Hamilton Beach 67650 Big Mouth Pro Juice Extractor

I received my Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro today (five days via free shipping from Amazon.) As with another item I ordered recently from Amazon, the price of the juicer is now $5 cheaper. I hate when that happens. It's only been a week, for crying out loud! I'd done a lot of research on reasonably priced juicers, including reading all the reviews here at Amazon, before deciding on the HB BMP. For the past couple of months pre-purchase, I'd been juicing using my small food processor and a blender - and then straining the blended vegetables in order to get my drink. I had to add distilled water to the blender in order for it to blend well, thus diluting the juice. Still tasted fine, but I was eager to get a taste of undiluted juice extracted vegetables. Upon unpacking the HB BMP, I made sure to read the short instructions, and then I carefully dismantled the machine and washed all the parts except the base, paying careful attention to the cutting basket. ***Please note that if the cutting basket gets warped or dented or bent in any way, according to the book, it can apparently destroy the machine and send plastic parts flying everywhere.*** As some other buyer noted a little earlier in the comments, his machine did just that. So, I handled the cutting basket carefully, and when I put everything back together I made sure that the cutting basket was firmly secure in its place. You have to press down on it slightly to make sure that it isn't just sitting there. In other words, don't just plop it down and then put the top on - I think that's how it can destroy your machine. BTW, I don't have a dishwasher, but I wouldn't put any of these parts in the dishwasher where they could warp or change in some way; it's up to you, but I wouldn't take the chance. Also make sure you securely snap down the two metal holders on the side of the machine. And don't forget to put a small baggie in the pulp container, as suggested by many here in this thread and in the HB instructions. I turned on the machine to process my first batch of vegetables, and while the machine does make a vacuum cleaner kind of sound, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I slowly dropped in my baby carrots, plunged them down with the plunger, and everything started to go as I had hoped: juice came out one end, pulp was extracted and dumped into the pulp bin. Now, while this may be a Big Mouth, I, of course, had to dice the apple since it wouldn't fit down the chute. I inserted one piece at a time and was kind of surprised it took the plunger (applied somewhat gently) a few seconds for the apple to be fully extracted. Happened with each piece; didn't seem very "automatic" like the carrots, but then, of course, it was thicker. The celery went okay as did the parsley (though since parsley is so thin, there are tiny pieces flung into the pulp bin). When I turned off the machine and checked the pulp, I did notice that it seemed moist (I think others had mentioned that their pulp was also moist), and a few pieces of sliced apple about the size of my thumb had not processed and neither had a couple parsley stems. I took the cutting basket off the machine, brushed and rinsed the basket, and put the machine back together. I wanted to see if running the pulp back through the machine would do anything. Well, it did - the pulp came out very dry this time round and I got a bit more juice. Not a lot, but just a bit more. It cut up those extra pieces in the pulp, too. And, like I did when I used my food processor and blender, I made sure to get the HB plastic parts washed off of pulp sediment very quickly; ditto the cutting basket (and then I put it in soapy water to soak while I drank my juice). For this drink, I got about 12 ounces of juice, which is certainly big enough for me. I poured the juice into a chilled glass and then back into the plastic "glass" that came with the machine, and then back into the chilled glass. There didn't seem to be a lot of foam/froth, which is a good thing, but if you pour it back and forth like this, it definitely will lower what foam there is. I took a drink. WOW. I'm in love. Just a wonderful taste. I did notice that the juice seemed to be a bit thicker than I thought it would be - but then again, I was used to applying distilled water to my juice in order for my blender to blend it correctly. Overall, I'd say my first experience with the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro was pretty good. Something to keep in mind is - this isn't an expensive Breville or a masticating juicer that most likely will do a bang up job of extracting juice for a few hundred dollars - and indeed, some very high end extractors can run in the thousands! This is a decent juicer, from what I can tell from my first experience, for the money paid. Pulp most likely isn't going to be bone dry (unless you run it back through the machine), and there are bound to be some bits and pieces of the vegetables that aren't going to get cut up in the basket. But it will deliver a good glass of juice - and for me, right now it beats the food processor/blender/strainer bag routine I had been doing for the past two months. I plan to juice at least once a day, so if things change with the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro within the next month, I'll come back here and update my review. **UPDATE** New Remarks a few days after I posted this review: I've used the Big Mouth Pro every day (it's only been a few days), sometimes twice a day. I'm happy to report that the machine seems to be taking all vegetables with ease, and the pulp, depending on what I'm juicing, comes out quite dry (with no need to run the pulp back through the juicer). I think the key is to not rush anything - try to be gentle as you go with the plunger. It even does leafy red tipped lettuce stalks and kale perfectly. The only thing I don't like, of course, is cleaning the cutting basket. But I went back and read other comments at the more expensive juicers and it seems they have this same complaint. I was complaining to myself loudly about this, but then, I realized today that I had to soak the basket (in hot soapy water) longer than five to 10 minutes. When I soak it about 30 or more minutes, the pulp brushes off pretty easily. You still have to brush it all off, but I truly noticed a difference when I soaked the basket longer - brushing about 3 to 4 minutes instead of the intense 10 minute routine I'd been having to do. Hope this lasts awhile. I'm truly enjoying the fresh taste of juice. (P.S. If possible, I'm amending my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars since thus far I'm very pleased with the product.) **January 2013 Update**: Back to report that the Hamilton Beach juicer is still going strong! I've used it nearly every day since purchasing it, once a day, to juice (mainly) carrots, celery, ginger, cucumbers, apples. I also regularly juice oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines. You can, of course, juice many other vegetables and fruit, but those listed above are my favorites. No issues with the juicer (just make sure that you substitute a larger receptacle if you are juicing a lot at one time), and cleaning the basket has become routine/easy. **April 2013 Update**: I just need to add that I am beginning to notice a deterioration of the sharpness of the centrifugal cutting blades which only started this past month. As mentioned, I've used it nearly every day since purchase, and I take good care of the juicer. What the juicer is now doing is not pulping carrots completely; I'm finding inch long, flat shards in the pulp catcher. Just an FYI. I still love the juicer, however.

This has got to be the best kitchen gadget i have ever bought, period. No price factor even included. This is my second juicer, my last one was an 80's model ACME hand-me-down from my parents (which still is running hard enough to juice steel). I've been juicing on and off for a year or so, but couldn't keep it up due to the pain in the a.. factor. That is no more. This juicer will juice anything! After recieveing the H.B. 67650, I instantly started it up and juiced about everything i could find. It does awesome! You can juice whole, not peeled, lemons, limes, potatoes, and yet it still does good with light stuff, like spinach or romaine. I always put whole apples in there and within about 5-7 seconds and some pushing, POP!, its ready for more. Cleaning is as easy as can be. Drop the handles, pull off the top, scoop stuff into the mini trash can (ALWAYS put a schnucks or walkmart white bag in there), pull up on the mesh bowl and bottom spout, bammm. Rinse scrub and done! The down sides, im really digging to find something here, is that its loud. Comparable to a 747 running in your kitchen. But thats to be expected. If you want quiet, then mash everything by hand then strain it and see where that gets you. The other down side is that when you juice some things, like green bell peppers or celery, the juice is super frothy. Its not the end of the world. I juice everything into a couple of cups (it does come with a cup-esque thing) then I let it sit while i clean everything and mess around for a few minutes. I come back to it and spoon off the top till its just juice, then mix and drink. In summary, my mom has a brevell something or another which is by far like a bently or mercedes of juicers. It also costs about as much. They run $250-$1500. She paid ~$450 for hers, granted it is solid stainless everything and mean mean mean. I swear it can juice marble. But thats what you would expect. This juicer is not for 'beginners'. It is for someone who has their mind right and wants to have a ton of energy and health without blowing thier money trying to do it. You will love it and i guarantee if you dont, give it to someone else, they will.

Fantastic product for its price range. Juicers are in high demand nowadays due to the cleanse craze and it's hard to find a decent one on a budget. The product is incredibly easy to assemble and disassemble, yields a good amount of juice with no pulp (although it is hard to get a lot out of leafy greens like spinach and kale, although I'm not sure if that's the problem of this particular juicer or just the nature of juicing these types of veggies) with minimal clean up (does not take me more than a minute). I read a complaint about the loudness, but honestly I don't find it to be loud at all. It is actually much quieter than a blender, or the Magic Bullet that I also use. Overall, great juicer for under $90; absolutely satisfied!

I've had this juicer for a couple of months now and have been using it almost every day and it continues to work top notch. This juicer has a very good motor with a lot of power and speed. So, with that said, you should make sure that you put in the correct amount of produce to prevent the veg or fruit from bouncing around as this juicer has a large enough opening to take in 3 or 4 carrots at a time. If you leave too much space they will bounce around in there from the power and speed of the grinder. This juicer is designed to juice fairly large amounts of veg or fruit quickly. Some other people have mentioned that you can put a produce bag in the pulp catcher to speed up the cleaning of this unit and they are correct, as it does make a difference. Cliff - Ontario

Easy to use and clean, but it's very noisy. We've been using it for two years, it's a very reliable product but since we moved in to a condo we can't really use it past certain time because of the noise it makes otherwise it's a very good prodcut

I've been juicing apples with this and it juices them without even flinching! This is my first juicer so I don't know the standards for cleaning... but I find it hard to clean the pulp from the blade/strainer. The holes are so fine that I am constantly trying to push the bristles of the cleaning brush through to unclog the pulp. I''d use this product a lot more if it weren't for the cleaning hassle. Also, the tip from others to use a bag in the pulp bin is a good idea!

Wow, this machine has power to spare. The pulp left over is almost completely dry so your getting all the liquid. Easy to clean with included brush, about 2 minutes for me. I've seen lesser units out and about for much more than amazon is selling this great unit for. I was very surprised veggies could be so appealing when liquefied.