Read First Before Buy DeLonghi DJE950 Die cast Juice Extractor
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.
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.
BalasHapusFrom 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.
Based on how much I love my DeLonghi espresso maker, I bought this juicer because of the unique way it handles the pulp. The filter is fully vertical and keeps spinning juice out of the pulp while you juice. I have a couple of other juicers before and this is the best.
BalasHapusStainless steel, so it won't stain with carrot juice! Juices very fast and allows for medium sized apples to go in whole.
And the pulp filter has a plastic basket that you pull out and shake into the trash to clean - so you can keep on juicing.
It has a very small footprint, it doesn't take a lot of room on the counter.
Basically four large pieces to clean afterwards, takes two minutes. I especially like that there are no small inaccessible spaces to trap pulp, a problem that other juicers have.
Very happy with it and would recommend to anyone buying a juicer.
The large feeding tube makes this juice extractor easy to use (much less chopping and holds plenty). It's a snap to clean and looks really great on the counter. The best feature though is the amount of juice it actually extracts. The pulp left over is practically dry. This is a top quality product at a great price.
BalasHapusThis is a serious juicer. I purchased a new juicer because of all the expensive juice that was left in the very wet pulp of my previous centrifugal juicer, even running the pulp through again. With perpendicular sides the DeLonghi's spinning basket holds the pulp until you remove it. It will continue to spin juice out for as long as you leave it spin or until the pulp becomes very dry. While you have to remove the pulp periodically, it is simple by gently pulling up on the pulp "cage" top edge in a few spots to loosen.
BalasHapusThe juice from this machine is clearer with less pulp than my previous juicer, probably because it gets filtered through whatever pulp has already accumulated. It is very fast and its large "mouth" allows much larger pieces and even whole moderate size fruit. Easy to clean, but care must be taken when cleaning the strainer basket to not cut or snag something on the shreding blade at its bottom. Cleans easily. This is a powerful machine, and it is heavy.
The DeLonghi juices quickly, and lets you juice whole fruits and veggies without having to cut them up first. Also, clean up is pretty fast because most of the pulp goes into the basket. The only problem for me is that it does not juice greens as well as a masticating juicer--the yeild is not as good. Other than that it is great!
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