Read First Before Buy Jupiter Large Commercial Juice Press
I have been juicing old school for a while and getting tired of hand cramps.
I decided to try a electric juicer and the motor burned out after two uses. I was frustrated in finding a quality electric citrus juicer and came to the conclusion that there are none!
I happened into a kitchen store and inquired about juicers. They brought out two... the first was a Metrokane Mighty Juicer and while I loved the look of it, in person it was a disappointment. It was too small, flimsy and tips very easily.
The Jupiter is heavy, well constructed and should last a lifetime! I compare it to our old Hamilton Beach juicer we had when I was growing up...
My only criticism would be that when the press is released, there is pulp on the edges of the fruit that doesn't get juiced. However, I'll gladly deal with that over unreliability or carpal tunnel!!! :)
We have had our new juicer for about 5 days and we have juiced 9 bags (80+/-) oranges and grapefruit. I am very impressed with the quality of this juicer and how soildly it is built. The quality of the juice is very good, however, initially we did notice a small amount of bitter/acidy taste from skin acid that gets into the juice by being pressed. The solution to virtually skin-acid-free juice is to take a VERY CLEAN washcloth and drape it over the top of the orange or grapefruit prior to squeezing in the press. The washcloth absorbs the acid that is forced out of the skin which in turn makes wonderful tasting juice. Be sure to rinse the wash cloth after every 5 or 6 juicings to make sure you keep the acid out of your juice. All in all we are VERY HAPPY with this product!
BalasHapusBTW: It is a LOT faster than using an electric rotary juicer and your arms do not get as tired!
I've owned this juicer for over 5 years and it works like a charm for extracting juice from large quantities of limes, lemons or oranges. It is heavy and solidly built, and the lever action runs right through the center of the juicer so no problems with tipping. Not much effort required to get the handle all the way down, which extracts all the juice. If you want to get every last drop, rotate the fruit 1/4 turn and press again, but you get about 95% on the first squeeze. The only down side is the that it is large, heavy and bulky. It would be best if you have the counter space to leave it out all the time. I don't, so it probably gets less use than it otherwise would as I have to haul it out of the cupboard every time. It might work well in an appliance garage too.
BalasHapusI have been juicing old school for a while and getting tired of hand cramps.
BalasHapusI decided to try a electric juicer and the motor burned out after two uses. I was frustrated in finding a quality electric citrus juicer and came to the conclusion that there are none!
I happened into a kitchen store and inquired about juicers. They brought out two... the first was a Metrokane Mighty Juicer and while I loved the look of it, in person it was a disappointment. It was too small, flimsy and tips very easily.
The Jupiter is heavy, well constructed and should last a lifetime! I compare it to our old Hamilton Beach juicer we had when I was growing up...
My only criticism would be that when the press is released, there is pulp on the edges of the fruit that doesn't get juiced. However, I'll gladly deal with that over unreliability or carpal tunnel!!! :)
As others have said, this is a heavy-duty, truly commercial grade juicer. It is built incredibly well, and the rubber handle is great. Extremely high quality craftsmanship. It squeezes the heck out of limes, oranges and lemons (the only citrus I have tried so far) and does a phenomenal job of it with hardly any effort at all. As others have said, it is heavy. I disagree that it is more bulky than other juicers-- just heavier. It works great on lemons, by the way. If you want a great heavy-duty juicer, this is the one!
BalasHapusCouldn't be happier with this juicer, which we've owned for 3 years. Still going strong. As other reviewers have suggested, it's still quite large (and powerful) even though termed "mid-sized". It's nice to find such a sturdy, well-built, smartly engineered tool in today's sea of easily broken, poorly designed, cheap home equipment. Truly commercial grade.
BalasHapusI live in Phx and everyone around here knows what that means.....we have citrus coming out our ears. I'm lucky in that I only have a grapefruit, orange and tangelo tree on my property. Last year I was buying OJ at the store and that gets expensive when I have trees in the back yard, but I had a cruddy little rotation juicer that clogged and was messy. This year I determined to get a press. I looked everywhere and was somewhat surprised by the price tag on presses. Well, I sucked up my reservations and bought this juice press and WOW!!!!
BalasHapusI recommend this one because it is heavy duty, doesn't tip, doesn't clog, and is easy to clean. It also does large fruit, most others don't. It is so fast and easy that every other day I go pick a bag of fruit and take about 15 minutes to cut, squeeze and clean up.
Yes, I recommend this to everyone. It is well worth the price tag. Oh and both my husband and I are in the back yard right now in the beautiful AZ evening enjoying a fresh squeezed glass of OJ with a shot of Don Julio :o)
Sent juicer to my brother for Christmas. He loves it. Easy to use and clean. Very durable and makes great orange or grapefruit juice.
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BalasHapusWasn't 100% sure the unit could do pomegranates since it seemed to be advertized as a citrus press. I am here to say it even does pomegranates with exellent results. My wife and kids had a lot of fun making pomegranate juice the other day. Hope this review helps. Unfortunately, due to exellent manner it made pomegranate juice, I was "forced" to buy my mother-in-law a unit as well.... she chose the white one..... Any kid of citrus should work fine with the unit, not sure what it will do with Large Grapefruit, fortunately I never plan on finding out...
BalasHapusAfter reviewing many other juicers, I'm glad that I settled on this one as a gift: it is a solid workhorse... and now we have a standing supply of fresh juice! In an age of powered appliances for every possible kitchen function, I am happy to have this old-fashioned--and thus reliable--machine.
BalasHapusPros
Build: The juicer is heavy and solid. I doubt that I could harm it, even if I had such intents. I anticipate many years of fresh juice from it. It can be unwieldy, and may go after a fingertip or two, until you learn to position the citrusy victims just so.
Design: It has a few elegant design touches to ensure that use and clean-up is simple. The two removable pieces are sturdy, with a simple locking mechanism to ensure that they don't slide around with each press. The rest of the frame can simply be sprayed off. Awesome!
Taste: If you like fresh juice, then you know there's no debate about the difference in taste. This one produces much richer, more flavorful juice compared to the small hand-held juicer we had, but I can't compare its output to those of other similar models.
Pulp: The tray is slotted so as prevent pulp from sneaking into the juice. For those that like pulp, and don't mind the occasional seed, simply dump the accumulated pulp into the juice container. This is a simple design solution that lets everyone have their way in the pulp/no-pulp debate.
Cons
Juice-catcher: This is a minor point, but we hunted around to find a container of decent volume for catching the juice. On the other hand, this could be a pro: there's no included container/ carafe that has to be replaced, as with coffee makers.
Pith: I am sensitive to the hint of pith, having concocted many inedible dishes with more pith than zest. I can occasionally detect the bitterness of pith in the juice. This likely results from the complete annihilation of the juiced halves, which are usually split and mangled after one meeting with the press.