I had been shopping for a juicer for a while when I purchased this one. It makes short time of apples, berries and anything else you want to juice. I use it about once a week to make fresh juice. It is easy to clean. You do have to watch when juicing fruit like apples. The thicker fruit will build up and start to clog the pulp and peeling spout in the back, but as long as you are watching when juicing a lot of fruit it is no problem. I am also noticing wear on the blade insert already, so if you use it a lot like we are then replacing it sooner than anticipated may be necessary.