Amazon.co.uk Review
The Kenwood JE550 Centrifugal Juicer is an inexpensive way to get fresh fruit and vegetable juice in just a few seconds. Its compact size means it'll stand unobtrusively on the kitchen worktop and save valuable space when not in use.
Operation is simple--cut your fruit or vegetables small enough to fit in the hopper on top and select slow speed (for soft food) or fast speed (for hard food). Use quality produce and in a minute or so, three oranges and two grapefruit will fill the half litre juice jug with delicious juice that's far superior to the long life or even bottled fresh variety. A specially designed lid keeps the juice foam from tipping into your glass but if you're partial to it, simply remove the lid. Cleaning takes a while, but the juice makes it worth the effort.
A citrus press such as the Russell Hobbs Citrus Press is a more efficient way to process oranges and grapefruit, needing no fruit peeling, producing more juice, and requiring less cleaning. However, for those with a taste for vegetable juices as well as the sweet tang of citrus, the JE550 would be the perfect compromise. Just don't mix them together--Kenwood's manual warns about the explosive digestive effect of fruit and vegetable cocktails. --Mark Gilbert
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