7 Best Juicers of 2024, Tested by Experts (2024)

If you hate prep work, the centrifugal Breville Juice Fountain Cold Plus is the juicer for you. The 3.5-inch-wide feed tube can accommodate a whole apple. Unique rivets on the top of the feed tube help easily position and guide ingredients into the juicer. In our tests, it juiced carrots and kale the fastest and was a top performer when it came to juicing apples. The resulting juices all tasted sweet and were pulp-free.

Though a centrifugal juicer, this model features cold spin technology, which Breville claims ensures an insignificant temperature increase while juicing, and we confirmed it produced juice at similar temperatures to the cold-press juicers we tested.

The juicer’s dial is easy to use with helpful speed descriptors (slow for soft fruit, high for hard vegetables). The large, 70-ounce pitcher and heavy-duty lid were nice bonuses, perfect for serving extra-large batches or storing leftovers. The pitcher even has a froth separator.

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This fuss-free juicer is around $120 — affordable for this category — and it performed well in our Lab testing. It’s easy to assemble, easy to use, fast and makes smooth, pulp-free juice. The 3-inch feed tube fits bigger pieces of fruit and veggies, and it comes with a large 40-ounce pitcher with a lid and froth separator.

Several parts are dishwasher safe, and it also comes with an innovative cleaning tool that wipes away the pulp from the inside, outside and bottom of the cutting blade in one swipe — all while protecting your fingers. Although the juicer was a little loud in our Lab tests, the price, speed and results make up for it.

Breville's Juice Fountain Elite is a top-notch juicer that powered through sturdy fruits and vegetables more quickly (and quietly!) than most juicers we tested. The resulting juice from our Lab test was smooth, creamy and pulp-free.

It comes with a 1.1-quart juice jug with a froth separator and a 3.2-quart pulp container, which means you can juice a larger amount of produce in one session. (But note that this does mean the machine requires a fair amount of counterspace.) It has a large 3-inch-wide feeding tube to fit bigger fruits and veggies, and there are two speed options, so you can juice both hard and soft ingredients.

The juicing mechanism contains a titanium-reinforced disc and an Italian-made micro mesh filter basket made out of stainless steel; Breville claims both are designed for optimum juice and nutrient extraction.

The Nutribullet Slow Juicer comes with the basics you need at an entry-level price point. Accessories include a multi-purpose strainer, a juice container with visible volume markings, a pulp-collecting container and a scrub brush for easy cleaning.

The juicer is intuitive to assemble thanks to the design of the strainer, which only allows you to insert it into the juicing chamber one way. The 3-inch-wide chute can fit large pieces of fruits and veggies, and a smaller section accommodates thinner ingredients. The mechanism is also easier to clean than others, which are often narrower with more pieces and crevices.

The Kuvings Whole Slow Juicer ranked highly in our cold press juicer testing with a very quick and easy juicing operation that yielded delicious, pulp-free juice.

In our recent testing, we were impressed with how much juice was produced and that the apple and carrot juices were very sweet. We were able to fit whole apples in the 3.5-inch-wide feed tube and whole carrots in the smaller 1.5-inch feed tube, which reduced prep time.

This juicer features nesting juice and pulp cups for easy storage and a wider pulp gasket (the area the pulp is pushed out of) for easier cleaning. We are excited to test out this model's citrus attachment, which can turn this cold press juicer into a citrus juicer as well. While this juicer is on the pricier side, Kuvings offers a 15-year limited warranty on this product.

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Offering high-performance juicing, this sleek cold press juicer model from Nama looks attractive on your countertop. For quicker juicing, skip manually feeding ingredients one at a time and instead add all of your fruit and veggies (most whole!) into the top and let the juicer self-feed simply by turning it on.

In testing, the carrot and apple juices were sweet with minimal foam on top. Compared to other models, we found that the Nama produced more juice and less pulp, as it crushed out every last drop from fruits and veggies.

Take note that there are safety mechanisms included in this juicer that require you to assemble the juicer perfectly before it can operate, which we found a little tricky initially. It comes with a dual-ended cleaning tool, which we used a lot during testing, because this was one of the harder models to clean because of its intricate mesh pulp strainer.

A new masticating juicer model from Omega, this makes batch juicing even easier thanks to the extra large, 68-ounce hopper that requires minimal fruit and veggie prep.

You simply fill the hopper with a bunch of fruit and veggies (most of them can be whole) and then let the juicer self-feed and juice all by itself. There is also a 60-second memory feature that helps the model remember the rotation and operation that was last used. The machine will alert you with a noise when the lid is open, and it automatically shuts off so you don't hurt your fingers when refilling the hopper.

In our testing, we found the juicing operation to be a bit slower than other cold press models tested. The carrot juice it produced was sweet and earthy with only a little bit of pulp. We also appreciated how easy this juicer was to put together and that it comes with minimal pieces for easy storage.

The all-in-one auger crushes and separates the juice from its pulp. There is no fine mesh juicing screen, which is usually the hardest piece to clean in a juicer, making this one of the easiest juicers to hand wash. But keep in mind that the parts aren't dishwasher-safe.

✔️ Ninja JC101 Cold Press Pro Juicer: This affordable compact horizontal cold press juicer produced carrot and apple juice that tasted sweet and stayed under 70˚F. We like that you can start, stop and reverse with the touch of one button. One caveat: The smaller feed means you have to cut fruits and veggies into smaller pieces.

✔️ Cuisinart CSJ-300 Easy Clean Slow Juicer: Cuisinart's Easy Clean Slow Juicer lives up to its name: There is no pulp strainer, which is a part that can be tedious to clean. It's also simple to set up, making it a good choice for beginners. The vertical cold press juicer produced juice that was bright and sweet. But note that we found it easier to feed when we cut apples in half, and it produced a quarter-inch layer of foam but does not include a foam strainer.

✔️ Pure Juicer Two-Stage Juicer: It offers 5,400 pounds of hydraulic pressure to force every last drop of juice from your fruits and veggies, as evidenced by the bone-dry pulp. And the resulting juice tasted very sweet and clean. But it costs more than $2,000, and the process requires two steps: You must grind the food into a cloth liner and then press those grounds.

We record the time that a cold press juicer takes to juice apples, carrots and kale. We take the temperature of each juice after it is extracted. We then taste it and evaluate how smooth and sweet the juice is, and we monitor the juice for three days to see if it separates as it sits.

We also note how easy each machine is to clean and reassemble.

✔️ Price: Cold-press or masticating juicers tend to be more expensive than their centrifugal counterparts because their machinery usually has more parts and is a little more involved to ensure that juice doesn't get heated during the juicing operation. While there are some affordable options, expect to spend a couple hundred dollars to get a juicer that’s designed to last — and make good juice. Conveniently, most cold-press juicers on this list have a long warranty as well.

✔️ Size of feed tube: The larger the tube, the less prep work — i.e., chopping — you’ll have to do. Some juicers, like the Nutribullet Slow Masticating Juicer Machine, have a tube with one section that's large enough for an entire apple and another section that's designed to accommodate thin items like celery and kale for maximum efficiency. Juicers like the Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer are self-feeding: You put all of your fruits and veggies in a large hopper at once, and the juicer handles them automatically.

✔️ Style of feed tube: There are two methods of feeding in your fruits and veggies: vertical and horizontal. With a vertical juicer, you feed ingredients at the top, and juice is collected at the bottom. With a horizontal juicer, you feed fruits and vegetables into the left side, and juice is extracted from the right. Vertical juicers typically have fewer pieces and a more intuitive design, making setup, juicing and cleanup a bit simpler than horizontal models.

✔️ Accessories: Some juicers come with different-sized strainers that allow for different amounts of pulp in juices and smoothies. A very fine strainer would reduce the amount of pulp for a silky smooth finish while a strainer with larger holes will allow some pulp to go through giving a more viscous juice with added fiber. Some juicers can be used to make sauces, purees, nut butter and sorbets, depending on the variety of strainers provided. If you choose a machine with these types of accessories, look for included cleaning brushes to keep things sanitary.

✔️ Power: It's worth considering the wattage for centrifugal juicers, particularly if you intend to juice tougher items like celery or greens. Look for models 1,000 watts or greater to juice hearty ingredients. Weaker motors may stop working mid-juice because they could get overheated and need to cool down. When it comes to masticating juicers, the force that is exerted is more important than the wattage (which tends to be low), since fruits and veggies are crushed and pressed to separate the juice from the pulp.

✔️ Ease of cleaning: Juicers, by design, have numerous parts, and they can be cumbersome to clean. Look for models with dishwasher-safe parts and models that come with cleaning brushes to ensure that you don’t spend more time cleaning than juicing.

✔️ Warranty: Juicers are pricey appliances, so it’s worth checking warranty information to ensure you’ll be satisfied for years to come.

✔️ Centrifugal juicers juice faster than slow juicers. Whole ingredients are typically dropped into the wider feed tube and pulverized at a very high speed. For example, in our leafy greens test, 100 grams of kale juiced in as quickly as 7 seconds in a centrifugal juicer, while it took upwards of 1 minute in the slow juicers. The juice from centrifugal juicers tends to come out a little foamy but most come with lidded pitchers and built-in strainers to eliminate the foam.

✔️ Slow juicers, or masticating juicers, typically have a narrow vertical chute that guides ingredients into a chamber where they are pressed by a rotating auger. The fresh juice is squeezed through a strainer and into a pitcher, while the pulp is dispensed from a second spout. The process is a little slow — it’s called a slow juicer for a reason! — but the slow, gentle process is believed to preserve nutrients better than high-speed juicers that generate heat, which can affect the taste of the final product. Masticating juicers tend to be more expensive than centrifugal juicers.

1. Toss as much of the pulp as possible into your compost bin or trash can before washing to avoid clogging your sink.
2. Then, wash the pulp container and juice collecting cup by hand (or in the dishwasher if they're dishwasher safe, but note that some pulp and sugars will stick if you aren't planning to run the dishwasher promptly).
3. Rinse other parts (like the auger and lid). If they need a deeper clean, soak them in warm, soapy water first.
4. Use a stiff-bristled brush to clean the strainer to remove as much residue as possible.
5. Opt for a bottle brush to get into any crevices.
6. Allow all parts to dry completely before reassembling.

As director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances & Innovation Lab, Nicole Papantoniou oversees all content and testing related to kitchen appliances, tools, gadgets and gear. She's been testing kitchen appliances professionally since 2013. She has also worked at kitchen appliance companies where she helped develop some popular air fryers and recipes for them. She is trained in classic culinary arts. She tested many of the juicers included in this story.

Eva Bleyer has professionally tested all kinds of kitchen equipment, from oven ranges to kitchen scales to blenders. Since joining the Good Housekeeping Institute, she has tested more than 20 different juicers. As a trained chef with a background in health-supportive cooking, she also has years of experience using juicers for everything from making beet-juice-infused pasta dough to spicy ginger turmeric shots.