Why you’ll love it:
Hurom’s H-AI Slow Juicer is quiet, user-friendly, takes up little counter space, and yields the most juice and the least waste of any juicer we’ve tested.
Before receiving the Hurom Slow Juicer for review, I’d had a juicer or two in my day, but while I love fresh juice, I looked at them as a nuisance: loud, clunky, counter space hogs that are a pain to clean.
Then a magical device appeared before me, and I’ve been off to the races ever since. The past few months have seen me juicing just about everything one can juice — and a few things, evidently, that one cannot. Another masticating juicer like the Omega, Hurom's juicer is a less versatile but more powerful machine for the devout juice fiend.
Assembly was quick, which is good because juicers are things that require disassembly and reassembly with every use. The other thing I took quick note of upon assembling the Hurom Slow Juicer was how little counter space it took up. Because it is vertically built, its footprint is only as large as a tea kettle, which is something even the most limited countertops can bear.
In use, the Hurom H-AI Slow Juicer delights even further. A self-feeding hopper means all you have to do is load the thing up with your selection of fruits, vegetables, and/or whatever else you’d like to run through it, twist on the lid, turn the thing on, and walk away — just make sure that the basin is in place to catch your juice first. This saves me a ton of time in my morning routine which would otherwise be spent feeding fruits and veggies into the machine one by one, which does take some time to produce a cup.
Slow juicers (also known as masticating and cold press juicers) take a while to produce juice, but the only difference is that you can walk away and brew your coffee, get dressed, or read the paper, as you like.
Here’s a video by Tested highlighting and explaining the differences between a masticating juicer and a centrifugal (blade) juicer. What’s more is that if you have any members of the household you don’t want to disturb, this is the quietest juicer I’ve ever heard.
Cleaning slow juicers can be easier or more difficult than centrifugal juicers depending on what you’re juicing. And while they’re best for every kind of juice, they really excel at leafy greens, which can take a little work to clean out. Pro tip: Clear out the pulp and at least soak your juicer in hot, soapy water the moment you’re done juicing and cleanup will be exponentially cleaner than hours later when things have started to dry, solidify, and ferment.
Hurom has been around since 1974, and has had a loyal following since. With the H-AI Slow Juicer, though, the company has outdone itself. CNN Underscored agrees.
The Hurom Slow Juicer is an investment. There’s no denying that, but like any good appliance, this thing pays off in dividends, and using it daily justifies the expense within a couple of years at most. — Owen Burke
Pros: Convenience, takes up little counter space, extremely quiet
Cons: Expensive, not terribly easy to clean (though no juicer is)
Buy Hurom’s H-AI Slow Juicer on Amazon for $699.99