FIRST IMPRESSION:
It's professionally retail packaged with fitted cardboard boxes that secures all parts inside the box. I appreciate that it also provided a silicon cover for the storage cup as well as 2 travel bottles (please note that 1 of the bottles is located on the bottom of the cardboard box so make sure you find 2 travel bottles). The internal mechanism for squeezing the fruits and vegetables were identical to my previous model, which is much better than the older centrifuge technology.
DESIGN & PERFORMANCE:
I like that there's a place to put the juicer storage cup so that the cup is up higher closer to the where juice comes out. With my previous model, the cup sat on the same level as the juicer and the juice used to splash outside the cup. This model also has 2 speed as well as reverse option. With high and low speed, you can use different speed for hard vs soft fruits and vegetables, which is nice feature that was missing in my older model. I love that it has virtually no foam and because it extracts at low speed, there's no heat generated that can lead to nutrient loss. I've been using it almost every day for a month and I never had any clogging or problem extracting juice from any fruits or vegetables. Relatively quite as well (and definitely compared to older centrifuge technology).
MAINTENANCE:
The cleanup is very simple as you can easily remove the auger, stainless steel screen, feed chute and other parts. It provides a hand brush that you can use to clean out the stainless steel mesh screen and auger, and end cap. They are all dishwasher safe but I just like to scrub and clean them by hand using the brush.
BOTTOM LINE:
Easily 10 out of 5 stars. You just have to chop the fruits and vegetables (after washing them) to be able to fit inside the chute and use the plunger to push them down then let it do the magic. I've been tracking what I've been drinking and the days I've done and I only missed 8 days in March. Every morning, I look forward to using this juicer to make fresh squeezed juice for myself and my wife. My wife wakes up later than me so I use the provided silicon cap to close the cup and to keep it in the refrigerator for her to drink when she wakes up. We both love it. Our favorite recipe is Kale, Salary, Lemon, Orange, Apple, and Pear.
FINAL THOUGHT:
This juicer is basically perfection and only way it can get better is if the chute was bigger so that less chopping and cutting was needed and perhaps if they provide spare stainless steel screen or auger or at least provide a way to purchase the parts in case the parts get damaged, which I don't see it happening anytime soon as the quality of these parts are solid. I love my new daily morning ritual and look forward to making fresh squeezed juice when I wake up. Thank you amzchef but making amazing juicer.