Tribest Zstar Z-710 Manual Cold Press Juicer

I needed a juicer for Ginger specifically, to use in my Kombucha. Doing it by hand just was not working - I was getting a ton of waste. Plus, we're moving to an off-grid home, so any new devices we buy, I'll be looking for manual first.

Tried this out on both Ginger and Pineapple first. I wanted to really test it out, so I didn't even take the rind off the Pineapple. It cut through both like butter - I was very impressed! Out of two large fingers of Ginger I got a little over 12 oz of juice; when I would do it by hand I'd get about a cup. And a large mason jar of Pineapple juice from one Pineapple. (My chickens say thank you for their new treats from the pulp.) I'm looking forward to trying out different things now.

It was all that difficult to "grind". Which means I'll use it more often. As long as your base is stable, you shouldn't have too hard of a time getting it to rotate smoothly.

It was a heck of a lot easier to clean than I was expecting. The mesh was the hardest thing to clean. When I say "hardest" I mean, I couldn't just rinse the part off. I had to actually wash it to get the fibers loose, which I think soaking for a few minutes would probably speed that process up.

It is plastic though, so we'll see if it holds up over the years. If it holds up with weekly'ish use for about 5 years, I'd say it was *definitely* worth the cost.

My one con so far - the collection cup needs to be taller. When the juice comes out of the bottom, it tends to "lean" towards the base, and would often miss the cup and instead dribble down the base onto the floor. (Phat Pugg says thank you for the treat.) It wasn't massive amount, so it wasn't something that I'd return it for, or downgrade the review. Just something to be aware of, and maybe to be adjusted in the future by the manufacturer.

Excellent website and delivery and product, all good

Picked this unit up at the warehouse along with some sprouts. I was warned about the exercise my arm would get. Not that bad if you want to do a shot or two, but longer runs for a family of 4 takes a bit more. Great machine for what I wanted.