After my daughter kept getting sick at pre-school (five weeks in a row!!!) I took a friend's advice (her children are rarely out sick and she is an avid juicer)and went shopping for a juicer. After lots of research I selected the Breville Ikon. Although I don't have anything with which to compare it I can say it makes fabulous juice (it is fun to come up with our own concoctions)and is much easier to clean than I expected (I pop it all into the washer). We have only been juicing for a month but so far, so healthy!