Wow! have searched for an elec citrus juicer that is not plastic. Does anything besides SS make contact w the food?
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Once the stainless steel strainer captures the fruit pulp, the juice is then dispensed directly through the stainless steel spout.
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I saw your post about the yogourmet yogurt maker. I also want one I can use with the SCD . Have you found a more suitable one yet?
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It has a very powerful motor so hand strength is required to both press the fruit down onto the spindle as well as to keep the fruit from just spinning with the spindle rather than being juiced. You would probably be better off with the Chef's Star Stainless Steel Electric Juicer with Citrus Press. http://www.amazon.com/Chefs-Stainless-Electric-Juicer-Citrus/dp/B00FRL9JYU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1391294595&sr=8-3&keywords=chef+star+electric+juicer
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I can't answer the lead issue as China lies all the time and swears their stuff is lead-free when it's not. A simple search of the Healthy Juicer website tells you it's BPA-free. Michael from the Hippocrates Health Institute recommends this juicer over any other (manual or electric) wheatgrass juicer. Hope that helps a little bit.
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The metal parts are aluminum but they do not come in contact with the food being juiced, the part that comes in contact with the food is a hard non-BPA plastic, very durable and will not leach anything into the juice.
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Did not have any luck - tried many different ways was unbalanced - would work well with citrus, I returned the unit. Have two pomegranate bushes and returned to juicing with the skin removed.
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Not that I'm aware of. It is made out of steel so it can take so larger pieces of fruit, unlike the plastic one I had. That one was fine for small lemons or limes but did not have the strength for oranges. Warranty or not I'm very happy to add this to my arsenal of kitchen tools.
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Ok, I attempted to make the drink that, at San Diego Blenders, is called the 'Scorpion' (ginger, garlic, onion). I sliced up a piece of ginger lengthwise into 4 or so slices and threw them in the juicer. The juicer handled it easily. The screw (that rotates to do the crushing) is very heavy duty, as is the housing that the screw rotates in. No plastic parts. Regarding the wisdom of drinking pure ginger juice. Let's just say I now have three more hairs on my chest, but probably won't be drinking it again.
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That is the only part that in contact with the juice. I do not believe that top press part is stainless steel (hard to tell). In either case, this not really touch the juice.
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Only if it will cover things like the mesh basket. After 4 1/2 months the plastic on the bottom of the basket cracked causing all the juice to flow out over the motor and onto my counter, twice. Don't know what made this happen, but it cost me $24.99 to replace, and it's taking over two weeks to receive it. I still haven't received it yet. Love the juicer............the plastic parts..........not so much.
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Though it is a nice little gadget, you have to push down and manually twist the lemons or oranges. Have you considered an electric juicer? Might be better for you. I see the Black & Decker CJ625 30-Watt 34-Ounce Citrus Juicer for $17.99. Honestly, I wish I had bought an electric one. Good luck on your purchase. :-)
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Hi Cathy, Thank you for the question. I would not recommend that steamer. I have had two of them and the plastic bottoms deteriorated and broke apart -- unusable. I then purchased the Secura 3-tier stainless steel food steamer with steam 360 technology at Amazon. I totally love it. I works great--very happy. Plus, you are not getting the plastic by-products in your food. Have a great day!
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I have one and it isn't plastic. I like it and am thinking about ordering the longer version too.
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I read the following on the HealthyJuicer.com website: "All parts of the juicer are made of tough plastics which are practically indestructible. The auger is made of BPA-Free POM plastic which is virtually indestructible. The tip of the auger and end cap are made of all stainless steel. All materials used in the Healthy Juicer are non-toxic FDA approved." Sounds like just the auger is BPA-free. I am going to call them to get clarification about whether or not the rest of the plastic is BPA-free and free of other potential toxins (i.e. lead). Since it comes from China, I'm a bit concerned. July 7, 2014 I called the Lexen Company. Not all parts of the juicer, such as the hopper, are BPA free. The manufacturer is apparently working this and will hopefully come out with an all BPA-free juicer on down the road.
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Yup, just as you might guess from photo--handles and gear are plastic; top of basket is metal, bottom is plastic; hinge is metal. Very sturdy so far for limes, lemons, tiny oranges. Exterior of metal basket (the side that doesn't touch the fruit) seems to be corroding some. The working side has a different coating I guess, and is shiny and fine. Here's a photo of an open one: http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608004117739015396&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0
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So far I'm very pleased with mine. I haven't had it for a long period of time (few months) but it is easy to clean and works well. I have used it for limes, lemons, oranges and grapefruit.
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I'm not sure what's in the motor as it's encased in a plastic housing but there are two gears that mesh together to "juice" the food. These two gears are both metal and plastic. The metal gears are what the veggies and fruit come in contact with first. The plastic part of the gears are shaped like a cork screw and push the ground up pulp through the screen. The plastic part seems to be made out of the same material some cutting boards are made out of. They feel very durable. We use our juicer every day to make juice for a 5 person family. We also will run it for long periods of time to juice up 15lb boxes of apples, pomegranates, carrots, what ever is in season. It works great!!!! We are very pleased with it. I'm not sure what's in the motor as it's encased in a plastic housing but there are two gears that mesh together to "juice" the food. These two gears are both metal and plastic. The metal gears are what the veggies and fruit come in contact with first. The plastic part of the gears are shaped like a cork screw and push the ground up pulp through the screen. The plastic part seems to be made out of the same material some cutting boards are made out of. They feel very durable. We use our juicer every day to make juice for a 5 person family. We also will run it for long... » Read More I'm not sure what's in the motor as it's encased in a plastic housing but there are two gears that mesh together to "juice" the food. These two gears are both metal and plastic. The metal gears are what the veggies and fruit come in contact with first. The plastic part of the gears are shaped like a cork screw and push the ground up pulp through the screen. The plastic part seems to be made out of the same material some cutting boards are made out of. They feel very durable. We use our juicer every day to make juice for a 5 person family. We also will run it for long periods of time to juice up 15lb boxes of apples, pomegranates, carrots, what ever is in season. It works great!!!! We are very pleased with it. « Show Less