Best Juicers: Cold-Press and Centrifugal (2026)

The Top 3 Juicers

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Best overall

Breville Juice Fountain Cold (BJE430SIL)

Centrifugal · 850 W · 3-in. chute

$199.93

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Best budget slow juicer

Cuisinart Easy Clean Slow Juicer (CSJ-300)

Masticating · mesh-free filter

$140.99

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Best splurge

Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer

Cold-press · self-feeding hopper · 200 W

$599.00

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All 5 Juicers, Side by Side

#	Pick	Key specs
1	Breville Juice Fountain Cold (BJE430SIL) Best overall	Centrifugal · 850 W · 3-in. chute ATK’s best centrifugal; Yahoo’s 2026 top pick	$199.93Check price
2	Cuisinart Easy Clean Slow Juicer (CSJ-300) Best budget slow juicer	Masticating · mesh-free filter A Good Housekeeping top-3 pick	$140.99Check price
3	Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer Best splurge	Cold-press · self-feeding hopper · 200 W A Good Housekeeping top-3 pick	$599.00Check price
4	Ninja NeverClog Cold Press Juicer (JC151) Easiest cleanup	Cold-press · 150 W · 2 pulp filters CNET’s top pick	$119.99Check price
5	Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro Juice Extractor Best budget	Centrifugal · 800 W · 3-in. chute Yahoo’s best large-capacity pick	$74.95Check price

How We Picked

We leaned on Good Housekeeping’s 2026 juicer testing, CNET’s 2025 hands-on round, Yahoo’s 2026 test team, and America’s Test Kitchen’s nine-juicer test from 2021.
We weighed what testers measured: speed on carrots, how kale and apples came out, foam, pulp, noise, and cleanup.
Every pick is sold on Amazon by Amazon or by the brand’s own store, checked by exact ASIN.
We checked CPSC and Health Canada recalls for every model. None of our picks has one.
We stick to what testers measured, make no nutrition claims about juice, and never claim hands-on testing.

The Reviews

Ranked, roasted, and recommended.

Best overall

Breville Juice Fountain Cold (BJE430SIL)

America’s Test Kitchen named it the best centrifugal juicer after it powered through a pound of carrots in 34 seconds and flung pulp around far less than its rivals. Yahoo’s 2026 test team made it the best juicer overall, with “perfectly smooth” juice and minimal foam. Want it bigger? Its sibling, the Juice Fountain Cold Plus, topped Good Housekeeping’s 2026 tests with a wider 3.5-inch chute.

850 W, 2 speeds
3-inch chute
70-oz jug
dishwasher-safe parts

Why it made the list

34 seconds per pound of carrots (ATK)
Contains pulp better than other centrifugals
Whole apples and carrots fit the chute

Watch out for

Had trouble with kale, like most centrifugals (ATK)
Juice can be a touch foamy
Gets loud on hard produce and scoots on the counter a bit

Type: centrifugal
Motor: 850 W, 2 speeds
Chute: 3 in
Jug / pulp bin: 70 oz / 3.6 qt
Warranty: 1 year

Sources: America’s Test Kitchen review · Yahoo test team (2026) · Good Housekeeping test (via Yahoo)

Check price on Amazon →$199.93 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Best budget slow juicer

Cuisinart Easy Clean Slow Juicer (CSJ-300)

Good Housekeeping put it in its top three for 2026: the pulp that came out was “bone dry,” so nearly all the juice landed in the glass. It skips the fine mesh strainer that turns most slow juicers into a scrubbing chore, and every removable part goes in the top rack of the dishwasher. One catch: apple juice came out wearing a quarter-inch of foam.

slow (masticating)
no mesh strainer
top-rack dishwasher-safe parts

Why it made the list

Bone-dry pulp in GH’s test
No mesh screen to scrub
Removable parts are top-rack dishwasher-safe

Watch out for

Quarter-inch of foam on apple juice (GH)
Only one outlet we rely on has tested it

Type: masticating (slow)
Filter: mesh-free
Dishwasher: removable parts, top rack

Sources: Good Housekeeping test (via Yahoo)

Check price on Amazon →$140.99 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Best splurge

Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer

Load a whole recipe into the hopper, close the lid, and go make coffee. Good Housekeeping found the J2 produced more juice and less pulp than the other models it tested, and its kale juice had less foam. Testers did find it a bit tricky to assemble correctly at first. It’s the priciest pick here, backed by a 15-year warranty.

self-feeding hopper
50 RPM
200 W
15-year warranty

Why it made the list

More juice, less pulp in GH’s test
Hands-free hopper takes a whole batch
15-year warranty

Watch out for

The most expensive pick here
Tricky to assemble at first (GH)

Type: masticating, self-feeding
Motor: 200 W, 50 RPM
Warranty: 15 years
Sold by: Nama’s own Amazon store

Sources: Good Housekeeping test (via Yahoo)

Check price on Amazon →$599.00 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Easiest cleanup

Ninja NeverClog Cold Press Juicer (JC151)

CNET’s favorite juicer: among the quietest it tested, it never clogged, and its green juice had the least separation of the bunch. Two filters let you choose less pulp or lots of pulp, and every part that touches juice goes in the dishwasher. Good Housekeeping found it struggled with kale, though, and the 1.75-inch chute means more chopping.

150 W cold-press
2 pulp filters
reverse button
dishwasher-safe juice parts

Why it made the list

Never clogged in CNET’s tests
Quiet for most produce
Fits under kitchen cabinets

Watch out for

Struggled with kale in GH’s test
Narrow 1.75-inch chute (CNET)
Not built for big batches (CNET)

Type: masticating (slow)
Motor: 150 W
Jug / pulp: 24 oz / 36 oz
Filters: less pulp, lots of pulp

Sources: CNET test (via Yahoo) · Good Housekeeping test (via Yahoo)

Check price on Amazon →$119.99 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Best budget

Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro Juice Extractor

The cheapest way into real juicing. Yahoo’s testers found it broke down everything very quickly, took whole carrots and apple quarters without cutting, and went together fast. Its three-year warranty is longer than the one-year coverage on the Breville. The downsides: it’s big and loud, and the spout kept dripping after the cup came out.

800 W
3-inch chute
80-oz pulp bin
3-year warranty

Why it made the list

Fast on whole carrots and apple quarters
3-year warranty
Dishwasher-safe removable parts

Watch out for

Big and loud
Spout drips after you remove the cup

Type: centrifugal
Motor: 800 W
Chute: 3 in
Pulp bin: 80 oz
Warranty: 3 years

Sources: Yahoo test team (2026)

Check price on Amazon →$74.95 as of Nov 5, 9:13 PM ET

Cold-Press or Centrifugal?

Centrifugal juicers spin produce against a mesh basket at high speed. In ATK’s test they were cheaper, faster, and better with dense produce like carrots (7.9 ounces of juice per pound versus 6.5 for slow juicers), and their wide chutes mean less chopping. They were also loud, messier, and bad at leafy greens.

Masticating juicers, also sold as slow or cold-press, crush produce with an auger. ATK found they squeezed twice as much juice from kale (5.6 ounces per pound versus 2.8), ran quieter, and sat more steadily.

Rule of thumb: mostly carrots, apples, and citrus? Go centrifugal. Lots of greens? Go slow.

What Else Matters

Cleanup decides whether you keep juicing. Fine mesh strainers are the scrubbing job. Good Housekeeping liked that the Cuisinart skips one; Ninja puts every juice part in the dishwasher.

Chute size. A 3-inch chute takes whole apples. A narrow one, like the Ninja’s 1.75 inches, means more knife work before every glass.

Recalls. About 469,000 PowerXL Self-Cleaning Juicers (models SHL96 and SHL90-SC) were recalled in 2023 for laceration and ingestion hazards, with full refunds. Check the CPSC list before buying used.

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Quick Questions

Is cold-press juice colder than centrifugal juice?

Not necessarily. Good Housekeeping measured the Breville Juice Fountain Cold Plus’s juice at close to the temperature of the cold-press juicers it tested. Where slow juicers did win in ATK’s test was kale yield and noise.

Can a blender replace a juicer?

Not really. A blender keeps everything, pulp included, so you get a smoothie, not juice. If you want thick drinks with protein powder, a blender is the better buy.

Which juicer is easiest to clean?

Among the tests we cite: the Cuisinart CSJ-300 (no mesh strainer, top-rack dishwasher-safe), the Ninja NeverClog (dishwasher-safe juice parts), and the Breville Juice Fountain Cold, which ATK rated among the easiest centrifugals to clean.

Are juicers loud?

Centrifugals are. ATK called them “powerful and loud,” and Yahoo’s testers called the Hamilton Beach big and loud. CNET found the Ninja NeverClog among the quietest it tested.

Do I need to peel or chop everything?

Less than you’d think with a wide chute: Yahoo’s testers fed whole carrots and apple quarters into the Hamilton Beach without cutting. Narrow-chute slow juicers need more prep.

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