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| |  | As Seen On TV | | Home » | | | | | | | Description: | | The original juicing machine! This powerful, electric home juicer is one of the classic "As Seen On TV" products -- and is used and endorsed by the legendary fitness guru Jack LaLanne. Featuring patented juice extraction technology, an extra-large feeder tube, a whisper-quiet 3,600 RPM motor and a surgical quality stainless steel blade, this commercial quality unit is up to any juicing task. When through juicing, the unit is easy to clean for the next use. Comes with recipe/instruction booklet. | | | Features: | |
• Whisper quiet 3,600 RPM motor
• Surgical quality stainless steel blade
• Extra-large round feeder tube
• Super Sized Detachable Pulp Collector
• Dishwasher safe parts
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 16.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 10.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 14.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 56 reviews |
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 Do not buy Jun 27, 2008
I received this product when I order 0n 5-19-08 from Amazon and about 13 days afterward I received the juicer. It quit working 6-26-08. I called the distributor Triad and they informed me that my only recourse was to write this bad review, or give Triad another $ 49.99 for a new motor. Heck, all I paid for was a juicer and you would expect that could be use for 30 days. Let me see, $ 113.00 cost of juicer, pretty expensive juice!!!!!!!! You see Amazon says you can ship it back 30 days from purchase. Well if the shipping eats up most of the thirty days, Well, you figure!
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 OK Jack..........Jun 12, 2008
It is quiet. It can juice well. It is not fun to clean.You have to buy the recipe book, shame on you Jack.3 out of 5 stars, and that is being nice.
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 Not a great juicerJun 06, 2008
This juicer isn't nearly as good as it's claim. I've been using mine for a couple days now and not once has any decent amount of the pulp ever made to the pulp garbage bucket thing... it all stays clumped and wet all over the insides of the machine. It doesn't extract as much juice as it's claim, otherwise there wouldn't be so much wet, mushy pulp everywhere. When I remove the top piece, I have to be very careful because lots of mushy icky pulp starts plopping out all over the counter.
It doesn't do apples very good. Not only do the apples stop up the machine easily, but it barely gets any juice from them. If I were to put 5 medium apples through the machine, I wouldn't have a glass of juice.
Be ready for LOTS of cleanup. The pulp and the stains on the plastic. I'm very displeased. Yes, this one is only 99.99, but here's yet another example of false advertising. How can that man go on TV and claim a product does something it does not do?! I know it isn't only my machine, and I should have read the rest of the reviews here before purchasing.
Other reviews also mention the same issues but gave the machine 3-4 stars because of the price????? That makes no sense to me at all. Whatever the cost, a product should live up to all the claims in their ads.
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 Why we juiceMay 26, 2008
It seems like a lot of these reviews are written by beginners who are reviewing the practice of juicing itself, rather than reviewing the machine for which this page is all about.
To new juicers who haven't ever juiced before: Yes, there is clean-up involved. Yes, there will be organic particulate matter in the juice-machine made juice (this is actually a good thing), much more so than heavily strained 'store bought' juices. If you're looking for a magic machine where you can throw fruits and veggies into a chute and out pops a bottle of Welches, sorry. That's Star Trek, not juicing... and even if that's what the juicer accomplished, if that's what you want, then why buy a juicer in the first place?
The reason we juice is because we want our juices to be totally natural, without additives and preservatives, and with all of the nutrients inherent to the fruit or veggie left intact. You do not get this when you buy a bottle of crystal clear juice at the supermarket. The sacrifice we make for the superior juice is effort and higher cost. The reward is juice that is hugely superior to anything you can buy in a bottle.
Anyway, on to the machine.
This is an exceptional entry level machine. If you buy one and find yourself so enamored by juicing that you want to totally incorporate it into your life, you can eventually consider moving on to a Greenstar or a Breville. For everyone else, this machine is a great starting point and for most of us, is the ending point as well.
I own 4 juicers, running the spectrum of quality from $19.95 to $300. The Lalanne has become the workhorse of the lot. In comparing the LaLanne Classic to the other juicers, it's very apparent that it seriously outperforms the lower quality juicers in the way of juice extraction, and is actually comparable to the higher end units- the difference certainly isn't more than their respective differences in cost. On certain online discussion forums, "Juicer Snobs" often laugh at the Lalanne, but I would wager that these people haven't ever compared one to their $400 unit. If they had, they might be regretting their pricier purchase.
The feed chute is nice and large, and the powerful motor is strong enough to really wring out the fluids. No, the pulp doesn't come out 'completely dry' (as they suggest on TV) but the machine does a very good job in separating and anyone who is used to a cheapie juicer will be very impressed.
Clean up isn't that bad on the Lalanne. One thing any long time juicer will tell you is that clean-up should always be done right away. The moment you are finished juicing your F&V's, toss the components into the dish washer and clean your blade immediately. Trust me on this- it will save you a lot of time and headache. What takes two minutes to rinse and scrub off immediately after juicing can become a 1/2 hour chore if it's left to dry and stick.
The machine has a lifetime warranty on the motor (which is the only part you really have to be concerned about) but bear in mind that the warranty is for the original purchaser only, so if you get one as a gift, you will definitely need the receipt. If you get one second hand, you're pretty much out the warranty (I've never had to use the warrant service, but reports have it that they're pretty good and relatively quick). The "return postage fee" for motor service is $29.95 plus another $20 that it will cost you to send it in, so I would suggest that if it ever does break, keep an eye out for a new-used one, rather than having the old one rebuilt. You can get Lalanne juicers that were very lightly (if ever) used for $50-$60 on Amazon, Craigslst and other sites... Juicers suffer from "Exciting Kitchen Appliance Syndrome" where a lot of people buy them, use them once then stick them under the counter and forget about them. This is good for second hand buyers.
Anyway, that's all. Overall, four stars of five. It's not a $400 juicer, but it's very close and of course, it doesn't cost $400 either.
 Jack LaLanne's JFPJ-B Power Juicer Juicing Machine May 19, 2008
I think this juicer is great, easy to use, easy to clean. You will be amazed at the things you can juice with this juicer. I reccommend this juicer to anyone looking to start juicing.
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