I purchased this juicer approximately three years ago. Living in Southern California, I had access to the freshest of most fruits and vegetables. I thought this would be a great way to get lots of vitamins for my whole family.
One of the reasons I bought it is because it is an Oster. I love Oster products and am not disappointed in this particular one. I also like the fact that it holds 24 ounces. Enough for a single serving and then some.
There is an opening in the top where you feed the fruit and veggie pieces. It has a plunger type thing to push the pieces down. As you can see in the picture, there are two side pieces that snap the top into place so it stays stable while you are making your juice. The fruit and vegetables are reduced to juice on one side and the pulp on the other. You can drink the juice just as it is when it comes out of the machine.
I actually had a doctor tell me to pick one of these up for my son who was on a special diet at the time. I was able to use beets (not my favorite thing), raw spinach, broccoli, rhubarb...vegetables I don't necessarily eat at all let alone any of the time. Now you might think this would make a yucky juice, but I found that if I added pineapple or apples...almost any kind of fruit to balance out the amount of veggies, this made a delicious juice that my son loved to drink. Just think of all the vitamins!
Just about any kind of fruit can go in it. The only one coming to mind that can't is bananas. You can put everything in including seeds, peels, leaves...it all gets juiced with all the pulp going to a separate container. I wash everything thoroughly and cut it into pieces small enough to fit in the chute. My favorite thing now, since my son is no longer on a restricted diet, is to use carrots, pineapple, apple and zucchini together. Once it's juiced, I use all the pulp from it to make delicious breads. You could take your pick with fruit and veggies. I also use the pulp from just carrots to put in salads. That's not only vitamins it's a good source of fiber too!
I used it very frequently in California. Now that I live in Colorado, the produce isn't always good. I do have to say that one bad thing about juicing is that it uses a LOT of produce to make a full pitcher. But if you are using a variety of fruit and vegetables, it doesn't add up to much of the same kind that may cost more. I have tried to use frozen strawberries when I couldn't get fresh. I wouldn't recommend doing that. So even though I haven't used it much since I moved, it's almost summer and the produce is looking good. I will be back to it again!
It can be a little messy as far as dripping on the counter goes. The pulp container pops right out and I just rinse it out and put it in the dishwasher, along wiht the plunger. The whole top piece comes off also and I just rinse this well and shake off the water. Then I wipe the machine itself down with a damp cloth. Aside from the mess, it's very easy to use. You would wash fruit and vegetables anyhow. And if you do this ahead of time, the whole process will be quicker. I don't keep it on the counter because of my small kitchen plus it doesn't get every day use. It's not a very attractive appliance either.
I paid about $50.00 for it and as far as I'm concerned, I have gotten more than my money's worth out of it. I would recommend this Oster juicer to anybody who wants a healthy addition to their diet.
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Performance
Good performance
Ease of Use
Easy
Durability
Strong
Value for Money
Excellent value for money
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