Metrokane Chef's Juicer
From Metrokane
'Professional Model'
- Amazon Sales Rank: #202696 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Brand: Metrokane
- Model: 1500
- Dimensions: 6.90" h x 7.90" w x 16.40" l, 7.00 pounds
As attractive as it is professionally functional, this chrome juicer generates powerful pressure to quickly squeeze every drop of juice out of oranges, grapefruits, lemons, and limes. And it extracts sweet juice without scraping bitter oil from the fruits' skins, as electric juicers often do. Its rack-and-pinion gear system and bar handle generate pressure with little effort, and the spring-action handle snaps back automatically for convenience and speed. For stability, there's a grip for the left hand while the right hand pulls down the handle. Accompanying the juicer is a 2-cup, mirror-finish, stainless-steel juice cup with a removable strainer/cone for easy cleanup. The juicer measures 17 inches high, 5-1/2 inches wide, and 7 inches deep, and its moving parts carry a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
Editor's Choice:Our choice for best citrus juicer under $100, Metrokane's Chef's Juicer is a beautiful piece of equipment, and not so large (17 inches high, 5-1/2 inches wide, and 7 inches deep) that it wouldn't fit on almost any kitchen counter. And it should be displayed, as it's fairly elegant, with a shining chrome finish. But the real plus is in the final product--the juice.
Cheap metal
When I first got the juicer, I absolutely loved it! Finally, fresh O.J.! Worked well, was able to juices 10-20 lbs. of oranges in minutes. However, I did get the feeling there was still plenty more left in the halves. Then one day the gears felt "sticky", and then on one more pull of the arm the metal body just cracked and broke! Right where the arm attaches to the body it just cracked apart. This was not mechanical. it was just poor quality.
Metrokane Chef's Juicer- Fast & Easy! Solidly built!
I have the Metrokane Chef's Juicer (called only the "Spa Juicer" at the Metrokane site). It is Fast & Easy! It must have
great pressure as it really squeezes oranges, lemons and small grapefruits thoroughly! The cup is polished stainless steel,
as is the remaining mechanism (not including the strainer-dome and the top-dome) making clean up easy. I drink fresh
squeezed Florida juiced oranges EVERY morning for the past two years. It is the best way to start my day off. I LOVE IT
and I am buying another for my sister so there will be one there when I am there for my frequent visits! Buy this particular
model if: (1)- you want to be SURE you get all of the juice out of your fruit, (2)- If you have (like I do) way too many electric
gadgets. This mechanism takes up very little counter space. Because it is shiny and very good looking, it is the only thing
on my counter top in addition to my coffee maker. Solidly built! No breakable parts. (This is not the spring loaded arm
model).
I also have an electric juicer, but I only use it for "non citrus" fruits and veggies. I used to use a reamer, but this is faster,
cleaner and more efficient.
The top dome's interior will pit if not cleaned immediately, made of different metal (? or just unpolished?)...There are more "professional" models
out there from Metrokane. I believe the higher priced Metrokane models have a spring mechanism to spring the arm back
in position. I think the extra spring is an unnecessary addition and just gives you something to worry about breaking!...
Far from being "professional"
Nice looking chrome gadget but we found it to perform poorly. The holding glass is small and tilted very easily. The halves stucked to the cup on the lever. You have to remove the fruit halves with your fingers (very impractical and messy). The cranker does not produce enough leveler pressure often leaving plenty of juice in the halves, no matter how hard you push. If you push to hard the stability of the juicer is not good. There are no suction feet to hold the machine in place. Can't recommend it. Far from being a so call "professional" equipment.
