Reviewing Reviews

I wanted a juicer that wasn't something that took ten minutes to make juice and an hour and half to clean up. I began reading reviews by makers and also takers.  I saw lots of small juicers that looked ideal in the photos and ad videos. Some reviews were raves and others, rages.  Here, I have to admit that I am an online shopper because of the variety of products and prices that allow a broad venue. But that's another issue for another blog. What I wanted, was a small juicer that I could leave on my counter with my other little helpers and especially one that didn't take a huge effort to clean up after making juice. The machine had to be strong and reliable as well as reasonably attractive amongst the other black and steel collection of useables in my tiny kitchen. Online, I found a large selection of machines, but went with caution after having been duped once before when I bought a large one, and found that it took too much effort to set it up and clean it.  I didn't want to spend a whole afternoon making veg juice. I sold it. I began to buy  juices but they never  tasted  what freshly-made does. If you've ever tried doing your own carrot juice, you know what I mean. Incredible taste and energy hit.  In the search, I also discovered, thanks to You Tube what juicers are and should be and do, I was better educated. There are cold and other press juicers. I won't go into the whole picture but the cold press looked to be what I wanted. With the cold press, the left over pulp, is not as fine. But you peel the veg, pop it in and voila, juice! Thus, a cold press, having a more bulky by-product, makes for easier clean up. The particles are larger, thus  rinseable. I have to admit that for me, running machine parts under a hot water tap briefly is what I love. Make, drink and go. Also, I wanted to use the pulp to add to other cooking or baking projects such as banana/carrot/fruit loaf or into soups, stews or dips. The one small juicer I chose after much searching is perfect and does everything I want. It is very small, simple to use and produces instant juice and is simple to clean up. What bothered me was the search in reading reviews. I learned much from that experience. It seems there are three levels of reviewers. They are, one: the Pollyannas, two: the Cranks, three: the Serious Saras. Can any of them be trusted? Maybe. You have to read a vast number of reviews and discount those that are silly, those that hate everything and everyone, and you end up with the people you really want to heed. They are folks who tell in detail why they like the product or not. Reading lots of reviews in various places on a certain product you gain experience in it. Certain issues add up and from that you have a clearer picture of what you might choose. The bottom line is find out what the seller does about missing parts or faulty items. Can you send it back and get a refund? See what the reviews say about all the details.  It's all part of the fun of cybermall global shopper's learning.