I bought this juicer about a month ago and never owned auger juicer or particularly likes juices for that matter but bought it for health reasons. When I read several reviews I found that some owners complained about small chute size and having to chip fruits before juicing...I found that all you need to do is cut thin strips, wide French fry size and the auger does the rest: it breaks them in to aller pieces and I hardly have to use the plunger. It is not as labor intensive as I worried it will be from the reviews. Pulp comes out very dry and and juice EXTREMELY flavorful, nothing I ever tasted from regular centrifuge juicers I owned. Best part is when you are juicing the machine is super quiet. I have been juicing, mincing onions, garlic, and ginger in seconds! Makes an excellent addition to my vitamix blender. Very glad I decided to spend the money!