Breville BJE510XL Ikon 900-Watt
Variable-Speed Juice Extractor
Breville Juice Extractor
Breville Ikon Multi-Speed Juice Fountain is 900 watts. It has a 5 speed
high speed motor that features a built-in electronic smart chip that
increases power to the cutting disc under heavy loads. As a result, the
filter extracts more juice and can make an 8 ounce glass in just 5 seconds.
The 3 feed tube allows for the easy and efficient processing of whole fruits
and vegetables, without pre-cutting, slicing or peeling. It is uniquely
positioned directly over the center of the cutting disc for better balance and
consistent results. The 5 speed settings make the Ikon Juice Fountain the
most versatile juice extractor available. The lower speeds are for softer
fruits and leafy green vegetables. The higher speeds maximize extraction
from dense foods such as apples and carrots.
Features:
* 900-watt stainless-steel juice extractor with 5 speeds
* Speeds range from 6500 rpm to 12500 rpm for maximum extraction
* 3-inch circular feed tube; backlit control panel; dishwasher -safe parts
* Juice jug and froth separator, detachable spout, and cleaning brush
included
* Measures 16-4/5 by 15-1/2 by 10-1/4 inches; 1-year limited warranty
I've used the new Breville juicer every day since the first day it arrived. I
like to juice pretty much everything, including hard veggies like carrots and
beets. It handles it all really well. The only issue I've come across that I
could complain about "which isn't really a big issue" i s that sometimes if
you put too many large veggies in before pressing them down the chute
they will jam.
Part of the design is to put a thin triangular piece of metal just above the
spinning disk - most likely so when you plop a whole apple in it has
something to stop the initial downward force. You'll notice when you juice a
small apple, you have to press down to get that little piece of metal to
penetrate the apple. Then it will grind on the disk after that point. It makes
sense, but this seems to cause the jamming. At the same time it protects
the disk.
So what I learned is you just have to go a little slower than you'd want
sometimes. Cut your apples in quarters if they are large - and cut beets in
half. Beets are too hard to get passed the triangular wedge. If you get the
gigantic juicing carrots from your health food store, it helps to cut them in
half length-wise as well. Otherwise if you put in two of them - the large
ends of the carrot will get stuck.
Ok that said, those are not really problems. Those are the hardest veggies
for any juicer to juice. So there is some cutting - but otherwise even large
carrots juice extremely fast.
As for baby spinach, it will juice that, but no juicer except hand crank wheat
grass juicers or others that use compression will not to a great job on very
soft leafy veggies. I like to cut iceburg lettuce in 1/4's and that gets a ton of
juice. The lettuce that has long leaves - you can snap the bottom part to
create two halves. Then squeeze it in and press it down with the base
facing up for the most juice.
Cucumbers juice amazingly fast and you get a ton of juice. Oranges also
juice well, but it will be fairly frothy. So you may want to do it by hand.
Cleanup takes more time than the act of juicing. It's not too diffic ult, just
make sure to use some warm water and the included brush. The worst
offenders are the hard veggies like the carrots. It tends to clog the
stainless mesh disk at the bottom. Over time and several washings it will
clear up.
You can place plastic bags in the bin on the side, but I found if you use the
thin bags that they offer to put your veggies in - the disk will try to suck it in.
A typical wal-mart grocery bag which is a thicker plastic doesn't have the
same problem.
Would I recommend this juicer? I would say yes. This is the quietest juicer
I've tried so far and does a good job. After day-in-day-out use, it still works
well for us.
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