Breville JE95XL Juice Fountain Plus

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of three juicers I tried, May 16, 2004
By F. Fung "starryskyz" (Redmond, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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I have tried the Jack LaLanne Power juicer, the Breville JE900 (previous model) and this model. By far this one is the best one! First of all, the Jack LaLanne Power juicer had less power than the Breville series, and also the metal mesh screen had bigger holes. So a lot of the times, the juice produced wasn't really smooth. Because it was white it stained easily if you make a lot of carrot juice. Also, cleanup was more work because you have to unscrew the juicing blade every time for a cleanup.

Now onto the Breville series. Quick and easy cleanup, fine mesh screen so the juice is much more smoother, and more power! What makes the JE95XL better than the JE900 is mainly the two speed control. With the JE900, it was so powerful and fast all the time that when I juiced soft fruits like grapes and strawberries, the fruit wouldn't be juiced all the way. Sometimes, I find half-juiced grapes in the pulp container. So I got a lot less juice with the softer fruits. Also, once you turn it on, it goes full blast! So the juicer would move around on my counter.

With the JE95XL, the speed control allows me to use lower speeds for the softer fruits, and also they changed the motor so that once you turn it on, it starts slow than ramps up. This way the juicer doesn't move around when you turn it on. Also, the pitcher has a better lid, that allows you to keep the lid on while you're juicing. By far, this unit is the best juicer I've used.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful tool, minus the hyperbole, May 21, 2004
By M. Savoie "waxnwane" (Bound Brook, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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OK I got this juicer just as soon as it came out. I read all the reviews of all the juicers I could find, and it was clear that Breville was the best way to go. And the raves were all about the previous model which had less power and only one speed. I love the juicer but I guess I was expecting a divine product by the review I read. I'll just say it is good quality without drooling all over about it...

PRO'S:
~Great Power
~easy to clean, (do it sooner rather than let stuff dry on)

~smartly designed electrical plug
~motor cannot run if parts are not locked together (for safety reasons)
~product has few angles and many curves, which makes cleaning easier since pulp/juice can be hard to reach where there are corners
~two speeds: fast for power, slow for soft items
~it really can make 8oz juice in 5 seconds!
~huge food chute can accomodate an entire apple... you save time not needing to cut many things pre-juicing.

CON'S:
~tomatoes - even on slow setting, the juicer doesn't effeciently grab all the juice of a tomato. perhaps do tomatoes first, then recycle the 'pulp' back through juicer to get more juice
~even though the plastic is durable and dark colored (to distract against discoloration) carrots do tend to stain it immediately.

The con's are really quite trivial but I thought I should mention them since I was expecting pure perfection based on the reviews I read. I love the product and I would not swap it for anything. Besides, it is extremely affordable for what you get out of it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy with my juicer, September 17, 2009
By Kamila Schertel "Nanami" (West Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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I was watching some juicing videos on You tube and when i asked about the juicer, the Breville Fountain was recommended. I never thought I was going to get it through Amazon, but i did. It came quickly and safely and i started juicing right away.
I am pleased .

5.0 out of 5 stars after much research, I am thrilled, September 16, 2009
By Deb "Converted to juicing" (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
Before buying, I researched pretty thoroughly which juicer to purchase. I couldn't be happier with my decision to purchase the Breville. The best feature is the large chute, it handles minimally cut up vegetables which saves a lot of time. Also, it is fast, it makes juice out of anything (hard/soft) quickly and without fuss. Very easy to clean. I had borrowed an inexpensive juicer from a friend to see if I would like juicing..now that I have the Breville, I would never use anything less than the Breville. I have been using it for about a month and haven't missed a day of juicing. If you are going to stick to juicing, it must be easy to prepare vegetables (minimal cutting) and easy to clean. The Breville does both of these things above and beyond. There may be better, higher powered juicers out there but my Breville does everything that I wanted it to do, even better than I expected. At a reasonable price as well...you won't regret buying this juicer.