Hamilton Beach HJE960 Juicer, Electric Electric Juicer
But functionality is more important to us, and Hamilton Beach beats Breville in our opinion. The Hamilton Beach Big Mouth is the best bet for those shopping for a new juicer on a budget. It does particularly well at juicing wheatgrass and beets, makes tasty juice, and isn’t a huge hassle to clean.
This juicer also struggled with spinach, again having a lower than average yield, but this time producing about an inch of foam. The Big Mouth started this metric with a somewhat lackluster performance at juicing carrots, generating a less than average amount of juice with mild amounts of pulp. It did much better at juicing beets, actually earning one of the highest scores of the group. We received well above the average amount of juice with only mild amounts of pulp, though it created a decent amount of foam.
When comparing, using similar amounts of produce going through both machines, they produced the same amount of juice. If the Breville produced better (by teaspoons, maybe), it was not enough to justify spending the extra money based on this alone. The pulp from Breville was a tad bit dryer, didn’t stick to my fingers as much, which suggests more juice having been extracted from it. This ensures a sleek silhouette, but a slightly larger footprint of 14.50 x 10.75 x 7.75 inches; still, this should fit conveniently on any countertop. All plastic components come in transparent black, but the main body is available in either black or silver hues.
The simplicity of the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Juice Extractor ensures an intuitive and easy juicing experience. Stability can be a bit of a problem when the machine is first turned on, but the size of the juicer makes it easy to secure while still feeding produce into the chute. There is also only one processing speed, but we didn’t find this to be a problem, even when juicing kale. In addition to the main body, there are just four components and all four of these removable parts are dishwasher safe. Combined with the brush for use on the mesh strainer, there are no cleaning challenges; this is a juicer designer for daily use. The package does not include a juice collector, nor does it include additional components aside from a cleaning brush.
The hamilton beach toaster oven doesn’t have quite as trendy of a design, but looks OK I think. This machine is somewhat easier to move because the various parts stay together a little bit better. There are several parts on juicers, and they do not necessarily fully interlock. Why you can trust Tom’s Guide Our writers and editors spend hours analyzing and reviewing products, services, and apps to help find what’s best for you. For this metric, we used spinach, wheatgrass, and curly-leaf kale for our assessments, again using the same criteria to assess the final product.
What I love most is the 2 speeds that allow you to chop up kale and more fibrous vegetables quicker. I also like the juice collection container is larger and features a froth filter on one side, so all the foam strains away from your finished juice. The larger size mouth also allows for whole apples and larger fruits and vegetables so I didn’t have to cut everything into small pieces. It produced about 15mL less juice than the average with little pulp and approximately a half-inch of foam on top. We finished with an essentially average yield of juice, but there was tons of pulp in the drink. The juice also rapidly separated, and there was a lot of foam on the surface.
The Big Mouth does include a cleaning brush, but we didn’t find it to be terribly durable, as it was already starting to lose bristles by the conclusion of our tests. However, the components are safe to clean in the dishwasher, and none had any areas that are a huge pain to wash by hand. I did like the two speed option on the Breville juicer, compared to one-speed-only on Hamilton Beach. The added low-speed on Breville is nice for when you juice soft items such as oranges; I found that the lower speed created less foam.
Continuing its trend, the Big Mouth landed in the middle of the pack, though it had some highs and lows. This Hamilton Beach® Commercial Wheatgrass Juicer has a powerful high-torque motor for maximum juice yield. The product complies with the essential requirements of the relevant European health, safety and environmental protection legislations. This mark is your assurance that the product has been tested by one of the most respected independent certification organizations in existence today. This product has been found to meet the health and safety standards laid out by NSF International. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks.
Performance is where the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Juice Extractor demonstrates its real value. Most budget juicers handle softer fruits fine, but struggle when put up against tough produce like leafy greens or root vegetables. This juicer actually performs better with denser materials, despite its centrifugal design. The beetroot, blueberry and strawberry juice was particularly successful, with a yield of 71% — the highest of any juicer we tested, including those eight times its price.
It produced juice with great texture, but the taste seemed slightly off compared to the other tested models. Our testers found it to be substantially less tasty than the beverages produced by some of the other, higher-quality juicers. Whether it’s an invigorating orange or nutrient-rich green, enjoying a fresh glass of homemade juice has never been easier. With its large chute and powerful motor, the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro Juicer makes quick work of fruits and vegetables with little prep time required. When pursuing a more affordable option, you expect to have to make concessions on performance or perhaps convenience. For customers of the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Juice Extractor, however, these concerns need not apply.