Philips HR1858/50 Juicer

The Philips HR1858 / 50 juicer does exactly what it says on the tin - it's an excellent juicer. It comes with a 2l measuring jug (complete with foam seperator) as well as a manual and a recipe book. It's very easy to juice, and you only have to peel oranges, mangoes etc. Then you just stick them in and it quickly pulverizes them and out into the jug comes the juice. It seems to get most of the juice out of the fruit, as the pulp afterwards is dry. The main problem with juicers is that they're very difficult to clean. The Philips is quite easy - you dismantle, rinse and then put it back together. It takes about 5 minutes to clean, but you must ...  Read the complete review

I like gadgets, some things I buy (the ice cream maker, candy floss maker, milk shake maker etc) get used once and put into the cupboard and forgotten. I'd fancied having a juicer for a while, new gadget and I like fresh juices. I was in Makro and saw the Phillips HR1858 on Special,it was about £50 (incl VAT), the list price is £99.99 although you can get for around £65. It was a pure impulse buy. So my new toy and I arrived home together, only pausing to call in at Saindsbury's, on the way home, to get some fruit to juice. Like a little kid I ripped open the box to get at the contents. It came with what looked like a really useful instruction book, ...  Read the complete review