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Cuisinart Easy Clean Slow Juicer Review

A great juicer for wheat grass and soft produce, but it takes a lot of time to prep and clean
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cuisinart easy clean slow juicer
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Price:  $160 List
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Manufacturer:   Cuisinart
By Hayley Thomas and Genaveve Bradshaw  ⋅  Feb 15, 2023
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RANKED
#5 of 13
  • Juice Quality - 25% 6.0
  • Soft Produce - 20% 7.5
  • Hard Produce - 20% 6.0
  • Leafy Greens - 20% 7.3
  • Cleaning - 15% 3.0

Our Verdict

The Cuisinart Easy Clean Slow is a masticating juicer that produces great wheat grass shots and apple juice. While it is difficult to clean, it comes with a brush that helps get into nooks and crannies that water and sponges don't reach. It also has a unique spout cap that helps keep your counters clean. The reverse function comes in handy for jams. The narrow chute means extra prep time, as food items need to be sliced into small pieces before placing. Overall, if you are looking for a masticating juicer for soft produce and leafy greens, the Easy Clean Slow Juicer is a decent option, but not the very best.
REASONS TO BUY
Good soft produce yield
Reverse function
Juice spout cap
Good for wheatgrass
REASONS TO AVOID
Thin feeding chute
Pesky cleaning process
Lots of parts

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Bottom Line This juicer is difficult to clean and requires ample prep time, but it produces great wheat grass shots and soft produce juiceThe large chute, easy-to-clean parts, and efficient juicing capabilities make this a top-tier centrifugal juicerEasy cleanup and a stronger motor may make this premium model worth the extra expenseAn inexpensive and user-friendly machine that produces a very quality glass of juiceIf you are looking for freshly-squeezed juice at a bargain, we think this is a great middle-of-the-road option that won't blow your budget
Rating Categories Cuisinart Easy Clea... Breville Juice Foun... Hamilton Beach Big... Hamilton Beach Big... Mueller Ultra-Juicer
Juice Quality (25%)
6.0
8.3
5.3
6.3
5.7
Soft Produce (20%)
7.5
5.8
4.5
4.5
6.0
Hard Produce (20%)
6.0
7.7
8.0
5.4
4.7
Leafy Greens (20%)
7.3
3.7
4.3
5.0
3.4
Cleaning (15%)
3.0
8.0
8.0
6.0
6.0
Specs Cuisinart Easy Clea... Breville Juice Foun... Hamilton Beach Big... Hamilton Beach Big... Mueller Ultra-Juicer
Model # CSJ-300P1 JE98XL 67850 67601A MU-100
Type Masticating Centrifugal Centrifugal Centrifugal Centrifugal
Warranty 3 Year Limited 1 Year Limited 3 year 3 year 2 Year
Dimensions //L x W x H with pulp cup and without pitcher // 11" x 10.3" x 20" 14.1" x 9" x 16.5" 14.5" x 14.5" x 9" 14.4"1 x 7.8" x 11.46" 16" x 8.1" x 16"
Reverse? Yes No No No No
Dishwasher Safe? Removable parts are top rack safe Yes, most parts Yes Yes Filter blade
Average Soft Produce Yield 17 ounces 16 ounces 16 ounces 18 ounces
Average Hard Produce Yield 16 ounces 22 ounces 18 ounces 17 ounces
Average Leafy Greens Yield 7 ounces 4 ounces 4 ounces 5 ounces

Our Analysis and Test Results

The Easy Clean Slow Juicer is an 11 by 10.3 x 20 juicer that comes with removable parts which are top-rack dishwasher safe. It is a masticating juicer that is great for leafy greens, and the reverse function helps with pesky jams.

Performance Comparison


Credit: Abriah Wofford

Juice Quality


We test each blender's juice quality with three different recipes:

Can't Beet It, Romaine - Apple - Orange, and the Sunset Blend. The testing results vary from juice to juice, but generally speaking, the Easy Clean Slow Juicer produces somewhat average results.

The Can't Beet It is inconsistent in its taste and texture. One sip is bitter, while the next is sour, and the foam residue has a significant amount of vegetable chunks in it.

The Romaine-Orange-Apple is the best of the three but has some leftover ginger taste to it from a previous recipe, even though we wash it thoroughly between juices.

The Sunset Blend is very grainy, although it's thinner than the other two. the flavor is wonderful, but the texture is inconsistent. The Easy Clean Slow Juicer clearly struggles to make all three juices, emitting a very loud noise and shaking significantly.

cuisinart easy clean slow juicer - this juicer lets out quite the try hard sound during our juicing...
This juicer lets out quite the try hard sound during our juicing tests.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

Soft Produce


The Easy Clean Slow Juicer performs above average with soft produce like apples, oranges, celery, and cucumber.

The cucumber juice is practically pulp-free, although a small amount of skin remains in the foam. The orange juice is sweet tasting, with minimal pith, no pulp, and a smooth texture. Apple juice is the clear winner of the soft produce juice. It is sweet with no foam, although there are some air bubbles, and there's zero pulp or inconsistency to the texture.

cuisinart easy clean slow juicer - the easy clean slow juicer does a bit better with soft produce than...
The Easy Clean Slow Juicer does a bit better with soft produce than it does with hard produce.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

Hard Produce


Unlike soft produce, the Easy Clean Slow Juicer struggles a bit with harder food items. Eight ounces of carrots yield a pulpless 98.5 milliliters of juice after being strained. Once we pass it through the sieve, the texture improves significantly. The beet juice is left with some specks and stringiness throughout but is captured by the sieve, creating a decent texture post-straining. Sweet potatoes produce a very thick foam, and some green bits from previous use are left over even though we clean them between uses.

It is worth noting that because the chute is so small, the hard produce must be chopped into small pieces prior to juicing. It is also extremely loud when juicing beets and sweet potatoes.

cuisinart easy clean slow juicer - hard produce, like beets, are difficult for the easy clean slow...
Hard produce, like beets, are difficult for the Easy Clean Slow Juicer.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

Leafy Greens


The Easy Clean Slow Juicer is a masticating juicer that uses a plunger to push the produce into a set of whirring blades below. Masticating juicers work much better for leafy greens, giving it a leg up in this metric.

cuisinart easy clean slow juicer - the slow juicer produces solid wheatgrass juice, but it takes a...
The Slow Juicer produces solid wheatgrass juice, but it takes a little elbow grease.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

Wheatgrass shots come out without pulp and a nice consistency. Unfortunately, due to the narrow shoot, feeding the greens into the juicer is slow-moving and difficult. It takes about a minute to feed one-ounce worth of wheatgrass into this juicer, but the outcome is worth the work. Kale is a little pulpy but overall quite smooth. Unfortunately, spinach juice is very thick, and the thin leaves get stuck easily.

The Cuisinart creates thick and chunky spinach juice.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

Cleaning


Despite the name, the Easy Clean Slow Juicer is not easy to clean. It comes with a brush, which works okay. Trying to wash this juicer without it would be an absolute nightmare. There are so many small nooks that require the brush to push crud out as a hot water spray and a sponge do not cut it. Because it is so hard to clean, we noticed a lot of residual flavors from previously juiced fruits and veggies. On the plus side, it comes with a spout tap which helps to keep your counters clean after juicing.

cuisinart easy clean slow juicer - the easy clean slow juicer is not so easy to clean.
The Easy Clean Slow Juicer is not so easy to clean.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

Should You Buy the Cuisinart Easy Clean Slow Juicer?


Aside from a difficult clean-up, this juicer is a decent kitchen appliance at a relatively affordable price. If you are a wheatgrass fiend, and that is your main concern, the Easy Clean Slow Juicer might be a good option, although there are more versatile juicers in our test suite for the same price.

cuisinart easy clean slow juicer - if you don't mind putting in the extra work, the slow juicer makes a...
If you don't mind putting in the extra work, the Slow Juicer makes a decent wheatgrass shot.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

What Other Juicers Should You Consider?


If you are looking for a centrifugal juicer, there's no better option than the Breville Juice Fountain Plus. It is worth noting, however, that centrifugal juicers do not perform well with leafy greens. If juicing kale and wheat grass is your preference, then the Omega Nutrition Center is an amazing option that still performs well with soft produce; however, it struggles with hard produce like sweet potatoes and is very expensive. The Hamilton Beach Big Mouth is a decent option for those who do not want to spend over $100 on a juicer.

cuisinart easy clean slow juicer - there are better juicers for the same price in our test suite.
There are better juicers for the same price in our test suite.
Credit: Abriah Wofford

— Hayley Thomas and Genaveve Bradshaw
 
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