Hamilton Beach Juicer Machine, Big Mouth Large 3” Feed Chute for Whole Fruits and Vegetables, Easy to Clean, Centrifugal

Overall a good juicer, fast prep plus cleanup combination, remains are a little moist but can’t squeeze more out of them by handI looked at Breville compact, Breville JE98L fountain plus, Omega J8004, multiple Hamilton beach big mouth juicers, Black & Decker JE2220B Jack Lalanne and a bunch more juicers and read a ton of reviews before I decided on Hamilton big mouth 67601A.I haven’t thought I needed a juicer before because I mix my freeze dried powdered juice (Green Vibrance, which has a ton of ingredients, more than I can buy for a reasonable price for one person for a week) with store bought organic carrot juice (Bolthouse farms). But after I moved, I found that the closest store did not carry organic carrot juice, only non-organic carrot juice for about $4 for 15.2 oz (also from Bolthouse farms), which was pretty expensive.I decided to see if I could make my own juice and started reading about juicers. I got really excited about juicing after reading reviews and thought maybe I should upgrade to an omega masticating juicer to get the 15 year warranty and the full nutritional value from juicing greens. I came back to reality after realizing that I get way more ingredients than I can find in a normal store close to me from Green Vibrance (dandelion root, wheat grass, chlorella, spirulina, kelp, alfalfa sprouts, etc.), and I have a Bullet to make fruit smoothies and own a citrus juicer already.Breville Fountain plus was too big and ratings were similar to the Breville Compact in terms of # of stars. Breville Compact’s negative ratings had many mentions of the wire mesh breaking (and not being covered by warranty, and costing $45). Since the Hamilton Big Mouth costs about $45, it seemed silly to just buy one filter for $45. I wasn’t sure how often I’d use the masticating juicer since my friend has one and rarely uses it due to the prep work required (chopping and slimming vegetables to get them into the small 1.5″ wide chute – same issue with Black & Decker). Also, I figured even though the Hamilton only had a 1 year warranty vs. the 15 year warranty, if it lasted me 3 years, I could buy 5 Hamiltons (at $45) for the $228 cost of an Omega J8004. I could even buy myself a $5 square trade warranty to make sure it lasted me 2 years (which is why I didn’t go for the more expensive Hamilton Pro 67650A at $56.51)Amazon had a pre-black Friday sale for the Hamilton 67601A for about $35 ($10 off the normal $45) price, so I decided that it was worth a try and bought a Hamilton.First of all, the black color on the Hamilton is black all over the inside, and this works great at hiding the carrot juice stains everyone complains about for their non-black juicers. I’ve had the juicer for 3 days and have used it every day. I noticed I am going through vegetables much quicker than if I cook with them (I might normally put one celery stalk in a stir fry but 2 stalks in juice, and go through a little bit of spinach with a meal, but the same amount in the juice). Also, I used to mix the store bought carrot juice sparingly since it was pricy with my Green Vibrance, but now, I’m going through pounds of carrots (normally, one pound of carrots would last me at lease 2 weeks when I cook with carrots but I’ve already gone through more than a pound in 3 days of juicing for one person, once a day).I don’t notice the juice being warm or frothy, I never peel, just wash my vegetables (they’re organic) so the preparation, setup, juicing and cleanup time is about 15 minutes for about 15.2 oz of juice. I do put a plastic bag from the vegetable aisle of grocery store in the container bin so clean up is faster.I did notice the juice was a little pulpier than the smooth store bought one, but I’m ok with that. The left overs in the bin tend to be only slightly moist, but the remains that fly to the top sides of the juicer tend to be more moist. I have tried to squeeze the remains in my fingertips to squeeze more juice out, and while my fingers do get damp, no droplets emerge. I’ve also tried to take the remains and dump them back in the juicer. I got about a teaspoon for about 2 or 3 carrots, so not sure if it’s worth the extra work. I’ve also tried dumping the remains of 4 carrots on the strainer and hand pressing it – no drops came out.There is no cup that comes with the juicer, but I have found that my 15.2 oz. plastic bottle from Bolthouse Farms (cleaned and ready to recycle) fits under there well at a slight tilt (I put a bowl under it so it doesn’t slip). The narrow mouth of the bottle fits right over the nub where the juice comes out, and thus, prevents splatters of the juice, which is also nice. Also, I can easily store the juice after I juice it by screwing on the lid.The juicer juiced my carrots well, as well as ginger, spinach, celery and apple (organic apple fit well without having to be chopped. I did wonder if I should core it to get rid of seeds as other people mentioned there might be trace amounts of arsenic….). I think the amount of juicing works fine. 3 stalks of celery, 6 carrots, a 3 or so handfuls of spinach and 1 thumb sized bit of ginger mostly filled my 15.2 oz. bottle. As the bottle states it has about 11.5 carrots in it, I think I am getting a decent amount of juice out of my juicer. Other reviewers mentioned that pushing the veggies through produces less juice, so I don’t use pressure on the veggies except to rest the pushing mechanism on the veggies (after the carrot and celery are short enough) and let the gravity of the veggies and pushing mechanism do the work (or unless something gets stuck – then a little nudge pushes the veggies through).The juicer does have a vent hole at the top where carrot pieces sometimes come flying out, but I put a piece of tape over it as mentioned by another reviewer and that fix has worked well. I haven’t noticed the bouncing on the countertop everyone else has mentioned, but I have a textured laminate top so maybe that makes a difference. The only time the product jumped was when I had a round piece of ginger in there and the ginger bounced around inside – the machine bounced with the ginger. Machine stopped bouncing when I put the pushing mechanism inside and it rested on the ginger, stopping it from bouncing.I use the leftovers for soup or for Portuguese rice. I love pureed soup (you boil the vegetables until they’re soft, stick in an immersion blender and puree everything), so I’ve started to add the leftover veggies into the soup (pureeing is done before I start!). After I finished juicing, I felt too lazy to shop garlic so I stuck that in the juicer so I could put the juice and grinds into the soup. That worked so I stuck in a whole onion to do the same (lazy me). I found out that wasn’t as good an idea – the process worked fine and it saved me some time chopping and later pureeing. However, it made me tear up something fierce as the fumes from the onions wafted up. I tear up when I chop onions too, but this was instant – onion in, tears came out! I added the garlic and onion juice and remains from all the veggies into the hot boiling water with herbs and chicken bones and made soup. Yum. I’ve also thought that carrot remains look perfectly sized for carrot cake and for carrot pie (instead of pumpkin pie). It’s orange, sweet – who would notice the substitution?Portuguese rice also calls for carrots ground really fine. Instead of shredding it (which takes time), I just throw in the left over carrot from the juicing process with garlic, olive oil, onions chopped, some salt and pepper and stir until the smells drive you wild (or until slightly browned). Then, I add water and rice and boil until done. The rice is dyed yellow by the carrots and comes out soft and fluffy. I’ve had multiple rave reviews from many people but I rarely make it due to the time required. Now, I can make it more frequently.Overall a good juicer, fast prep plus cleanup combination, remains are a little moist but can’t squeeze more out of them by hand, juice isn’t frothy or warm, good for my purposes and a great price. I would recommend.

Decent for the costWe had the other juicer by Hamilton Beach and used it til it literally stopped. It too, done a decent job but what we didn’t care for. The wet pulp. It wasted a lot…come to find out. This one does too. Ugh… we paid $40 for the other one at Walmart 4 years ago. Being lazy, I ordered this one on here. Again, it does the job, just half a$$ due to not pulling all of the juice from the pulp.Also, this one doesn’t come with a container for the juice to pour in as it’s juicing the fruits/veggies. I used a tall glass and have used a Mason jar.Now, being as I try not to waste absolutely anything. My way, is a bit time consuming. If I’m planning to make more than one juice. Or use more than one fruit/veg. Let’s say, I make just apple juice. I do peel them every other juicing cycle. I core them too. The reason… I make homemade ACV or fruit vinegar dressings.If I know I’m going to make juices with both fruits/veggies. I do all the veggies together. Rather than complain about the pulp not being 110% dry lol I run it through a cheesecloth. Then, spread it onto a dehydrator tray & dehydrate it down to make seasoning or put into juices that way. I do the same with the fruit pulp. This way, nothing is wasted. I also mix it up at times by adding those pulp nutrients to the compost or directly into the garden.This machine, is very loud. It’s easy to clean although it gets frustrating having to break it down, wash it and put it back together several times. The cleaning brush comes in handy too. It’s easy to store in a cabinet so it’s out of the way. Again, good for the money but ill start saving now for a one that’s a bit more costly.

Product ReviewThe juicer is great but I want potential buyers to know the pros and cons. You don’t get much juice from the juicer if you are blending carrots, apples, beat root. In the picture it shows that you can blend a whole apple 🍎 not true. You need to cut the apple up in atleast 4 slices to blend. When it blends it separates the pulp from the juice very well. And that’s why I bought it because I have a blender but don’t like the straining. The parts is a lot a to clean but it’s not complicated to clean and put back together.

Love it!I read a lot of reviews that say it is really loud and it is loud, but not overly so. Like a blender, how soft can you really expect it to be? I love this juicer as it is easy to put together and take apart for cleaning. It is small and doesn’t take up much counter space. It is able to juice a lot of fruits and veggies at once. If you don’t clean and peel your stuff before putting it through, you will need to stop and clean out the filter before continuing, but that can be avoided by peeling and cleaning the fruits/veggies. The one qualm I have with this is that it doesn’t come with a cup for the juice to pour into, so you have to find the right jar or cup that fits under the spout. My big mason jar is a little too big, but I just adjust it under at an angle and it doesn’t fall and keeps the juice from splashing everywhere. I would definitely recommend for first time or beginner juicers!

Just what I wantedTook it out of the box, plugged it in and juiced away! Made a carrot orange juice the first morning and it worked great. Line the pulp catch with a bag for easier clean up. Quick rinse right away made clean up a breeze. Don’t wait to clean, I can only imagine the headache if you leave the pulp on there to dry. While the first juice was good… highly recommend peeling citrus in the future!