Centrifugal Juicer Review
Breville JE98XL
Review
The best centrifugal for speed-first juicers.
The JE98XL has been the centrifugal benchmark for years — and it earns that status. If you want apple-carrot-ginger juice in your glass in under two minutes with near-zero friction, this is the machine. It's fast, reliable, and easy to clean.
We'll be direct: if you plan to juice regularly or care about greens, a masticating juicer will serve you better long-term. The yield difference is real. But the JE98XL is the right tool for speed-first juicers who primarily make hard produce juices and want a reliable machine under $200.
A word of honesty: We recommend masticating juicers to most people. The yield difference is 20–30%, and the gap on leafy greens is even larger. If you're committed to daily juicing, the Omega NC900 at $300 is a better long-term investment. That said — if speed is your real constraint, you'll actually use a centrifugal juicer more consistently than a masticating one that feels like work. That consistency matters more than yield.
90s
CLEANUP
The JE98XL's pulp collector and cutting disc rinse fast. 90-second cleanup is real — dishwasher-safe parts, minimal scrubbing. This is the feature that actually makes or breaks daily use habits.
850W
MOTOR
Strong enough for beets, hard carrots, and dense root vegetables without stalling. The dual-speed design (low for soft fruit, high for hard produce) handles mixed recipes without switching machines.
~$150
STREET PRICE
Half the cost of the Omega NC900. If you're not sure whether daily juicing will stick, the JE98XL is the lowest-risk way to find out — before committing to a $300+ masticating machine.
Who This Juicer Is For
Buy this if:
- • Speed is genuinely your main constraint — 30 seconds from apple to glass is your requirement
- • You primarily make hard produce juices — apple, carrot, ginger, beet, cucumber
- • You're just starting with daily juicing and want to test the habit before spending more
- • Budget is under $200 and non-negotiable
- • You want to juice fruit-forward recipes for the whole family with no friction
Consider the Omega NC900 instead if:
- • Greens or wheatgrass are in your recipes — centrifugal yields are poor on leafy greens
- • You want to batch-juice and store it — centrifugal juice oxidizes quickly, drink within the hour
- • You're juicing regularly and want to maximize what you get from your produce
- • Warranty coverage matters — 1 year vs. 15 years is a significant gap
Full Review
What Works
- +Speed is unmatched. Apples to juice in 30 seconds. A full glass of carrot-apple-ginger in under two minutes. No other juicer category comes close on throughput for hard produce.
- +Easy cleanup. Dishwasher-safe parts, large pulp bin, cutting disc rinses in seconds. 90-second cleanup is accurate for a typical hard-produce recipe. This is the machine's strongest daily-use argument.
- +3-inch chute reduces prep. Not as wide as the Kuvings EVO820, but the 3-inch chute handles apples, beets, and cucumbers without much cutting. For hard produce, you're mostly just halving things.
- +850W handles hard produce well. Beets, frozen produce, dense carrots — the motor doesn't stall. Dual speed (13,000 RPM for hard produce, 6,500 for soft) handles mixed recipes without switching machines.
What Doesn't
- −Yield is 20–30% lower than masticating. On a typical recipe, you're leaving real juice — and money — in the pulp. Over weeks of daily use, this gap adds up to meaningful produce cost.
- −Poor on greens and wheatgrass. The centrifugal cutting disc is not designed for leafy produce. Spinach, kale, chard, wheatgrass — all yield poorly. If greens are in your protocol, this is the wrong machine.
- −Loud — around 75dB. Centrifugal juicers run at high RPM. The JE98XL is one of the quieter centrifugal machines, but still noticeably louder than masticating. Early morning use in a shared home will wake people up.
- −Juice oxidizes fast — drink within the hour. High-speed extraction introduces significantly more air. The juice degrades quickly. You cannot batch-juice with a centrifugal and store it for days — that's a masticating workflow.
- −1-year warranty vs. 15 on masticating. Breville's 1-year warranty reflects the expected lifespan of a centrifugal machine under regular use. Masticating juicers at similar price points offer 10–15 years.
How It Compares
vs. Omega NC900 (~$300)
The NC900 costs twice as much and takes twice as long per glass. What you get: 20–30% more yield, 15-year warranty, excellent greens performance, batch-juicing capability, and a machine that will still be running in 10 years. If you juice regularly and want your produce dollars to go further, the NC900 is the right long-term call. If speed is the priority and you're mostly doing hard produce, the JE98XL works.
vs. Breville BJE830 (~$250)
The BJE830 is the upgrade within the centrifugal category — wider chute, quieter operation, better foam separation. If you're committed to centrifugal and budget allows $250, the BJE830 is worth the extra $100. For most users, the JE98XL at $150 is the right centrifugal entry point. View BJE830 →
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