KitchenAid JE Citrus Juicer Stand Mixer Attachment

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.5 x 9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SGFD
• Item model number: JE
  

By : KitchenAid
List Price : $34.99
Price : $25.01

Product Description

Amazon.com Review
This attachment turns your KitchenAid stand mixer into a citrus juicer, eliminating the need for a second appliance that would take up valuable kitchen storage and counter space. Its four parts--heavy-duty aluminum shaft, reamer, shield, and strainer--are easy to assemble and attach to the stand mixer's powerful motor. Turn the mixer speed to level 6, and the reamer maintains a fast and steady spin. Press your fruit halves against it, and the juice pours out. You do have to exert a bit of pressure to extract all of the juice, but it's certainly not difficult to use. The strainer basket holds back the pulp and seeds as the juice flows into your pitcher. --Betsy Danheim
Turn your trusty stand mixer into a citrus juicer with this attachment. You'll be able to process enough juice for the everyone's breakfast in just a few minutes.

 

KitchenAid JE Citrus Juicer Stand Mixer Attachment

 

Product Features

• For use with all KitchenAid stand mixers
• Great for juicing lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruit
• Easy to assemble and attach
• Includes attachment for straining pulp, seeds
• Plastic parts are dishwasher-safe on the top rack

Customer Reviews

I really like this attachment and use it frequently. That said, I have some suggestions:
For users-
1. Use the KitchenAid mixing bowl to catch the juice, and place a large standard kitchen strainer across the bowl. This speeds things up a lot!
2. Rub some shortening on the aluminum shaft before inserting it into the brass sleeve. If you use your juicer a lot, this will greatly prolong its life.
For KitchenAid-
1. The plastic piece that inserts into the mixer should be made out of metal, instead of plastic with a metal sleve. On mine the plastic is cracking away from the brass.
2. The aluminum shaft should be brass or steel. As it is, the bearing surface is a small area of aluminum that even when lubricated, is showing lots of wear.

I will repeat what everybody else says about the included strainer not being worth anything. It is small, easy to lose, ineffective, etc.
Otherwise this is a marvelous attachment for juicing all kinds of citrus fruits.
A note on technique. Many people attempt to juice fruit by simply pressing forward. This will miss a lot of juice. It is necessary after pressing forward to give a little squeeze so the sides get all juiced as well. Also, you will get less messy if you hold the fruit half by the top instead of the bottom, as the bottom is where the juice tends to come out.
A note on lemonade. The key is to mix the water and sugar together and boil them. This makes the sugar a super saturated solution instead of a suspension. The sugar doesn't settle. Add the lemon juice once the sugar solution (also called simple syrup) is cooled in the fridge.

 

KitchenAid JE Citrus Juicer Stand Mixer Attachment