My First Juicer – Jack Lalanne Power Juicer

The first juicer I ever got was the Jack Lalanne power juicer.  The one you always see on TV infomercials.  As a first juicer, I was quite pleased.

The Jack Lalanne power juicer is a centrifugal juicer.  It slices up your produce very finely, and then spins the strainer basket really fast so that the juice is forced through the strainer.  One thing that is bad is the noise it creates.  I guess I just got used to it at first, but when I got my second juicer, I realized just how loud it was.

I really like the wide fit mouth of the juicer.  It makes it so easy to add produce to the juicer (unlike my new juicer that you have to cut up the produce.)  Occasionally, you will still have to cut up the really big food, but for the most part, it made life so much easier with the wider feed.

For the most part, it does a decent job of making juice.  It does add a little bit more pulp than most people might want, so you might want to strain it.  It can have trouble getting the juice out of some produce like oranges.  The pulp is wet and still juicy after running it through the juicer.  You can run the pulp through the juicer again, but it’s a hassle.  Some leafy vegetables like spinach can also be a problem for it.

Overall, the Jack Lalanne power juicer was good to me, but if you wanted a centrifugal juicer, I would suggest shopping around for another brand.  Judging from other reviews I’ve seen on Amazon and such, it is not the best.  There are plenty of other [better reviewed] centrifugal juicers for the same price.

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