KitchenAid White Citrus Juicer Attachment for KitchenAid Stand Mixers, JE

I've used this several times and it works quite well. I like it better than using the old fashion hand squeezer which gets old fast. We drink Margaritas and other cocktails and use at least two to three bags of limes. Hand squeezing is no fun but with the KitchenAid JE attachment juicing makes this process so much easier. I'm so glad I decided to purchase this inexpensive attachment and I'm clueless why I didn't do it sooner. You do have to apply pressure to the lime or lemon on the head of the juicer but that's no hard work in comparison to using a hand squeezer. The KitchenAid does most of the work!

Great attachment to Kitchenaid mixer. I have been wanting this for a while to juice oranges and lemons. Fit well and great price. Glad I purchased it

There's nothing to match the taste of fresh orange juice!! When good oranges are available, I've been using a cuisinart small Juicer - does the job but requires care and patience in its' operation because it's inexpensive and not very powerful. We use the KitchenAid meat grinder attachment with great success - those interested in how to make a really great gyro let me know and I'll share recipe. So when I saw the juicer attachment I said "Why not give it a try?" And good Ol' Amazon came through with rapid delivery of one box contained 4 pieces to make up the juicer stand attachment. Three pieces make up the juicer attachment. The bowl, the reamer and the connecting rod to make it all work. These are my names for the parts, not the manufacturer. Assembly of the parts is pretty straight forward. Hardest part is getting the connecting rod hooked up properly. If you mess up it'll cost you a minute or two to get it right. Yes, there's an instruction sheet but usually these are designed to be read AFTER we mess up! Now most juicers I'm familiar with one pushes fruit down onto the juicer. To use this attachment, the juice bowl is 'up and down' or perpendicular to the counter surface. So one is really reaming the fruit by pushing against the wall - fortunately, the fruit hits the reamer and not the wall (assuming your aim with fruit-in-hand is good) There is a 4th piece in the box - let's call it a 'pulp filter or screen. It's small but I did use it to juice two lemons and, for for two lemons, the pulp catcher works well. After the two lemons I went on a roll - 9 oranges! (made 1 quart). Results? Much, much faster juicing than the B&D. The small pulp screen catcher is useless for more than the two lemons (or limes though I have yet to squeeze limes) mentioned earlier. Found the best pulp catcher/screen was to use a screen over the KitchenAid bowl. Works well and doesn't require constant emptying/cleaning of the screen. Quirks? A couple. Learning how to hold the fruit while juicing is important but easily learned with the first two or three oranges. After all, we all want to get maximum juice from each piece of fruit. I mention fruit because after the oranges I juiced grapefruit. Having juice run down your hand into your elbow is a quirk but since it doesn't happen by the tablespoon but more like an eye dropper it's not a major quirk. For my most recent juicing this quirk was stymied when I wrapped a small towel around my wrist and held it in place from a newspaper-delivered rubber band. Why 4 stars? It's good but not perfect. But for perfect you pay a lot, lot more. Yes, I recommend it if you're willing to accept the very small quirks that go with it - namely, learning how to hold the fruit to maximize juice and a few drops going down you hand to your elbow.

I have a small countertop measuring bowl juicer which is perfectly fine for juicing a couple of lemons or oranges. But if you need a large quantity for a recipe, it becomes tiresome. I bought a handheld juicer which squeezes the juice out, but when I was trying to juice 2 cups of orange juice, my hand really began to ache. I really didn't want another huge kitchen gadget, but I really didn't want juicing to be so difficult. The juicer is very simple in design and super easy to wash. The mixer does all of the work for you and it does a better job getting the juice than anything handheld / manual. I needed approximately 6 oranges for my recipe, and I used 5 oranges, which put me over the amount of juice I needed. And I'm going to say again....it's VERY SIMPLE TO WASH. Five stars!

Works great and quickly juices large citrus. It really cleans out the fruit so the yield is good -- and yield is best if the fruit is at room temperature (like most citrus tools). The included screen tends to fill with pulp after 4-5 orange halves or 2-3 grapefruit halves, which makes sense. I have not tried with lemons or limes. You might want to run the juice through a tea strainer, too, depending on your taste. Assembly is trivial -- aside from getting out the stand mixer if it's not on your countertop already -- just make sure the metal bit that holds the reamer is inserted all the way in (the sound and reduced yield will tell you that something is wrong). It's best for large batches. While assembly is easy like I mentioned, juicing one piece of citrus (for breakfast maybe) is probably best accomplished either with something like the RSVP citrus juicer (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUEZA1I/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1) that sits perfectly on a 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup or, for a handful of lemons and limes, something like the Chef'n FreshForce (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002XOB0P0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1) which I highly recommend (don't buy any other reamer for small citrus, you'll be wasting your time and money). All of that said, getting through a large volume of oranges or grapefruits is fast, produces a lot of juice, and just requires an occasional cleaning out of the screen.

This is a very inexpensive juicer attachment, in my opinion. This juicer attachment replaced a very old Black and Decker electric juicer machine that finally had its last days (bought in the mid-80s so a very long run). I'm thrilled with this juicer. Didn't have the problems with juice running down my arm like other reviewers. Just use your hand to push the halved fruit onto the rotating juicer and watch the juice flow out. Use the Kitchen Aid mixing bowl, set on the counter below the juicer attachment with the mixer on 1 or 2 speed. Then strain the juice into a pitcher (Hubby doesn't like the pulp) and serve. I don't use the included strainer. The juicer attachment fits easily onto the Kitchen Aid mixer. You may get a tiny bit of splash onto the counter but it's worth the effort for fresh juice! The juicer attachment is great for oranges and lemons. It's a bit large for limes so I still use a wooden lemon reamer on limes. It's a bit small for grapefruits so I find myself squeezing the grapefruit rinds in towards the juicer attachment to get all the juice. Lots of juice is extracted. Easy to clean and goes in the dishwasher. I wouldn't put the metal attachment piece into the dishwasher though. All said, I recommend this simple inexpensive juicer over a "professional" juicer unit. You get pretty much the same result.

I was very disappointed with the juicer attachment. The item arrived clearly used and damaged. The paint was scratched in multiple areas, and part of the product was chipped. This is unacceptable for something being sold as new. I expect KitchenAid products to arrive in new, unused condition, especially at this price point. Unfortunately, this one did not meet basic quality or packaging standards.

So, I was excited at the idea of turning my daughter's kitchen aid mixer into an electric citrus juicer for margaritas. (I'm not much of a baker, myself, but I love a good margarita.) It's easy enough to attach, it's dishwasher safe, and it juices fine, but my complaints outweigh my compliments... It's messy. Most citrus juicers you press the halved fruit DOWN onto the reamer. There appears to be a reason that 99.9% of citrus juicers are designed this way. However, this particular juicer attachment falls into the .1% designed so that you are required to press AGAINST a reamer that reminds one of Madonna's corset on the Blonde Ambition tour. This spinning cone action creates a certain amount of splatter. Did I mention how messy it is? The splatter guards, aka sidewalls, aren't deep enough to catch the splatter. It's like mixing flour in a pie pan. I imagine. I've never done that IRL. Feel free to try and let me know if it's comparable. It's awkward. If you're just juicing an orange here and there, it's probably fine. But if it takes 2 lbs of limes to get enough juice for 1 pitcher of margaritas every weekend that the sun shines, it's an awkward position to have to hold your hand in. (Especially considering your hand will quickly become wet and sticky, like the rest of your kitchen, because of the previously mentioned splatter.) Now if you have arthritis, as I do, your hand will quickly start cramping up and you will be forced to call upon your aforementioned daughter and your not-as-yet mentioned, but just as much loved, son to finish the remaining 1.5 lbs of limes required to make a pitcher of margaritas. On Monday, they will tell all of their middle school friends how their mom forces them to make her margaritas every weekend. (It was one time and they weren't doing anything productive anyways. 🙄) So, if you have arthritis and want enough lime juice to make a pitcher of margaritas every weekend, and your kids talk a lot and have a flair for hyperbole, this is probably not a good choice for you. But if you don't have arthritis, juice small amounts of citrus infrequently, and don't mind cleaning up some citrus splatter in the immediate area, then this is a reasonably priced accessory for your (or your kid's) beloved Kitchen Aid mixer. (Seriously, bakers really love these things.) As for me, I (with some child labor) used this once, stashed it in my kid's accessory drawer, and ordered a stainless steel Breville citrus press to compete for counter space with the mixer. 😉 The Breville was a lot more expensive, but let's face it, if you're reading this, you (or your loved one) can afford a pricy kitchen appliance (aforementioned beloved mixer), and with the Breville, you won't need any help from those little tattletales to make margaritas this summer. #lookingformylostshakerofsalt