Cuisinart CCJ-100 Professional Citrus Juicer - Electric Orange, Lemon & Grapefruit Juice Extractor - Perfect for Breakfast, Cocktails & Healthy Drinks

I used to own another well-known "contact" citrus juicer several years ago and it got lost when we moved. We own other CuisinartKitchen products and I have read other reviews with a jaundiced eye (as one must when buying consumer items with-whichone is not familiar with here on Amazon) and most of the 1 & 2-star reviewers are clearly persons who either (1) do not have agrasp of the semi-intimate machine/human physical nature of the juicemaking process and, or (2) they are simpletons who shouldnever be buying a machine any more complicated than an Iron anyway.Because the Cuisinart CCJ-100 Citrus Pro Juicer works perfectly *as advertised*. You plug the thing in, rinse off theonly two black plastic items that will come off (one spins and the other catches and spills the juice into your cup)You slice the oranges/grapefruits/lemons/limes and then gently but firmly press the afformentioned citrus item downwardand the admittedly analog dance between man (or woman) and machine begins. Juice begins to flow and it is easy for someto press downward as in *any dance* too hard. But the reward is worth it. Every three 1/2 oranges (that's 3 halves) youwill need to rinse off the two pieces of plastic mentioned above... in the sink as they become clogged with pulpy stuff.That's part of the dance...Here's the payoff... In my town Nashville, TN. an 8lb. bag of oranges is $4.99 and an 8lb. bag of bag of TX grapefruitis about the same... So, When my wife and I go into a restaurant to buy breakfast we usually split a large glass of OJIF - IF it is fresh squeezed. It's price will usually be $5.00. I'm sure you can see where this is going... The only timewe allowed ourselves the luxury of freshly squeezed juice is maybe once-a-month. BUT - since we bought this juicer and muddledthrough a tiny learning curve that evidently more than 75+ whining reviewers weren't...We get a large glass of freshly squeezed juice using 3 Oranges and 2 Grapefruits (five bucks at the restaurant remember?) In theabove-mentioned $10.00 worth of Citrus purchases in Nashville (2-8lb. bags remember) there are there are at least 12-14 giant(32oz) servings of fresh juice between the two bags of Oranges & Grapefruits... (12 X $5.00 = $60.00) The natural enzymes...the fresh juice once in the AM and once in the PM... sooo good for digestion, soo good for a fresh treat, cold or room temperature.My Wife was against the purchase - but now she thanks me for my perspicacity. And I thank her for thanking me - even as I laugh atyou 75...what was the word I used? Oh yeah.. Now I remember... (^_^)