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Philips HR1861
by Ames13
The Philips juicer hr1861 has to be the best juicer on the market right now for consumers with an average budget.
For juice experts and beginners alike the machine is so easy to use and comes with a clear guide on how to make the most from your ingredients.
It is described as a 'whole fruit juicer' making super ... quick time of whipping up a tasty juice in a matter of seconds. No need to peel, chop or deseed most fruits as this is taken care of within the machine so you really do get the most goodness from whatever it is you are juicing.
The handy jug has a large capacity ensuring convenience when juicing, it simply fits onto the spout and collects the juice. Within the jug is a separater ensuring you get the clearest juice when pourlng. As this jug has a 1.5L capacity the collection tub on the back of the machine which captures the pulp can hold 2L so you can juice in bulk for the whole family in one go.
Most impressively within the machine itself, the patented micro mesh filter gets the most from your ingredients, 2 or 3 medium apples will easily give you a full glass of juice. That's your 5 a day taken care of from just one juice potentially!
It's worth noting when purchasing from most outlets, a free recipe book from the juice master Jason vale is offered inside :)
It is fun and exciting to open the fridge to see what it is you can create when there are so many ingriedients that the machine will turn into lovely fresh juice, that is not from concentrate or full of additives and E numbers.
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Philips HR1861
by leesah_m
I've owned this Philips juicer for around 7 months now and it's fantastic! I always aim to use it daily, but in reality I'm a bit too lazy for that so if I use it a couple times a week I feel I've done well. I do have weeks where I don't use it at all, but I always return to it, because it's just such a fabulous way to get lots of ... fruit/veg without having to actually EAT it.
I tend to stick to a similar recipe each time, but there are so many variations you can do. I bought the juicer from Argos (for £100), which was about £30 more expensive than amazon at the time (which was around £70) but I wanted the security of being able to easily take it back if there was a problem. With it being electrical you never know - but actually I've had no problems so all is good there. The good thing though, is that when I bought it from Argos it came free with a Juice Master book, full of recipes (although I must admit, I read a lot of the recipes when I got it and then never actually made any... but it's there if I want it and I'm sure I'll use it at some point when my normal recipe gets boring). So, what I usually make is a combination of something like this:
2 handfuls spinach
2/3 carrots
Broccoli
1 apple
1 lemon (or a half if I don't want it too strong).
For me the above foods (as well as whatever else I may have in my fridge) would never make it into my diet in the quantity that they do when they go into my juice. Even if it did go into my diet, the veg, other than the spinach, wouldn't be raw and we all know raw veg is fantastically healthy and full of enzymes.. and all of that. For this reason I really can't recommend this juicer enough for people who don't eat as much fruit and veg as they perhaps should. I imagine it's a good way for some parents to trick their children into 'eating' healthier, too. When I make my recipe above, it just tastes like lemon.
Using the juicer is really easy. You just put the fruit/veg into the er... shoot (?) , turn on the juicer with the switch, and then push the contents down with the er... pushy thing (?) that's supplied, and then the juice comes out of the spout and into your jug (also supplied). That's about it really.
One important thing to mention is that when you turn the switch on the juicer, the juicer sort of 'jumps'. I had read a review that mentioned this before I bought it, but I didn't realise how significant it would be, so when I turned mine on for the first time, I wasn't prepared and the juicer jumped and the jug that was sat by it (waiting to be filled with lovely healthy juice) was thrown from the counter top and some of the juice that had already been poured into it was spilled on the floor (which annoyed me). Anyway, the simple remedy to that is to just hold the juicer when you turn it on, and then you can let go again straight after.
It juices really well and takes probably less than 30 seconds and although it's loud, it's not too loud - it's actually quieter than my blender. I don't have much to compare it to, since it's my first juicer, but I've heard that the amount of juice you get per fruit/veg is good for a juicer, too. You do get a lot of pulp (which is normal with juicers), it seems like a waste to it throw away, but if you look online there's plenty of suggestions of how to use it, so it doesn't *have* to be a waste. I just throw it away though because I can't be bothered ;)
The juicer has a few detachable pieces so you can take it apart afterwards and clean it, but it's really easy to take apart and reassemble. Once you've taken it apart (after juicing) you get to do the fun bit - cleaning it. In fairness it's really easy to clean, but because there are a few parts it's vaguely time consuming, so I don't like it. You would find this with any juicer though so it's not really much of a criticism. Actually, I think it's dishwasher safe so that solves that... but I always hand wash mine for some reason. The juicer is quite large and so takes up a bit of space, but that's only a problem if you're limited on space. If you have the space I'd say it's worth having this take up some of it.
The Philips HR1861 juicer IS expensive, as I said I bought mine for around £100 from Argos and it's currently £79 on amazon... but you definitely get what you pay for, it's a top quality juicer, and if you use it often you get your money's worth.
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Cookworks Signature Whole Fruit
by intejoes
I just got this product at Argos for £30, along with £5 for product warranty, which is great considering there are hardly any juicers in this price range. I primarily bought it to make fresh juice for my baby. It is rather large when fully assembled and has at least five individual components that need to be assembled before juicing and ... washed after juicing, however, it is quite easy to clean. It extracts the juice very well and the pulp remaining is quite dry. The pulp itself goes to the black container on the side which makes cleaning very easy. It comes with a closed transparent container for juice collection that fits very well at the collection spout, so there is no leakage either. I am very pleased with this product, it is well worth the money spent. I think I will be using it more than I anticipated, would definitely recommend.
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