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The Hamilton Beach Big Mouth 67601A is the budget pick in my celery juicer guide, at $74.95. It is a centrifugal juicer: a spinning blade and mesh basket, an 800-watt motor, a 3-inch feed chute and an 80-ounce pulp bin.
It holds 4.4 stars across 41,505 ratings, far more than the other juicers in that guide, with 70% five-star and 5% one-star.
The owner reviews agree on what it is. It is fast, it takes whole fruit, and it is loud; the arguments are about how wet the pulp is, how easy it is to clean, and how long the motor lasts.
Quick Verdict
| Score | Price | Rating | Buy |
| 7/10 | $74.95 | 4.4★ (41,505) | Check Price on Amazon |
What Comes in the Box
The juicer, a food pusher, a pulp bin and a strainer cleaning brush. The listing names the pulp bin, juice bowl, lid and pusher as dishwasher safe.
There is no juice jug in the listing’s included components, so plan on a glass or jug under the spout.
The warranty is three years, per the listing.
Specifications
| Model | Hamilton Beach Big Mouth 67601A |
| Type | Centrifugal juicer |
| Motor | 800 watts rated, per the listing (the specification table also lists 200 watts) |
| Feed chute | 3 inches |
| Pulp bin | 80 oz |
| Speeds | One, knob control |
| Dishwasher-safe parts | Pulp bin, juice bowl, lid and pusher |
| Dimensions | 11.5″ D × 7.8″ W × 14.4″ H |
| Weight | 8.36 lb |
| Included | Strainer cleaning brush |
| Warranty | 3-year limited |
Noise, heat and the motor
It is loud. Noise comes up in hundreds of reviews, including from owners who rate it five stars. One apartment owner says it sounds like a factory floor and only runs it at times that will not disturb the neighbours; others call it a tad loud and move on.
The motor can strain. Several owners describe a burning or hot-metal smell: one after a glass or two of juice, one while juicing celery, and one with ginger, when the machine also shook. One gave up on it after four uses.
Some units fail. Owners report a juicer that broke down within four months, one that dies at around eight months and has been bought four times, and one that stopped after two and a half years of daily use. Side clamps that break are another repeated complaint.
None of this stops 70% of owners giving it five stars. But it is why the three-year warranty matters, and why feeding it steadily rather than forcing produce down the chute is the habit to keep.
Who It’s For
- Anyone who wants to find out whether juicing will stick before spending $150 or more. A four-star owner who was not ready for a $400 slow juicer calls it a good way to start.
- People juicing hard produce: apples, carrots, beets and citrus. One owner reports very dry pulp from beets, carrots and lemons.
- Cooks short on prep time. The 3-inch chute takes whole apples, which owners say saves most of the chopping.
- Anyone who wants dishwasher-safe parts and a long warranty for under $100.
- Mixed juices with some celery or greens in them, rather than straight celery juice.
Who Should Look Elsewhere
- Anyone juicing mostly leafy greens or straight celery. Owners report little juice from greens, and a centrifugal basket is the wrong mechanism for celery on its own; my celery juicer guide explains why.
- Apartment dwellers who juice early or late. The noise is the most repeated complaint.
- Anyone who wants the driest pulp and the most juice per pound. A slow juicer does that better.
- People who hand-wash everything. Some owners find the strainer hard to clean by hand, even with the brush.
- Anyone planning heavy daily use for years. Owner reports of motors and clamps failing are frequent enough to weigh.
Performance
Speed and the 3-inch chute
The chute is what the positive reviews lead with. Owners describe washing produce and dropping it straight in, and one who juices beets, celery, cucumber, garlic, apples and carrots together says the machine sorts the peel and pulp from the juice without fuss.
Not everyone finds it that easy. One critical owner says the mouth is not wide enough and can only take a little at a time, and another has to feed small pieces or the machine blows the pusher out and shakes on the counter.
Pieces flying out of the chute come up more than once. One owner suggests having the pusher in the chute before switching on; another holds the machine for the first couple of seconds because it jumps from the torque.
Juice yield and pulp
Yield depends on the produce. One owner juicing beets, carrots, celery, parsley and lemons found the pulp very dry, while another says you can watch how little juice comes out of greens.
Wet pulp is a recurring complaint, and one owner says the pulp got noticeably wetter after about 15 uses. A small-business owner juicing pineapples in quantity found the yield disappointing.
This is the trade-off of a centrifugal juicer rather than a fault of this one. My masticating vs centrifugal juicer comparison covers where each type wins.
Cleaning
Cleaning splits owners. Many call it quick and easy, and the parts are listed as dishwasher safe.
Others say it is not easy to clean by hand even with the brush, that the lid does not fully contain the pulp, and that dried leaves stick in the corners unless it is washed straight away. One owner says the pusher melted in the dishwasher, so a low heat setting or hand washing that part is safer.
If the basket clogs mid-batch, juice can spray out of the side; one owner has to stop and clean the strainer partway through. My guide on how to clean a juicer covers the strainer.
Design and Build
It is a black plastic body with a large clear pulp bin, a single on-off knob and side clamps that hold the lid down. At 8.36 pounds it is light enough to store in a cupboard.
The listing contradicts itself on power: the bullets and the model name say 800 watts, and the specification table also lists 200 watts. Hamilton Beach calls 800 the rated power.
The side clamps are a part owners repeatedly report breaking. One owner on a second broken set says Hamilton Beach is sending a free replacement.
What Owners Report
Amazon shows 70% five-star, 16% four, 7% three, 2% two and 5% one across 41,505 ratings. That is a far larger pool than the other juicers in my celery guide.
What recurs in the positive reviews
- Value. A capable juicer for about $75.
- The chute. Whole apples and bunches of produce go straight in.
- Speed. Juice in seconds rather than minutes.
- Hard produce. Quick work of apples, carrots and beets.
- A starter juicer. A cheap way to find out if juicing sticks.
What recurs in the critical reviews
- Noise. The most repeated complaint.
- Wet pulp. Poor yield from greens and some fruit.
- Motor strain. Burning or hot-metal smells under load.
- Failures. Motors that stop and side clamps that break.
- Cleaning by hand. Harder than the dishwasher-safe label suggests for some owners.
The five-star and one-star reviews describe the same juicer. Owners who feed it hard produce at a steady pace, and wash it straight away, are happy; owners who push greens through it, or run it hard every day, meet its limits.
Value
At $74.95 the Big Mouth costs much less than the Ninja NeverClog JC151, the cold press juicer that tops my celery guide.
What the extra money buys in a slow juicer is drier pulp, more juice from greens and quieter running. What the Big Mouth gives back is speed, a wide chute and a much lower price.
If you want a centrifugal juicer with more refinement, my Breville JE98XL review covers the step up.
Durability
Durability reports cover the whole range: an owner whose earlier unit lasted four years, one on two and a half years of daily use before the motor stopped, and others whose machines failed within months.
The failures that repeat are the motor under strain, sometimes announced by a burning smell, and the side clamps. The three-year warranty covers the first years of that; keep the receipt.
Feed produce at a steady pace rather than forcing it, cut very hard items like ginger into small pieces, and stop if you smell the motor.
Check the box on arrival. Two critical owners received units with a part missing.
Alternatives to Consider
- For more juice from greens and quieter running, my Ninja NeverClog JC151 review covers the cold press pick.
- For the full field, see my best juicer guide and my best juicer for greens guide.
- For a better-built centrifugal juicer, see my Breville JE98XL review.
- Everything else on juicing is collected in the juicers hub.
Verdict
The Hamilton Beach Big Mouth is a good cheap juicer for hard produce. It is fast, takes whole fruit, has dishwasher-safe parts and a three-year warranty, and 70% of more than 41,000 owners give it five stars.
It is also loud, wasteful with greens, and some motors and clamps fail well before the warranty runs out. Buy it to find out whether juicing sticks, not as a machine for daily green juice.
Seven out of ten: marked up for value, the chute and the warranty, marked down for noise, wet pulp and failure reports.
How This Review Was Put Together
Plainly: this is research-based, not a hands-on test. I have not owned or used this juicer, and nothing here should be read as a report from my own kitchen.
What it rests on: the published specification — the motor, chute, pulp bin, dishwasher-safe parts and warranty Hamilton Beach lists, where its own figures disagree, and what owners report about noise, pulp, cleaning and the parts that fail — read against the other juicers in my celery juicer guide; the shape of the rating distribution across 41,505 Amazon ratings rather than the 4.4 average it produces; and the text of the positive and critical reviews, read for themes that recur across independent owners.
Why owner reviews are treated as evidence here: one reviewer cooking on one unit for a fortnight cannot show whether a juicer motor survives two years of daily carrots and beets. Several thousand owners over years can. A theme is only reported above where more than one unconnected owner raised it.
What I could not establish: what share of machines fail in the first year, since unhappy owners are over-represented in written reviews. I also could not reconcile the listing’s 800-watt and 200-watt figures beyond Hamilton Beach calling 800 the rated power.
Price, stock and ratings were read from Amazon’s US marketplace on 14 September 2026 and will move.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth good for celery juice?
It will juice celery, but a centrifugal juicer is the wrong mechanism for straight celery juice, and owners report poor yield from greens. It suits celery mixed with apples, carrots and cucumber better.
Is the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth loud?
Yes. Noise is the most repeated complaint in the reviews, including from owners who rate it highly.
Are the parts dishwasher safe?
The listing says the pulp bin, juice bowl, lid and pusher are. One owner says the pusher melted in the dishwasher, so a low heat setting is safer.
How long does the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth last?
Owner reports range from failures within months to two and a half years of daily use and one earlier unit that lasted four years. The warranty is three years.
Why does my juicer smell like burning?
Owners report a burning or hot-metal smell when the motor is under strain, such as with ginger or when juicing a lot at once. Stop, let it cool and feed smaller pieces.
Is it 800 watts or 200 watts?
The listing calls 800 watts the rated power, and the specification table also lists 200 watts. I could not reconcile the two figures.
How big is the feed chute?
Three inches, wide enough for a whole apple according to Hamilton Beach and owners.
What is the warranty?
Three years, limited, according to the listing.
Glenn is the founder of Kitchenware Compare and has spent years researching, testing, and reviewing kitchen appliances, cookware, and gadgets. A lifelong home cook raised in a family that treated every meal as an occasion, Glenn started this site to cut through the noise of conflicting product reviews and give readers honest, practical guidance. When he is not testing the latest air fryer or digging into the specs of a new espresso machine, he can usually be found experimenting with new recipes or hunting for the perfect cast iron skillet at a flea market.
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