Cuisinart CCJ-500CH Pulp Control Citrus Juicer, Polished Chrome

I chose this juicer because I have tendinitis in my shoulder and arms. It was difficult and painful to rotate my arms using a manual juicer. I like this little machine. It is a well engineered design and well built. Here are the features I like about it: 1. It has a high torque motor. You can press down on the blades and it does not bog down the action. 2. The pulp trap works great. I juice many lemons in one session so the pulp and seeds build up and need to be removed, but it is easy and quick to lift out the top two pieces and move it to the sink to clean it. No drip or mess in the transfer to the sink. 3. I am able to cut down the lemon to the inside of the rine. Removing all of the pulp. I then dehydrate the rine and vacuum seal it for future medicinal uses. 4. The blades change direction which makes the process much more efficient. 5. It has a dust cover which keeps it clean while not in use. I can recommend this citru juicer. Works great.

There's no need for anything bigger, badder or heavier. This thing just juices like crazy. I was going to buy a big, heavy, "manly" lever arm one for about 5x the money this cost, but rethought when I read a review about how those lever ones crush all the bitterness from the skins into the fruit. This works from the other side reaming the juice and pulp out from the INSIDE. It make so much more sense... It spins one direction, then when you push again it spins the other way, getting all the goodness out of your lemons, limes and oranges.There is a setting to adjust how much pulp you want. it has a really cool "Fast Spin" cycle to clean out all the juice in the machine and into your glass. Just make sure the lid's on before you try it! ;-) You can adjust how much pulp you want. It's a snap to clean up. It stores easily. It doesn't weigh 50 lbs... It's just a great little machine. :-)

We love this juicer! We have had it for a few months now and it is working great. We have two orange trees at our office and have been enjoying a glass of fresh squeezed OJ every morning. What a treat. This machine is very easy to use and clean. It only takes a minute to rinse off the parts. I highly recommend this product. Update: We have been using this juicer for a year now and it still works just as well as when we first bought it. Still lovin' it!

After I bought this juicer I thought "Did I really need one of these? Won't it do the same thing as a hand juicer?" About 2 seconds after juicing my first lime, all doubt went out the window. It is amazing! I love pretty much everything about it: the three pulp settings, it gets ALL the juice out AND it is SOOO easy to clean. No more aching hands. I can't wait to use it again. I only wish there were more fruits that can be juiced!

It splashes pulp and juice all over the kitchen. We've had this item for awhile now and while it looks nice, it does not work well. The engine is slow, it moves about as you are squeezing the oranges and for some reason, sometimes, when you are done squeezing one orange and placing another, it does not stop, continue to rotate thus splashing pulp and juice all over the kitchen. That might be due to the final spin feature, which is really not that great, as I don't see the point of having to cover it, to achieve a full, clean, complete squeeze of all pulp and juice. Furthermore the juice receptacle is not high enough and juice tends to drip out of it, increasing the mess. It is not too noise but the cord is short. It is an OK juicer but I would not recommend it if you are looking for something more practical and user friendly. Unfortunately I cannot return the item for I no longer have the original box but will be looking to buy a better juicer.

Bought this when I moved to a place with multiple citrus trees in the back yard. Looked for juicers locally (in California) and could only find whole-fruit juicers. I've been pleased with the results. I do need to clear the dead pulp after every couple of pieces of fruit, but not a surprise given the pulp volume. The fast-spin works well, the reverse does not trigger every spin, but seems OK. Note for novices, even though this juicer keeps most of the juice and pulp while operating, juicing with this equipment is a messy process, so use somewhere easy to clean. Pieces do clean pretty easily.

I like a lot of pulp in my OJ and with this machine, I was able to remove the bottom filter so my juice basically has all the pulp from the oranges. The reverse spin function really gets out the last drop of the juice. Very easy to clean so I am pleased with it. It would have been nice if it comes with a larger head for grape fruits but that's for version 2.

I've been using this juicer for small limes, lemons, and oranges, and it's worked very well. I love the pulp control feature - there are three different settings that allow you to select how much pulp will end up in your glass - and the reverse spin. And the final spin feature, which ensures all the juice gets into your glass instead of getting caught up in the pulp or screen, is genius. Easy to use, and simple to disassemble and clean. I bought the orange colored model at a deep discount (under $30) - great appliance for a great price.

Lots of pulp gets stuck in the container and the lid doesn't work as well as expected to get the juice out of the pulp. It takes a much longer time than expected to prepare two full glasses of orange juice as the pulp has to be manually removed from time to time before it can properly works again.