiill end up wasting more material and producing less juice. Of course if anyone is wonderign is it cheaper to buy a juice? The Answer is yes. Of course the factory made juices are much cheaper and easier to get. With this machine you have to bring in kilograms of veggies in order to make few cups of juice. And take time to peel everything, wash it all of. And home made juice is not pasterusied so it will go off quicker. But if you like fresh juice and you will drink it quick, and you do not mind / or you enjoy making things yourself, it will give you a sense of acomplishement and also give you healthier juice that is tasty and do not have any added chemicals. A good ser of tips for the begginers will be : - look up recepies and plan what juice combo you will make before yo ugo shopping/gardening -you do not have to push big items like apple quarter or oranges through the lid hole , you can lift the lid and put the item inside one unit at the time ( its lever action , a safety mechanism) -make sure you do not juice thigns that should not be juiced ( avoid pears,berries etc) - clean the machine well right after juice, you can use hydrogen peroxide 3% solution to clean food contacted parts, like once a month to keep bacteries at bay - do not stress the motor by doing hard things like carrots and sweet potato for longer than fe minutes, give it some rest by doing apples etc in between so the motor wont heat up - this is not industiral grade machine so it shoudl not be abused and used 24h , this is hobby grade household item, to prolong its life make sure you take good care of it, just slicking big chunks with a knife takes few seconds for the machine motor and mechanical parts this few seconds can save months of lifew time -I found that for filter cleaning the most ideal is a plastic brush, brush it on both sides using cold water and it all comes of in few seconds. - never leave machine dirty with food inside, as fruit, especialyl sweet ones will spoil vey quickly and any leftovers can contaminate future batches of juice - you can use a piece of lime/lemon added to your juice, in a glass jar (easy to clean) and keep in in the fridge, depending on the juice you made it will last longer, fore example carrot juice as it is quite sweet will stay fresh for about 24h, while orange can last even 48 Overall the machine is great- it is the best juicer we ever had. The motor is on the side and it is sealed with the rubber gasket, so in any case of leaking the juice wont go onto the electronics even if it leaks, which is good - as cheaper juicers usually have motor right under the juice container, which can lead to horrible scenarios. The operation of the button is quite easy, one button goes forward, the other is a reverse if somethign got stuck ( if you put too much at the time). The machine have a security feature so it wont let you put fingers inside. Its good but still I will advise all children 100% time suprvision, as the motor is very strong. The machine does generate noise during operation with sqiucking etc, so you have to keep in mind that this is cold press juicer - it will always make sounds, it is still quieter that other types.