Hamilton Beach Juicer - HealthSmart Review

* It's noisy, noisy, noisy - you cannot talk over it.
* The way the pulp is expelled, a big lump gets caught in the lid - nasty surprise after you (think you've) emptied the pulp bin.
* More surprise in the pulp arena, it throws away chunks of fruit! We sent thru the last of the cranberries (maybe 6-7 of them)& not even a trickle of juice came thru! Sure enough, there they were on the top of the pulp bin.
* It needs 3 hands to take it apart - two to lift & one to hold the machine down...and
* Once you've got it apart, it doesn't nestle neatly back together - which is why we can't return it - we pushed down too hard on the grasping lever - <snap!> now the lid is broken.

It's also pretty big which means it has to live on the counter top - I was semi-aware of this when I bought it, but still twas a surprize to see just *how* big the darn thing is.

Oh well - live and learn.