Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have juiced for years using my Mom's Champion Juicer. So when I tried this juicer I was pleased with how well it extracted juice at a reasonable purchase cost. I think it does a nice job with both leafy and hard vegetables and fruit. However, it has a fatal flaw. The basket edge is plastic and spins very close above the edge of the frame of the juice collector. If the basket wobbles for any reason these plastic parts rub together. Since the basket is rotating very fast, it only takes a moment for it to rub. Once it does, the plastic quickly heats up and melts. If you make a very clear juice, you can find little bits of plastic in the juice. Decidedly unhealthy. So I bought a second juicer and was VERY careful about feed rate. However, even the weight of a carrot can sometimes cause the basket to wobble and cause the same problem. In fact, the instruction book states that sometimes the basket can lose alignment. The directions say to let the machine run and it will correct the problem. However, while it is running, it is putting bits of plastic into your juice. I will post a photo if I can figure out how to do that. I am disappointed. It worked so well extracting juice, but this problem is just unworkable. I would suggest a better made juicer. I think I will get the Champion. Much more expensive but it is also bulletproof. My family has had the same juicer since the late 1980s and it is still going strong. I think the Breville has an all stainless basket and it looks like is does not contact the sides of the juicer, so that might be an option since it is the same design.