| | |  | Miscellaneous | Home » » Athena Ojex Manual Citrus Juicer (aka OrangeX) White | | | | | | | Description: | | The OrangeX Company sold the Product Line to Focus Products, LLC and the products are being re-introduced with new identities. Still the pre-eminent manual citrus juicer. Athena Ojex, the award winning juicer, will effortlessly press out every drop of sweet juice from oranges, grapefruits, lemons and limes without bitter rind oils, pulp or seeds. Additional fruit attachment included to juice grapes, berries, apples, pineapples, tomatoes and other soft fruits. Made of cast iron, 18/10 stainless steel and rubberized handles. | | | Features: | |
• The Ojex Size OrangeX is now called The Athena Citrus Juicer
• The OrangeX Company sold the Product Line to Focus Products - Products being renamed
• NSF Approved
• Manufactured in cast iron and 18/10 stainless steel.
• Manufacturers Limited 1 Year Warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.9 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.8 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 13.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 8.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 16.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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 Best for small citrus fruitMay 09, 2010
I just bought this juicer after my neighbor saved my party a week ago by bringing his to help me speed up the juicing process of the limes and lemons we needed for making Margaritas. Reading the negative reviews confused me a bit. How could this wonderful juicer give people such problems? I just found out the reason. It is a phenomenal tool for small citrus fruit (limes, lemons) but it's a little harder to extract juice from oranges - the ratio force over surface is ideal for small fruit not so much for oranges. But if used correctly it works fine for oranges as well.
You also have to make sure it sits on a surface on which the rubber feet can anchor the machine very well. I used a stainless steel surface and it was perfect but still for the first few oranges when pressing harder one of the feet tended to come off. Once the seal was perfect it didn't move anymore.
This is a fantastic tool for large parties where you have to prepare drinks from scratch. Juicing the limes and lemons the night before of the party is a breeze using OrangeX. It should be called LimeX, really!
 works very wellApr 05, 2010
why so many complaints? yes, it is asymmetric. that does put a moment on it. yes, that's what the suction cups are doing. i just bought this about an hour and one half ago. since then, i've juiced 44 limes. the first time i did it, it tipped. no spilling, just a tip and a little splash. after that it, i just held the top and it worked plenty well. as far as force required, it seemed pretty easy to me. cleaning was ridiculously simple. compared to electric juicers, this was trivial. also, i wouldn't leave an electric juicer out on my counter. this i shall.
one complaint is that it comes with a plastic platten set for juicing softer (non citrus) fruits like tomatoes and berries, it is supposed to clip in somehow to the device. it appears that the clips are broken. oh, well. i think that it doesn't really need them, anyway.
i am pleased with it.
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Happy CamperMar 18, 2009
This is my first review. All the negative reviews have prompted me to do so. I am here to order another Orange X juicer for my father. I have had one for myself for five years. While all of the complaints I have read about are true to some degree I feel they are grossly overstated. I find mine easy to clean (much more so than any electric I have had). The tilting I hardly notice (would not have thought of except for these reviews so it can't be that bad). My biggest complaint would be the device locking up after pressing the fruit. It's not that bad just frustrating when I'm in a hurry. I just have to wiggle the handle around until it frees up. All in all I find it's speed both in juicing and clean up a big plus for someone on the go (I keep mine on the counter, use it daily and have occasionally juiced a gallon at a time) and no problems with durability. Four stars because it is not perfect but it is very good and the best manual juicer out there.
P.S. When I was in construction we joked about someone needing to initiate their new hammer by smacking themselves really good with it. This almost always occurred as a result of the person not being used to the feel of the new hammer. It just took a while for them to adjust to the difference. It is my opinion that is all that is required for you to enjoy your Orange X. You just have to practice with it for a while before you get the hang of it. Then you'll be juicing like pro.
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Good But Not Perfect JuicerDec 07, 2008
Not only do I own this juicer, but for four years, I sold it, so I feel quite qualified to write this review.
For a small, manual juicer, this is a heavy item (cast iron). It's very easy to clean; anyone who disagrees has obviously never used an electric juicer with sharp, complex or electric moving parts (this juicer has none of those things). It's a simple machine with only three removable pieces: the strainer, the juice funnel and the hard resin base that the juice receptacle (your glass) sits on. It does have suction cups that hold it in place, but it definitely sticks better to some surfaces than others (sticks best to granite or manufactured quartz, pretty well on laminate, not so well on wood countertops). The lever operates easily, and once you have the handle pressed completely down--it's not much of a struggle--it will extract juice to the point of the fruit being almost wrung dry. It works on citrus fruits as small as key limes and as large as grapefruits.
Worth noting: when pressing down on the extraction handle, I always put my other hand on top of the juicer, for stability, just in case (I have formica countertops). Also, you can't use a really tall glass; there's about a 6 inch clearance between the base and the spout. Overall, I enjoy this juicer and use it more often than my Breville Extractor, which, while fabulous, is a hateful machine to clean.
fine product, eventual rustNov 30, 2008
I've owned this product since 2001 and its done some serious duty. It is true, what others have noticed, that the assymetric design of this product isn't optimal. But I've processed 25 lb bags of valenicas in CA many times, so it is truly possible to develop the requisite skills.
After time the white coating on the cast iron did come off and some rust formed. This doesn't seem to be growing problem just a slight aesthetic issue.
My chief complaint would be the plastic insert at the top (underside) of the unit. The teeth holding this to the cast iron eventually succumbed under use and now doesn't stay in place definitely. If you know juicing is for you and a low profile (easier to store unit) isn't necessary, go with the commericial versions. They will probably last longer without this plastic issue.
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