Bodum Bistro Electric Two Speed Citrus Juicer, Black

Way overpriced
I really wanted to like this juicer, but I was quickly disappointed.

Pros:

*It's quiet.
*It's easy to take apart and wash, and the relevant parts are even dishwasher safe.
*The glasses are very nice (if a bit thin), stackable, and bigger than I expected. They're the highlight of the product, actually. (Update: Both glasses spontaneously broke within months. They weren't dropped or otherwise subjected to any trauma that I know of. One developed a mysterious hole near the bottom, and the other suddenly developed a large, leaking crack near the bottom.)

Cons:

*The juicer cone is not very aggressively constructed. I found that I really had to push hard and wiggle the orange around a lot to get it going.
*The juicer does not turn very quickly. I think using a manual juicer would be just as quick.
*Though this juicer is 100 watts, it bogs down and strains if you push very hard (which it cautions you to not do).
*The...

Just An Old Fashioned Citrus Juicer With A Motor
I know the Bodum name, because they make the greatest electric burr coffee grinder that I've ever owned! Bodum is a Swiss company who make simple, basic appliances that usually serve a single purpose, as this citrus juicer does.

This citrus juicer is exactly like the small glass hand citrus juicers that my mother and grandmother used in the 50's and 60's, except with a motor! I personally love simple basic kitchen things and this juicer is very simple. The quiet motor is completely sealed in the base. The top has the old style wedge shaped form that the halved orange, grapefruit, lemon or lime sit on. All you do is hold down the fruit half on the wedged form, and it spins the juice out, just as if you were twisting it on the old fashioned hand held types. There is also a dome cover that you can place on top of the citrus fruit half, and when you push down on the dome, the motor spins the rest of the juice out of the pulp at a higher speed. Pushing on the fruit half or the...

Perfect Citrus Juicer
I made the decision to juice oranges and grapefruits because all the available O-J's have way to too much sugar in it.
So I purchased this juicer about 2 weeks ago. After ten days of operation I am 100% satisfied.
It juices grapefruits (big and small) and orange of all sizes in a very efficient way. The motor is strong and it never stopped during operation.
It is very easy to clean (also dish washer safe) and all of the components are of high quality. The design is very slick and contemporary.
A nice feature is also that you can close the spout, so when you change glasses during juicing you won't have a mess from spilled juice.
The cable is long enough and it stores nicely underneath the juicer.
Another nice touch is that it comes with two matching glasses.

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