Also, with each use, the pulp is transformed from moist to wet pulp. I stopped using the juicer because I was wasting produce and not getting much juice. In addition, no one mentioned that the shredder/filter basket needed to be replaced. Replacing the filter basket periodically is a hidden cost to the juicer in addition to the low juice yield.

Juice quality and yield are worth considering since juicing requires time, effort, and large quantities of produce, and all of them translate into - cost & money. For me, if I can't get at least 60% of nutrition from juicing, the juicing effort is futile because I am not getting enough nutritional benefits. Most online juicer distributors claim that high-speed continuous centrifugal juicers like Juiceman II produce lower quality juice that is oxidized due to greater surface exposure to oxygen and recommend buyers to consider slower masticating or twin-gear juicers for better juice quality. I have only come across one independent scientific study done on juicer and/or juice quality beyond copies of the same online advertising literature on vitamin and enzyme retention claims after several days of online research, so it's hard to know what type of juicer is an quality and cost-effective purchase. There is at least one scientific study that indicates that 'Peeling and juicing resulting in substantial losses of provitamin A, often surpassing those of heat treatment. The author also indicates that the stability of carotenoids differs in different foods, even if same storage or processing conditions are used, and that more studies need to be done on home vegetable/fruit processing.

The added maintenance cost of a cheaper juicer may afford me a more 'expensive' juicer that will provide me the health benefits, if any, that is comparable in cost in the long-term. I am willing to pay for a juicer that will give me the nutritional benefits and not one that will send my produce to the compost and that requires added maintenance costs. I am not going to fix my Juiceman II, and I am investigating the value of buying a vegetable/fruit extractor.

Beware (Rating: 1.00)
Review : I had high expectations from this unit being called "professional series"

I had a JR Juicer for a few years which did well. I use my juicer about 5 times a week. I bought this one a few months ago and it is now broken. The top three parts are removable by twisting two of the components -- the top clear plastic part has a small lid which secures it - this is what broke. The lower white plastic lip unscrews for removal and cleaning all the while juice drips on the motor part and penetrates around the screw making it very difficult to cleam -- try taking the whole engine part under the tap.

Just say "NO"! (Rating: 1.00)
Review : This product's design is defective. After one month of use, the juicebowl/basket blade on my Juiceman 410 became impossible to remove from the base (which is essential if you want to clean it). I called customer service and had a VERY difficult time getting a replacement. The rep first told me to run warm water through the juicebowl and apply "A LOT" of pressure, both of which I did to no avail. Her response was "Well, that's all I can really think of". I had to really press about the warranty before she agreed to authorize my return. PLEASE save yourself some agony and don't purchase this juicer!!!

I'd never buy anything else (Rating: 5.00)
Review : This juicer is a very high quality juicer at an extremely low price. I've used juicers that were $400 and more, and this one blows them all away, for several reasons.

The main reason I love this blender so much is the ease of cleaning it. It takes a mere minute or two to clean this sucker, when I've spent 5 minutes cleaning other juicers. The Juiceman II also juices basically any vegetable you throw at it, unlike other juicers. I've had no problem juicing the toughest of greens like kale, and even wheatgrass, which some say you need to buy a seperate juicer for. Hogwash! The Juiceman II does it just fine.

I'm on my second model, because the first one died after about 2 or 3 years of use. So it's pretty durable from my experience. The reason it died was I tried to juice a frozen banana, which is not recommended. Anyway, great model, and I'm glad I own one.