Kitchen Living Juice Extractor Review

About a week ago I picked up a Kitchen Living juice extractor at my local Aldi store. I had wanted one for quite awhile but could never justify the price. 

When I was browsing the weekly ad for Aldi, I noticed they had a juicer for $34.99. Needless to say I was really excited and decided to check it out when I went grocery shopping. I decided for $34.99 if I only used it a couple times I could justify the price and if I never used it again, well I would only be out $35 opposed to $100+ I had seen other juicers go for.

I shared this juicer in my grocery haul and I got asked quite a bit to do a review on it. So I decided what the heck! If video reviews are more your style, you can watch the video where I share how to assemble, use, and clean this particular juicer.

However, for those of you who just like to read about the pros and cons of a product and  read about others opinions, this post is for you. So, lets start off with the pros and cons

PROS: 

* This juicer was much cheaper then most I had found and with a price tag of  only $34.99 it is definitely budget friendly.

*There are suction cups on the bottom of the juicer to prevent the machine from moving around too much while juicing. This is great because I don't have to worry about someone knocking it over or it moving around while I am trying to use it.

*Easy to assemble. It only took me about 5 minutes to set up, from un-boxing, cleaning, and then setting it up for the first time use.

*Easy to clean. I had always heard that juicers could be a bit of a pain to clean since they have so many parts. I found it only takes about 10 minutes to clean everything up and is super easy. 

* Seems to have no issues with juicing. I tried multiple types of fruits and veggies, cut to all size, with skins and without skins, and it had no problem juicing whatever I threw at it. 

CONS:

* It is quite loud (I do think this is quite common with juicers, but still something to think about)

*It is quit heavy and bulky (again something I think most juicers are, but good to know) If you have limited counter space or cupboard space to store this, you may want to reconsider. I still have yet to figure out where to store mine haha

*You need to hand wash the juicer (I did read online somewhere that you can put some of the parts in the dishwasher, but the manual does say hand wash) Personally, I hate having to hand wash items and much prefer to throw stuff in the dishwasher, but if hand washing doesn't bother you this shouldn't be an issue. Also as I stated in the PROS, it does only take 10 minutes to hand wash, so I would count this as a huge CON.
***UPDATE: After re-reading my manual it appears you CAN wash the removable parts in the dishwasher, on the top rack away from the heating element. 

OVERALL THOUGHT:

Overall, I would say this is a well priced, easy to to use juicer and is definitely worth giving it a shot. Especially, if you are new to juicing and not sure how much you will actually be using it. Personally, I think I will be using this quite a bit, as there really is nothing like freshly squeezed orange/apple juicer. 

So, if you are in need of a juicer, run out to your nearest store and grab one! This was in last weeks ad, so I would assume most stores should still carry them until the 14th or 15th.

Let me know if you end up purchasing one and how you like it Or What type of juicer you have and how do you like it?