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I bought one used, hoping for a better juicer, smaller price. This is the 3rd juicer I've owned, and I've learn not to stump grind, but dice your produce, and that especially works well with this juicer. I like the long wide shoot to fill as I dice, then get my small chilled pitcher and start juicing once everything is ready. Most of the time it feeds through on it's own, sometimes I shift and push it with a mini spatula, leaves have to be pushed, as well as the last few remnants at the finally. A shot of water clears everything fairly well. I mostly stick to simple celery, baby carrots, pear and ginger root, but have tried bok choy, cabbage, cranberries, apples strawberries and blue berries. I have juiced 3 times a day for almost 9 weeks, and there is a learning curve.
From the bok choy leaves, I wouldn't recommend this as a leaf juicer, it does work to fold them up and then if it slows just add a shot of water as necessary, but if your trying to just muscle them through it doesn't preform well grinding leaves up. The cabbage I tried both ways, and the cut cabbage went right through with little effort, the separated leafs were more of a chore. Dicing celery gets rid of most of the problems with strings, but sometimes a little water chaser will clear the blades too. Sometimes I wished it would grind better, but other times stuff just runs right through and I am very happy with the performance. Usually that shot of water gets things moving along, I have rarely stopped and taken it apart except with leaves. I have a 2-speed and a small juicer, but it's the DeLonghi that delivers more juice and less foam, usually 3 or 4 cups each time. I think it's the slower speed induction motor, but even compared to the 2 speed on low, Delonghi exceeds it.
I was a prep cook so dicing is second nature, just get the chef's knife so you have some weight behind it. Clean up is easy as any, I actually prefer the inner plastic liner referred to as a filter, just use a small lined basket for compost scraps. I use a dish brush for the spinner basket, that goes fast and cleans easy, but I have had to pick those little strawberry nodules from the blades. If you buy one used, make sure they don't send it assembled, as the bowl of mine came cracked, probably from the stress of being attached to the heavy base. I also have a small glass bowl I set it on, so it's off the counter and the suction cups stay dry.
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