So far (Over 1 year of daily use) Breville Citrus Press Pro 800CPXL has exceeded our expectations. It’s not a cheap citrus juicer, but if you need the best citrus juicer in the market, this is it. Last November, I was at pharmacy to buy Vitamin C supplement for my daughter for cold and cough and pharmacists said “I would rather recommend you continue with what you are holding in your hand – Oranges”. Since then, we buy big box of Oranges every week from Costco, so I can say our usage of this machine “Heavy”. After 1 year of use, this looks same as when we took out of box for the first time. We have thrown cheap plastic citrus juicers from Wal-Mart- I noticed plastic juicing dome was wearing out and where do that worn out plastic go? Obviously in our tummy.
This is sixth Breville kitchen appliance in our home and like other Breville stuff, this die cast machine is built like tank. It looks very nice on counter-top and juicing is very easy and effective. You need to apply just little pressure while juicing and motor is very silent. Power-assisted arm not only make squeezing effortless, but keeps you hand clean as you don’t need to press fruit on the top of juicer dome. Built-in sensors activate juicing process once the press arm and fruit are in proper contact. I also notice that it is more effective and gives more juice compared to plastic juicers since you have no leftover juicable part remaining on orange halves. It goes right to the very end and takes out every bit of juice out of fruit.
Top and bottom cups as well as pulp cup is removable and very easy to wash and clean. All parts that requires washing are dishwasher safe. Though we mainly use it for oranges, it should be noted that it easily handles grapefruits and limes as well. When you need to stop juice to flow, you can simply lift the spout upwards, thus there is no more dripping while taking the glass away. You can control the pulp stainless steel filters.
THE GOOD:
• Outstanding built quality
• Effortless and easy squeezing
• Exquisite look – You would like to keep it on the counter-top
• More juice and almost no wastage
• Very quiet operation
• Very easy to clean
• Pulp control
• Drip-stop spout
THE BAD:
• I can’t think of any major issue other than price. Edges of strainer parts are little sharp, but I have never hurt myself while cleaning. Though top cup eject button worked perfect so far, I think this should have been designed better as sometimes I have to try couple of times to put it back. It sits by plastic o-ring gaskets and It should be noted that it comes with extra o-ring type gaskets in case you need to replace it.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I bought this Citrus Juicer after researching every product in market. I don’t think there is any better citrus press in market than this. It is expensive, but it is far far better than other juicers we have used before. You can buy packaged juices at lower price, but when you do it yourself, you know that you are getting is pure and fresh juice and not some watered down stale juice. Overall, this is a stellar product and you would not be disappointed if you are doing regular citrus juicing. I am very demanding person, but this product earns Highly…Recommended rating.
| Brand | Breville |
|---|---|
| Model Number | 800CPXL |
| Colour | Brushed Stainless |
| Product Dimensions | 26.19 x 19.3 x 35.61 cm; 4.81 kg |
| Capacity | 800 ml |
| Power/Wattage | 110 watts |
| Voltage | 120 Volts |
| Material | Stainless Steel |
| Auto shut-off | No |
| Number of Speeds | 1 |
| Special Features | Manual |
| Item Weight | 4.81 kg |
