Dash Deluxe Compact Power Slow Masticating Juicer

After watching some negitive review videos on YouTube about this awesome little juicer, I was a little leery but went ahead and bought it anyway.I had also read some bad reviews here on Amazon (I always go to the lowest rated reviews first to see what the problems or complaints about the product are) and it seems to me that most of the people who were complaining about the product not working properly, we're in fact not using the product properly.It has to be understood that;Number one- this is a small juicer, it's not going to handle tons of fruits or vegetables just shoved down into it all at once.Also- it's a slow juicer that uses an auger rather than a blade, so anything like leafy greens or celery or Ginger, needs to be cut into small pieces so that it doesn't jam the auger.In addition- I saw one juicing expert in particular make a lengthy video reviewing it compared to another juicer, in which he stated that this juicer was rather obnoxiously loud. Made me a little nervous but I figured I could stand the noise until I'm ready to upgrade. Now, when I say this juicer is quiet AF! I mean it! Of course it has a noise, anything with a motor is going to, but I have a Magic Bullet that's like literally five times louder than this thing!The last thing I'll say is that- I saw some videos of people using The Pusher to just jam things through it as quickly as possible!!! The whole point of this juicer is that it's a compact SLOW JUICER!!! It's not supposed to be fast!!!! duh! No wonder your s*** was jamming, leaking and breaking. 😵All in all, I'm absolutely in love with this juicer! If you know what you're doing it's a great little product! And to have a high-quality slow pressed juice in such an easy and convenient way,I feel like it's almost a miracle!Thank you Dash! I'll literally be a rep for you! Call me!-Lisa MichelleCertified Health coach and juice enthusiastPS, if you want to buy this juicer but aren't sure that you'll know how to use it properly, I can tell you that you don't need to use the pusher unless something gets stuck in the middle or at the top of the shoot. Merely use The Pusher to guide the fruit down to the auger , not to push it through! The auger pulls the fruits and vegetables down all by itself. Don't fill it up too much at one time, and it'll all be good! And if you're trying to make mad volumes of juice, this is not the right juicer for you. Find something bigger.

Worked okay for a few months. Pros: It was small and easy to clean so I liked it originally. Cons: You did have to cut up everything into about 1 inch pieces or it would clog the grinder even when it was brand new.BIG NEGATIVE: After only about 4 MONTHS of use, and very carefully only using the recommended fruits & veggies (they tell you not to use certain things that will clog it up in the manual), the motor no longer runs strong enough to run without stopping and clogging up the machine. It will not make more than a few ounces of juice before stopping no matter what I put in there & the only way to get it to run again is to clean out the whole thing and it will again, only make a few ounces before stopping. Its just a piece of trash now.The size was perfect for what I needed, but I had to bite the bullet and get something bigger & better just because this juicer just wasn't made to last very long.

Awesome method to make juice from fruits and veggies the easy way.This is not a centrifugal method where you must drink your juices right away to get all the nutrients before they "die". This Dash Cold Press Juicer makes the goodness that can survive 24 to 48 hours in the refrigerator... or for long in the freezer. Makes me think about so bad is to buy bottled and labeled juices on the supermarket where the product is "pasteurized" or with added conserving chemicals to obtain shelf longevity, so the good nutrients are "killed" and at the end you're just buying flavored juice without absolutely no nutrients at all but including sugar and flavor enhancers.Other fantastic thing... the capacity to extract juice from leafy veggies like kale or spinach. Fibrous veggies should be diced or thin sliced before, like celery or asparagus, if not, the fibrous pulp can clog the pulp output. This is a "masticating" (chewing) process. It's not slow as some people use to say. It just takes its time to produce juice. But it's so easy.... Cleaning is fast and no messy. I recommend this device for single or double batches (not for big families). I did a lot of juices so far and one single batch take me about 20 minutes to prepare from setting up the juicer, cutting and preparing fruits and veggies till storing the device back in the cabinet washed. Awesome... One important detail, there's a small black silicone restrainer located on the pulp output that could be pulled out for easy cleaning.I'm a little concerned about the "sherbet" or "ice cream" attachment that I never used so far. "masticate" frozen fruits looks the same as crushing stones. I don't want to break it as I heard from other users. Best thing maybe is to thaw fruits to soften a little.Other nice thing I'm experimenting is creating healthy sodas in conjunction with my sodastream. After carbonating a bottle, just pour the juice gently in the bottle as you pour a beer on a glass. Cap it and leave in the refrigerator for a while. Watery or liquidish juices gives me better results than those thicker, so far. I did cocumber soda and pear soda. Good Results. I assume Orangeades, Lemonades Watermelon sodas will be great. Variations with flavors like ginger or mint are probably awesome.Don't forget that the cleaning brush and feeder plate are located outside the styrofoam package when you unpack it. I thought those items are missing till I decided to dispose the styrofoam. This is a small appliance and obviously not intended to perform like those heavy duty machines that costs 10 times more. Take care of it and it take care of yourself. Enjoy and have fun.