When I heard that Jack's machine would take whole apples, I seemed to have lost all sense and ordered his juicer, which I believed would be an upgrade from my Mr. Juiceman. It's time consuming to cut products to fit the juicer. What Jack fails to mention in his ads--his chute does take apples, but only small ones, the ones you usually don't buy. Thus, I'm still cutting products, same as usual. I juice all kinds of fruits and veggies and have over many years. If you are new to the experience of juicing, you will quickly learn that better made, more professional models are 0-500. Thus, you must choose these lower cost models, that despite their glitz are largely made of plastic. The only thing going for this Jack LaLanne model is that they used good sense in making the plastic black. Despite every good cleaning, white plastic models take on fruit/veggie stains that over time are very difficult to remove. This machine constantly chokes, too-often fails to juice despite pressure placed on the chute, or it stops entirely with constipation. If I'm not wrestling with a stuck chute, I must stop the machine in the middle of juicing, dislodge the partially juiced products, dealing with mess. It's not a fun experience. I cannot say I had a better experience with the Juiceman model except to say that it was far more reliable than this one and less messy. May I suggest for anyone who intends to buy a juicer to do their homework? Check for the speed of juicing--which affects the ... New Kitchenaid Mixing Bowl Best Prices Poly-vi-sol Drops Saving Storkcraft Glider Rocker
