Breville 800JEXL 1000 Watts Juicer

Inexpensive juice extractors, with their narrow feed chutes and wastefully wet ejected pulp, encourage only occasional use. Still, if you have never juiced before, it's worth getting one of these cheapos just to experience the remarkable flavors of fresh juice and decide whether you want to add this dimension to your regular diet.

But don't do what I did and struggle for years with the budget models, spending half an hour each time cutting up apples and other produce, then dumping much of the juice into the garbage (trapped inside the soggy pulp). Upgrading to this machine is one of the best decisions I've ever made both for myself and my family.

I studied just about every juicer on the market, looking for one that combined a wide chute with efficiency and reliability. Also nice is an appliance you don't mind displaying on the counter when not in use. I couldn't find anything that seemed guaranteed to be what I was looking for – I noticed several complaints about this company's motors on Amazon and was nearly dissuaded from buying it.

Finally I noticed they sell it at Williams Sonoma, and the store represents they stand behind everything they sell for a lifetime. (Unfortunately, they do not provide explicit paperwork detailing this lifetime guarantee. However, the return policy does omit any reference to a time limit and everyone I interrogated about it at the store insisted they stand behind everything forever.)
Three hundred dollars sounds like a lot, but as this machine is by my calculations about 30% more efficient at extracting than my Black and Decker you might conclude it will pay for itself.

More importantly, the chute can accommodate small to medium apples, pears, huge carrots, etc., cutting way down on prep time and leading us to use the machine almost daily (and sometimes twice in a day). Having two speeds is a great luxury, and it is important to understand which to use for what. So far pretty much everything I have tried (including apples, spinach, lettuce, pears, carrots, radishes, celery) works best on high speed, except citrus fruits.

For citrus, low speed is much more efficient and delivers a creamy, delicious beverage you just can't get any other way. Oh, and when juicing spinach leaves, try squishing a handful between two apples so the leaves are less likely to pass through unjuiced.

I have had no problems with juice or pulp spilling out, although you have to be careful when positioning the waste bin. The only thing it could use (and this is very minor) is something on the juice spout to stop drips when the (included) pitcher is removed.
Who ever thought the produce section could be this much fun?