The Juiceman Juicer is not what it once was.

At one point in the time the Juiceman Juicer was the talk of the town. The infomercials featuring Jay Kordich ran for over 13 years and helped juicing become widely known. Now Kordich is no longer associated with Juiceman having turned it over to Salton.

The quality of Juiceman juicers has come under fire in recent years. Jay no longer endorses the product. Juiceman along with Hamilton Beach, Jack Lalanne and several other brands tend to make cheaper juicers designed to be an introduction to juicing for newbies. The machines often wear out or break quickly. However, several of the models are more expensive and not worth the money when you can get a better juice extractor for the same price range.

I don't believe if you are going to start juicing you should go with an inferior machine for even $20 less when you can own an excellent machine from a company that puts serious effort into the design and support of their juicers. Companies like Omega, Champion, Green Star, Breville and L'equip all make excellent juicers in many price ranges. I recommend spending your money on better juicers and not on cheap products that will end up frustrating you. You have to figure if you buy a cheap juicer and it breaks down, you'll have to spend a lot of time and some money in shipping to either get a new one or replace the broken one. Most of the companies that make these cheaper juicers don't have very good customer service.

If you are interested in juicing for the first time, expect to pay around a $100 for a good juicer that will last. An excellent juicer that costs close to the range is the L'equip Mini juicer. It offers more solid design features in this range than most other models. Plus this model has a 6 year warranty which far exceeds most juice extractor warranties.

Also look at the Breville Juice Fountain Plus as another first time juicer machine. This is another excellent machine with top ratings.