I am delighted with my purchase. I spent many hours researching different types of juicers, reading product reviews, chatting to colleagues who "juiced", etc. before I opted for my Matstone.
I enjoy cooking, baking and culinary experimentation and wanted a juicer that was versatile and didn't just pulverise fruit and vegetables. The Matstone will also make pasta, rice noodles, nut butters and you can even buy an extra attachment and make your own oils from olives and seeds, etc. It does so much more besides.... far too much to mention in this review.
My Matstone is well made and robust. I am pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to assemble and clean. It takes just seconds to assemble or dismantle, and a quick rinse of the attachments under the tap is all you need to clean it.
My Matstone looks good too and has pride of place on my worktop, generating lots of comments from friends and family, usually along the lines of "What's that...?" providing the perfect excuse to demonstrate its versatility and juice something else. Fruit and vegetables are no longer safe in my kitchen anymore....
So far I have made the usual fresh juices from apples (of which I have an enourmous glut) together with additional fruit and vegetables. The flavours are very zingy and quite different from anything you buy in a shop. My plan was to juice and freeze in bulk, but sadly the apples are winning as I have too many of them. Eight apple trees... far too many for just one person to deal with...
Yesterday, I picked and crushed a basketful of elderberries and made homemade elderberry cordial from the juice. I have made about six pints. Delicious and completely free... except for the cost of the sugar and 10minutes on the hob...
My Matstone was delivered promptly and comes with a 5yr guarantee for parts, and a 12yr guarantee for the motor. I am truly thrilled....