The best juicers – top picks for fresh and healthy drinks
We review the best juicer machines, from Sage to Nutribullet, including cold press and slow juicers – are they worth the extra washing up?
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I love kicking off the day with freshly squeezed juice, whether a simple orange juice or a more intricate concoction filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables. Juicers differ from blenders in that they extract the liquid rather than mixing it all together, while food processors are geared towards the preparation of uncooked ingredients – chopping, dicing, slicing, kneading and so on.
Juicing machines let you chuck in fruits, often whole or without peeling, into a receptacle and grind it down into juice, with the pulp deposited into a container to be discarded or composted. It’s a good way to get in your five a day, provided you don’t drink too much juice, which can be bad for your teeth – the NHS recommends a maximum of 150ml per day. The easiest way to avoid expensive shop-bought options, which may have added sugar, is to have one of the best juicers at home.
I’ve tried all the latest juicers from big names like Nutribullet, Sage and Philips in order to find the best home juicer. My full reviews can be found further down this feature, followed by answers to your FAQs. If you’re in a hurry, here are my top five.
The best juicers: At a glance
- Best Buy juicer: Kuvings Revo830
- Best Value juicer: Breville Blendactive
- Best cold press juicer: Nama J2
- Best centrifugal juicer: Sage Nutri Juicer Cold XL
- Best slow juicer: Hurom H400
How to choose the best juicer
There are two main types of juicer: centrifugal and slow juicers. Cold press juicers, sometimes referred to as slow or masticating juicers, function by breaking down the fruit or veg into smaller particles before grinding it into juice. “The result of this is more juice extracted without the internal elements generating heat, but at a much slower pace,” says Elias Ebert, managing director of iSqueeze, which provides professional juicing machines to hotels and restaurants.
Centrifugal juicers, by contrast, have a blade spinning at a high speed to extract the juice much more quickly than slow juicers. The downside is that the juice tends to froth up, and they can be less effective with leafy greens. Though it was once thought that centrifugal machines ruin the nutrients, due to the heating, this has been debunked by household juicer specialists UK Juicers. Centrifugal juicers tend to be cheaper.
Finally there are citrus juicers, which do what they say on the tin. Unlike more high-tech juicers, all you need to do here is slice your chosen citrus fruit in half, then push the fleshy half onto a rotating press.
The main thing to look for in all types of juicers is something sturdy and robust, not too bulky and capable of making the amount of juice you’ll need. “The process of juicing can ask a lot of a machine so it really needs to be robust if using every day at home,” says Ebert. Spending a little extra money can go a long way in the long run.
How we test juicers
I put a range of fruits and vegetables through the juicers to test their ability to deal with both soft and hard items. I used large chunks of fibrous vegetables like celery and carrots, added whole where possible, to see how quickly and smoothly each machine would grind them. I also looked out for how noisy each machine was, how easy it was to assemble and take apart and clean.
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The best juicers of 2025
1. Best Buy Juicer: Kuvings Revo830
Score: 10/10
We like: Simple to use, a high extraction rate and surprisingly easy to clean
We don’t like: It won’t fit under some cabinets
My initial thought when opening the packet was one of fear. There were countless parts, gadgets and gizmos, and I was worried this would be an overly complex machine. In my experience, the more hassle the less likely I am to use a kitchen appliance.
But if it is at first a little intimidating that feeling doesn’t last long. The instructions manual is well put together and easy to follow, allowing for quick assembly. Once built, I was struck both by how narrow the device was, but also how tall – at 19 inches, it may not fit under many cabinets, so that’s something worth considering.
Having said all that, there’s no denying this is a brilliant cold press juicer. No froth, just pure juice, and lots of it – the Kuvings has recorded some of the highest quantities of juice under controlled tests, according to UK Juicers. When I made a juice of just one carrot, orange, beetroot and apple, cut into sizeable chunks, a small piece of ginger and a smattering of parsley and spinach, I was left with enough for a decent glass for three people.
I was also impressed by the lack of noise. Cold press juicers tend to grind more slowly, but even so, this is an exceptionally quiet juicer for home use. I liked the dual feed function: a larger chute that takes whole apples or other fruits, and a smaller one to the side, which is long and narrow, suitable for whole carrots or celery. It makes this juicer one of the easiest to use. The citrus attachment (an optional extra) is great for quickly juicing oranges without peeling (although you can chuck peeled orange into the main section too).
The clean-up was surprisingly efficient, thanks to a wrap around screen brush that removes most of the resulting pulp – a couple of extra brushes help remove anything left over, and a rinse leaves it all spick and span.
All in all, this is a brilliant juicer. It may be pricey, but if you’re sure you’ll be getting good use out of it, it’s worth the investment.
Key specifications
- Type: Cold press
- Motor: 200W
- Capacity: 400ml
2. Best Value Juicer: Breville Blendactive
Score: 9/10
We like: The juicing containers double as sports bottles to take on the go
We don’t like: The cheap plasticky look
Reviewed by Rebecca Astill
By far the cheapest on this list, the Breville Blendactive is a great budget option for anyone wanting smoothies and milkshakes on the go. The containers where the contents are blended double as sports bottles, so you can whip them up in the morning and take them to work, the gym or just on general errands. I’ve found it to be a particularly effective way of getting in my five a day.
Due to the blending technique with a whipping disk rather than a grinder at the end of a chute, it’s best for making smoothies rather than juice. The blades can’t quite grind the fruit and veg small enough to liquidise the contents.
That said, this small blender certainly punches above its weight, power-wise, with a 350W motor. Unlike some of the bigger machines on this list, I could insert whole carrots and quartered apples. They were effortlessly blitzed within seconds. It’s just the final breakdown to liquid the Breville struggles with.
But if you don’t mind a chunkier juice, or are actually in the market for a smoothie maker, this bullet blender is your guy. It’s small enough to leave out on your worktop, powerful and excellent value for money.
Key specifications
- Type: Blender
- Motor: 350W
- Capacity: 450ml
3. Best Cold Press Juicer: Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer
Score: 10/10
We like: Large hopper that provides hands-free juicing
We don’t like: The high price
Reviewed by Emily Peck
The Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer stands out from other juicers I’ve tried. For a start, it’s tall, slim and easy to store in the corner of the worktop, making a refreshing change to some of the bulkier, horizontal slow juicers. The fact that it’s easy to piece together and doesn’t come with lots of parts inside the box to overwhelm is also a plus.
The most enticing feature of this cold press masticating juicer is its large hopper with a rotating blade which automatically feeds ingredients down for juicing. This makes it easy to multi-task while you’re waiting. Just pop all your ingredients into the hopper, turn the dial on and wait for the blade to work its magic.
As soon as the top of the hopper is opened, the blade stops rotating, which makes it safe and child-friendly. Cleaning it was easy using the brush that comes in the box. I took the hopper apart and rinsed each section with water directly after use, which meant any pulp and pith fell away.
I was impressed with how little I needed to intervene by pushing ingredients down to the blade using the auger. The J2 could take on whole apples, pears and large chunks of cucumber. It devoured ginger with the skin on, a whole kiwi and lemon with the pips still in too.
The only vegetable that it struggled with was fresh fennel, but after chopping it into smaller, more manageable chunks, it crushed it down and extracted the liquid for my ginger, fennel, apple and lemon juice. The yield was high too, which meant I had minimum waste and maximum juice to drink.
Key specifications
- Type: Cold press
- Motor: 300W
- Capacity: Not listed
4. Best Centrifugal Juicer: Sage Nutri Juicer Cold XL
Score: 9/10
We like: Juices quickly, isn’t noisy and is great for large quantities
We don’t like: It’s bulky and the juice is slightly frothy
This is a sturdy, heavy appliance, with a large stainless steel base and two huge plastic receptacles, one for the pulp and the other for up to two litres of juice. Though it’s chunky, it’s still rather sleek and attractive to look at, not an eyesore on the countertop.
One of the key selling points here is that the chute is big enough for whole fruit (to a point, we’re not talking whole pineapples here). Apples or pears don’t need to be chopped up beforehand, saving time if you’re in a morning rush. The same goes for vegetables. I whacked in whole beetroots, long celery sticky, unpeeled ginger roots and it shredded into juice in no time.
And speed is a key factor as to why this juicer is so good. The speed nozzle offers a high level of personalisation, so you can juice on quiet mode, which is more than enough for most softer fruits, or twist it up to fast or even higher to boost. Fast was more than good enough for hardier roots like carrots, and although it was a bit louder, the machine was so quick to juice it that I only needed it on that setting for a few seconds.
There were only a couple of downsides compared to the Kuvings model. The resulting juice was a touch frothy, which is common among centrifugal juicers, and it was a bit more of a faff to clean. The huge beaker, which can keep two litres of juice in the fridge, is definitely a good thing (you could probably even use this juicer commercially), but it meant reaching in to scrape out some lodged bits of pulp.
Key specifications
- Type: Centrifugal
- Motor: 1,500W
- Capacity: Two litres
5. Best Citrus Juicer: Smeg Citrus Juicer
Score: 8/10
We like: Quiet, easy and stylish
We don’t like: It’s fairly pricey for a one-function juicer
SMEG’s iconic retro design gets the citrus treatment with this brilliant juicer that comes in a range of elegant styles. I opted for the loud red (currently out of stock), which has a distinctly 60s feel. (Opt for cream and you basically have a mini R2-D2 on your countertop.) Speaking of which, this citrus juicer is so handsome I’d happily keep it on my work surface, although it’s small enough to pop in a cupboard.
There’s the obvious downside in that it only makes citrus juice, but if like me you’re particularly fond of orange juice, or hoping to run a lemonade stand on a warm day, this is the machine for you.
It helps that it’s exceedingly quiet, quickly extracts every last drop from the fruit, and is primarily made from stainless steel. Washing up is a doddle by hand, though it’s machine washable, too. All in all, a brilliant product, only let down by the heavy price for a juicer with a single function.
Key specifications
- Type: Citrus
- Motor: 70W
- Capacity: 660ml
6. Best Masticating Juicer: Sana 929 Ultimate Juicer
Score: 8/10
We like: The looks, the juice, the easy clean
We don’t like: The price
There’s plenty of hype around this juicer from Sana, which specialises in high-end kitchen appliances. It is, it claims, the first truly 100 per cent stainless steel juicer and incredibly durable as a result – it won’t break or wear out and there’s a lifetime guarantee.
So there should be, for that price, but putting aside the fact you can get a second-hand car for a similar amount, how does it stack up? I haven’t had it for my whole lifetime, so can’t attest to its durability, but it feels as though it won’t break. It’s solid stainless steel, sturdy and heavy in the way a good saucepan is. It looks beautiful and it’s so slender it won’t take up too much space on the mantelpiece, unlike some chunkier juicers. Putting it together was a doddle, it’s intuitive and juicing was simple as can be.
It was about as high-performing as you can get in a home juicer. It was quiet, juiced slowly and steadily, with the resulting liquid ultra smooth. From hardier fruit and veg like carrots and beetroot to softer fruit like pears and kiwis, everything went through smoothly, as did leafy kale. Almost no pulp was left inside the machine, everything falling easily into the pulp cup, and the pulp was dry, meaning most of the juice had been extracted. It’s so good at pulping that you can even make nut butters – I tried pistachio and it was delicious.
Performance was best when fruit and veg were chopped relatively small, as the chute isn’t the widest. Otherwise, this is a supremely good juicer and the only question mark over it is, do you want to spend that much?
Key specifications
- Type: Masticating
- Motor: 150W
- Capacity: One litre
7. Best Manual Juicer: Nutripress Manual Citrus Juicer
Score: 8/10
We like: Analogue, easy to use and stylish
We don’t like: It’s limited in use
This Nutripress juicer differs from the rest of the juicers in this review, in that it’s manual. No wires, no plugs, no noise. A quiet, easy-to-clean juicer that can’t break down. Whether that makes it better than the others will depend on personal taste. For me, it’s great.
This citrus juicer is easy to use. Simply slice your orange or lemon in half, place a half on the juicing cone, raise the handle and push down until it clicks, a sign the whole piece has been juiced. It takes a matter of seconds and extracts almost all the juice. Great for quick orange juice, lemonade, or juicing for salad dressings, marinades or cocktails.
There’s an added bonus in that it works as a pomegranate juicer as well. According to UK Juicers, a manual press is preferable than an electric one for the seedy red fruit, so if you like pomegranate juice (it’s delicious), this juicer comes highly recommended – although I found it to work better on smaller pomegranates. Pomegranate and orange juice was a revelation.
At just seven inches wide, it’s also a great juicer for small kitchens. The only downsides are that the Nutripress requires a bit of physical effort; some may find it hard to press all the way down to the bottom. I also had to hold the base down with my other hand to prevent it from slipping. There are suction pads, but they didn’t seem to work on my wooden table.
Key specifications
- Type: Citrus
- Wattage: N/A
- Capacity: N/A
8. Best Slimline Juicer: Hurom H400
Score: 7/10
We like: It doesn’t take up too much space and isn’t noisy
We don’t like: It takes a long time to juice and is hugely expensive
This latest Hurom juicer is one of the least bulky slow juicers on the market, taking up less space on the worktop than other models. It’s self-feeding, which means you can fill the top compartment with produce and walk away, letting it do the work – some juicers you need to be there permanently.
I like the streamlined design – it looks more like a water cooler than a juicer – and it’s much lighter than others I tested. It didn’t, however, juice quite as well as the top models. This was disappointing, given that it’s one of the most expensive. Larger fruit like apples and pears had to be cut into chunks, while the narrow chute only fit carrots, celery or pieces of fruit chopped up small.
A juice I made with fibrous vegetables like kale, carrot and celery, and thick-skinned fruits like kiwi and apple, took a long time to make (around two to three minutes), compared with well under a minute for some other options. The juice was well extracted by the end, but it was definitely on the frothy side. I don’t mind frothy juice too much, but some may find it annoying.
However, it was a far quieter option than most others (probably because it juiced more slowly), which makes it great for those not wanting to disturb others, and it is far less obtrusive. With few removable parts, it was easy to pull apart and clean in no time. A good juicer, but perhaps not as life-changing as the price would suggest.
Key specifications
- Type: Slow juicer
- Motor: 150W
- Capacity: 550ml
9. Best Nutribullet Juicer: Nutribullet Juicer Pro
Score: 7/10
We like: Quick results and doesn’t take up too much space
We don’t like: It’s loud and struggles with leafy greens
There are some major benefits to this Nutribullet centrifugal juicer. It was the easiest to assemble from the pack and took up the least amount of space (apart from citrus juicers). It has a minimalist design typical of a Nutribullet product. And it could fit many whole ingredients through its wide three-inch chute. It was also incredibly powerful, juicing fruit and veg within seconds, so if you’re in a rush, I’d highly recommend it.
That power, however, made it a noisy juicer, even on the lowest of two speed settings. It also frothed up the juice almost to the consistency of a smoothie, although a froth separator does help remove some of that.
It struggled a little with tougher leafy greens too, some of which were left in relatively big chunks at the end of the juicing process. Cleaning up was easy, so this is definitely the best option for those often in a morning rush, but you will lose out somewhat on extraction if using tougher fruit and veg.
Key specifications
- Type: Centrifugal
- Motor: 1,000W
- Capacity: 800ml
10. Best Juicer For Fruit: Braun J500 Spin Juicer
Score: 7/10
We like: How fast it juices
We don’t like: There are quite a few parts to clean
Reviewed by Abigail Buchanan
To sum up this juicer in one word: quick. It comes fully assembled and its incredibly speedy to use thanks to the 900W dual speed motor – it produces a full glass of juice in 15 seconds. Quicker still is the prep, as the wide 75mm chute means you can put whole fruit and veg in without chopping.
The only aspect that isn’t quite so fast is cleaning it, which I found more arduous. It has a large detachable pulp bin at the back of the machine and, although there are a fair few pieces that need washing up, they’re dishwasher safe.
Perhaps due to the fact it’s lightening fast, it’s quite loud, but for me that’s not a deal breaker. The juice it produces is tasty but slightly frothy, so the filtered anti-foam jug it comes with is a welcome addition. It’s not perfect, but its performance for the price is impressive.
Key specifications
- Type: Centrifugal
- Motor: 900W
- Capacity: Two litres
Juicers FAQs
As UK Juicers explain, “slow juicers and cold press juicers are just new names for masticating juicers”. This is because terms like “cold press” have been seen as a good marketing tool. The key difference is that these juicers break down a fruit or vegetable into smaller particles before the juice is ground out. More juice is extracted, but it takes longer – although still less than a minute to make your morning juice.
Centrifugal juicers work by utilising a fast-spinning metal blade to quickly chop up the fruit and veg. The strainer separates the pulp from the juice, so you don’t end up with a smoothie. These tend to be cheaper than masticating juicers, but the juice can come out frothy. They are often louder, too.
You will get smoother juice from a masticating juicer, but it is likely to be more expensive.
According to Paul Hellawell at UK Juicers, it is a myth that centrifugal juicers destroy enzymes in the juice. “They just don’t extract as many as a cold press masticating juicer does,” Hellawell explains. “UK Juicers’ position is that masticating juicers are better. Centrifugal juicers do not destroy nutrients, but they ‘produce less nutritious juice’.”
Generally juicers will have some parts that are dishwasher friendly and others that aren’t. Check manufacturer instructions. They are relatively easy to wash by hand, however. Most come with a small brush to get rid of larger chunks stuck onto the strainer, and merely giving them a good rinse in running water or a light scrub is usually enough to fully clean the messiest parts. The pulp can be tricky to get out so use a spoon to try and clean it out.
Remember to clean the base separately however. It cannot be submerged in water, but using a damp cloth to clean it will do the trick.
Not all of them can. The Kuvings and Breville at the top of our list can handle frozen berries but with Sage and Nutribullet, you should consider their capable blenders instead.