Handy Pantry HJ Hurricane Stainless Steel Manual Wheatgrass Juicer

I almost listened to the guy here who gave this a negative review and I'm glad I didn't. This is exactly what I've been looking for. It's easy to use, easy to take apart, rinse and stash away. Wheatgrass is one of the true superfoods. I used to get a daily wheatgrass shot at Wild Oats (until Whole Foods came to town and put them out of business. I've never forgiven Whole Foods for taking away my wheatgrass). I heard so many bad things about electric wheatgrass juicers that I was afraid to try them and had been interested in a manual juicer for a long time. I think I got really lucky here because this is probably the best manual juicer out there. When I first got it, however, I thought I had made a bad purchase decision. When I opened the package, I saw that the screen was already installed inside the juicer, so I just left it in there figuring it was supposed to be there. After 10 minutes of cranking, only a couple of drops of juice came out of the juicer. The only way to get anything green to come out was to pour water in the juicer. So, I did that for a couple of days and was going to give up on the juicer. Finally, I realized I should try removing the screen and as soon as I did, the juicer operated normally and produced juice within a couple of minutes. A couple more points: Definitely run the pulp through again, there is still a lot of juice left in there. I find it really easy to just put a bowl under the juicer to catch the juice and just grab the pulp with my fingers when it comes out and put it on a plate. Then later I run the pulp through a second time. Also, don't waste your time trying to juice vegetables with this, it's really made for wheatgrass. Anyone who has used wheatgrass for any length of time and knows the health benefits will be absolutely fine with that. The important thing to most of us is that we get our daily shot of wheatgrass juice. I highly recommend this. You can be a complete beginner and learn how to operate this right out of the box. It's low tech and it's tiny (which is great because you can store it easily). It looks like it will last for years and years. I absolutely love it!

This juicer is incredibly sturdy and well made. It will certainly last a lifetime. Not to mention, it is incredibly easy to clean. In terms of what it can do, here is what I have tried so far and how well it does with each: Grasses (wheat, barley, etc.) Does great! Gets a very high yield compared to other juicers I've tried. Leafy greens (kale, cabbage, spinach, etc.) Gets a good yield, but leaves a fair amount of pulp in juice. Particularly with spinach, it just turns to mush. So long as you run it through a strainer afterwards, it works well though. Citrus fruits (lemon, orange, grapefruit, etc.) Fantastic! High yield, little pulp. Soft fruits (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc.) Again, a lot of pulp will get into the juice. The softer fruits are harder to extract juice from in general, because they just turn to mush, but works reasonably well nonetheless. Hard veggies (carrots, beets, turnips, etc.) Doesn't work very well. Very little yield compared to other juicers, and a lot of excess pulp left in juice. Though, if you run it through a few times, and strain out the additional pulp, it does okay. Nut butters- Fantastic! I use my juicer to make nut butter more than I make actual juice. Run the nuts through slowly though, because if you put too many in it can get very hard to turn the handle. Tahini- Works but the tahini will be fairly chunky. Run it through a couple times for smoother tahini, but it will never get perfectly smooth. Buckwheat flour- This is the only flour I have tried to make in it yet, but it works fantastic. The flour comes out perfectly powdered. Again, add the buckwheat slowly as the handle can get hard to turn. Sorbet- Add any frozen fruit, and fresh sorbet will pour out the other end. It's like a personal soft serve ice cream machine. Chop the fruit small before freezing it though. It takes a lot of strength to grind the frozen fruit, but it works! This juicer does so much more than just make juice! It has become my most used kitchen appliance and I use it for just about everything. Highly recommend it to people, even if you don't like wheatgrass.

Its fulfilled my needs

Really enjoyed how easy it was to use and clean. Makes great wheatgrass juice as well as other fruits and vegetables can be used. Thumbs up.

You can't usually buy things this well made. It's extremely solid and well-machined. Unfortunately I bought it in order to make apple cider, and it's not ideal. It's a little small, and it forces far too much fine pulp into the juice. It extracts all the juice all right, but doesn't make a clear cider. Still tastes great though.

This juicer is built tough, it's made of stainless steel and will for sure outlive any electric juicer. Extremely easy to assemble and clean. It does require some force to turn the handle so you can't stuff it full of wheat-grass at once. You have to use smaller amounts. If they made the handle just a little bit longer it would be much easier to extract the juice. Also you'll need a solid table to clamp it to, I wouldn't recommend attaching it stone counter-top. As to the quality of juicing, it does leave the pulp very dry. I'd say it juices wheat-grass better then my twingear Greenstar juicer. Note: this product is intended for wheat-grass and/or dryer fibrous greens and it works very poorly on juicy leafy greens. Also if you're expecting to juice larger quantities of wheat-grass I'd suggest you get something electric. My wife would get tired after juicing 2-3oz of juice and it became my task from then on.

A friend recently bought a similar product NOT stainless steel. She is already avoiding using it since the material is wearing and more then likely leaching into her "health drinks". I read it does heat up so I crank slowly and run the grass through twice. Products like this make Amazon look good! Thanks team Amazon