Chef'n Juicester Citrus Juicer and Reamer (Large), Apricot - 102-479-008

I have been fighting the battle of the bulge for most of my life with the exception of a few years when I was working out in martial arts, 5 nights a week as a teen. Most of us simply do not have the time, nor energy to do this, if our bodies physically allowed. I have learned consuming lemon and lime juice in warm water is a great way to detoxify, especially for those of us who cannot workout for whatever reason.As I have been juicing lemons and limes by hand, manually squeezing the juice out of many wedges every day, I realized I needed to find a better way. I've researched my options. I simply do not have the counter space for a big machine nor do I want to spend that kind of money. I was initially just looking for a glass juicer but alas after reading the reviews I realized this juicer was stated to be better due to the sharper edges than able to be produced in glass. I concur. I also love the ergonomically shaped cup which allows easy gripping, if needed. The plastic jar holds one cup and has marks in 1/8 cup increments. There are also marks for measuring ounces, milliliters, tablespoons, and teaspoons. The bottom silicone prevents the Juicester from slipping and sliding on my counter.I have discovered using the Juicester is an easy way to juice lemons and limes. It even came with a sturdy attachment for juicing oranges. So simple to use, simply slice the citrus in half then rotate on the cone, using pressure. This also allows moderate hand exercise - great for providing therapy when rehabbing a hand or arm issue or simply desiring to tone and strengthen those muscles.Using the Juicester I have discovered the average grocery lemon provides 1/4 cup juice and the average grocery lime provides 1/8 cup juice.For those of us detoxing or trying to lose weight or consuming citrus juice for health purposes, a good recipe is to use the juice of 1 lemon and 1 lime in 12 ounces of warm water. This provides only 36 calories for those counting. I've been drinking this twice a day for several weeks, my skin is noticeably clearer. The Juicester's customer service is 866-642-4336.UPDATE Nov 2012: when my cardiologist saw my fasting labs with blood glucose of 82 and total cholesterol of 150 despite being an obese middle aged woman, he quickly inquired "how are you doing it??". My "secret" includes a high level of vitamin D (I strive to keep my D lab levels near 100), Concentrace liquid minerals, additional magnesium, a whole food sourced multi, omega 3s as well as fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice several days each week. The Juicester has become my reliable kitchen assistant! My husband has hand issues, yet he can readily use the Juicester.

Be aware of how small this actually is.It will fill with pulp after one grapefruit or two oranges and require cleaning.Its pretty well designed so that cleanup is easy but if you want to juice enough for more than one person, you may find the amount of time spent clearing pulp, irksome.Also, the smaller reamer for lemons and limes doesn't work as efficiently as the larger one.Overall, I find it to be useful and well designed for one person and worth the price but be aware of its limitations.

Good sturdy juicer. If you're not in a rush, i.e. don't need an electric one, this juicer works great. It filters some pulp and seeds but not all of it. I do like pulp so it doesn't matter to me.

I needed a juicer for mainly small grapefruits this one claims to work on them but it doesn't. When you use this with the white grapefruit cage attached all it does is completely mangle and shred the fruit and barely gets any juice out whatsoever. Really disappointed with this.The sides of the orange strainer are too low and without the white cage for grapefruit attached it leaves a low spot on either side where you see the white oval at the top, in the picture. This means you have to keep pulling off the top after each orange to dump the pulp or it comes through those two low spots.Loved the container, the shape is really nice to hold and substantial too. This would be perfect if they made one for just oranges (like this one minus the stupid grapefruit cage which leaves the two low spots when you remove it) and make one for just grapefruit and one for just lemons and limes. The attachment for the grapefruit is what made this a poor design. Go back to the drawing board Chef'n and you will have a winner.

I got this because I liked the idea of a carafe to catch the juice. And it does. However, two things worth noting on this product: the carafe neck is so small that it is impossible to clean without a special tool to reach down there. Secondly, the top pointy part of it, the juicer.... Well it just isn't sharp. The fruit keeps slipping off because both the point of it and the side divets are rounded edges. I borrowed my neighbors and his has sharper edges and it works so much better.