Breville Juice Fountain Plus JE98XL, Silver

First time juicer
Just received this yesterday. I had ordered a couple books for recipes and and read some blogs and found some recipes online before it arrived. It’s hard to be credible when I say that I love this machine, having had it less than 24 hours. But it’s just so easy to use! I feel like it’s a gift to myself and my husband. (Just for info sake, we’re 60ish, fat and very out of shape. This is a huge departure for both of us.)Here is my note to self. Don’t buy the big bag of carrots from Costco. Absolutely nothing wrong with them, but that is a LOT of carrots to clean and store, along with the humongous bag of baby kale, the box of spinach, the bag of lemons, the 4 heads of celery. My fridge is full! At least it’s full of good, healthy stuff for a change! I spent so much time at the sink cleaning produce I needed a nap!! 😉 So cleaning the produce is time consuming. But it’s only time consuming when you first buy it. Once washed, it’s quick and easy.My first drink was celery, carrots, kale and an apple. I can do this! It’s fresh and different from anything I’ve ever tasted. Second blend was spinach, celery, apple and 1/2 peel removed lemon. That was really good! (The second was adapted from […] I didn’t have cucumbers, broccoli or ginger.) We both really liked the second one. Must be the lemon… William Sonoma has 30 Days of Juicing online. That’s another one to check out.The machine — it fits together so well. I hate to keep using the word easy, but it is. Easy to assemble, easy to wash, easy to make juice. Other reviewers have complained about the foam. The pitcher that comes with the juicer has a foam catcher. A little can sneak through as you get to the bottom of the pour, but if you set the pitcher down and let it settle for a few seconds, that takes care of it. Oh, there is a little spray from the pulp container when using the high speed. I just tossed a kitchen towel over it and problem solved. Haven’t seen any drips.One thing that’s noted in the manual is to make sure to get the metal filter basket gets into some hot water when you’re finished. It has itty bitty teeth and a very fine mesh and I can see how it could clog if the veg dried. So I’ve made sure I did that and it all cleaned up really well.This is not the highest or lowest price of the Brevilles. Not knowing if we’d actually like it I stayed towards the lower end pricewise. I think we can do this. I see no issues with the machine.Cheers!————–Update: It’s a little less than a week. Here are some updates — So, ok, go ahead buy the big bag of carrots. They go fast and taste good! We’ve been through 3 boxes of baby spinach, 2 big bags of celery, just finishing up the carrots, second bag of apples and lemons. (The lemons are a necessity to us. We love the tang that it adds.) We like spinach, don’t like kale (yet.)I’m a little concerned about the spitting that comes from the cover where it meets the pulp jug. I’ve put a towel over it, but if I forget, I do get a green spray. Not sure how I’m going to feel about that a month from now.Fresh juiced OJ is amazing, but wait till you try a pineapple! Just by itself. Peel it and cut it into long chunks. Wow.

Waited a few weeks to rate this so could be REALISTIC
Some friends got a juicer and raved about it…so I jumped on the bandwagon. Because I can’t do anything simply or quickly, I spent hours researching juicers and types and brands before deciding on this one. Here’s why I settled on this one, in case this helps others getting started on juice craze:- Brand. Breville is a reputable brand. Not the greatest warranty, but a quality product according to my friends who’ve had theirs for YEARS.- Price. I wasn’t sure I was REALLY going to commit to the juicing lifestyle so didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a fancy machine that just might end up taking counter space, then pantry space, etc.- Size. See counter space comment. Friends who have bought bigger juicers complain about the size. They wish they had a “smaller” one like mine. Plus I only have 2 mouths who drink in my house… me and my teenage son.- Quality. If you’re going centrifugal, then this juicer ranks at the top (not the very top, but for size and type, it’s good).- Ease of use. Minimal cutting of veges required, big chunks will fit down the chute, it’s quick, convenient, min hassle.Now for the meat of the review…my experience with this juicer. First, I LOVE LOVE LOVE juicing. My son loves it, which makes me a do a happy dance every time he drinks his veges with nothing more than an APPLE to sweeten them. He LOVES…he BEGS me!…to make juice. And I’m juicing carrots, cauliflower, chard, kale, sweet potato, beets, celery, cukes…with apple, lemon & ginger as spice & sweeteners. I usually throw in some other fruits…mango, blueberries, kiwis, pears, starfruit, and my favorite: persimmons! (For a sugar rush, juice mango, pineapple, & kiwi then mix with a banana in blender…makes soda seem like seltzer!) Second, it’s easy to assemble and clean. (NOTE: I broke a piece of plastic off when first putting it together – just be careful and don’t force any parts. I was able to superglue it back one but thank goodness it wasn’t a critical piece.) Cleaning takes about 5 minutes, thanks to scrubbing the filter free of debris. Third, centrifugal is the way to go for those who aren’t huge vege or fruit fans and just want something relatively easy to substitute for raw produce.Now all that being said….while I think this juicer is great and am very glad I got it as my introduction to juicing, I am now saving for a Vitamix. Having done more research on the concept of juicing and the importance of fresh raw foods, and seeing how much extraneous food/fiber/pulp is wasted (although I compost it), I’m realizing how much “good stuff” is being tossed. Sure, I can’t stand veges it so they’d just go bad in my fridge if I bought them to eat/cook, so the centrifugal juicer has brought me one step closer to a healthier lifestyle, but surely the happy medium is nearer to pulp and not such much liquid…? For example, while the Breville will juice kale, chard & spinach (just mash it down with something hard like an apple or sweet potato), it shreds and discards more than it juices. And I want something now that can handle REALLY hard substances like coconut and almonds…Anyway, based on what this juicer is and does, it’s awesome – again, thrilled I got it. And like everyone says, if you’re new to juicing and not sure you’ll stick with it and want minimum hassle/ease of use, GET THIS ONE! But if you’re serious about a healthier lifestyle and can afford the investment, go with either a high quality masticating juicer or a Vitamix so you can get more output from your healthy input. 🙂

Excellent experience. Amazing product. Everything as described. Loving it.Update 2016:Still going strong after almost 2 years of very frequent use. This product is amazing it juices everything that it is supposed to!! My wife and I have tried numerous combinations of fruits and vegetables and have loved them all. It gets your creative juices flowing. 🙂 It is a great means of obtaining (natural) energy!! (great for people on a diet).No cracks or fading, the components still look brand new. It is easy to clean by hand (brush is provided); takes less than 5 minutes. It is very easy to assemble and dissemble. The suction cups at the bottom provide a good strong grip to the surface and makes it sturdy and keeps the juicer from wiggling during juicing. The input (mouth) of the juicer is quite wide and makes it easier to juice large fruits/vegetables without cutting them into very small pieces. I insert a compostable bag (which the juicer easily accommodates – no spills or leakage) in the pulp dispensing bucket before juicing which makes it easier to throw away the pulp. It also keeps the bucket clean.Once you start juicing all the big brand name juices don’t taste as good. This is a great way of getting kids to drink healthy and to get off all the added sugar drinks/juices. Stay thirsty my friends!Definitely recommend this product.

Es un extractor con gran potencia, fácil y sencillo de usar. El lavado de sus piezas es muy rápido. Extrae hasta la última gota de frutas y verduras. Sin duda fue una excelente compra. Recomiendo ampliamente esta marca, buen precio por un gran producto.

Excelente calidad, sólido y práctico. Mucho mejor que aparatos de otra marcas. Fácil de limpiar y usar. Los jugos saben muy bien ya que le extrae sabor a todo tipo de frutas y vegetales permitiendo hacer las combinaciones más exóticas.