The occasional grating sound of the gears or "transmission" when the juicer direction is reversed  is  disconcerting. Gives the feeling that I've done something wrong.  I hand-rinse, and the collection of pulp takes more water and time than I used to use on a previous juicer that didn't rely on the collection "cage" that the Cuisinart has  .. . obviously for the final hi-speed spin function.