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Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus: One minute review
The Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus is a high-end juicer that tackles a variety of foods and drinks with ease. It definitely compares with some of the top picks on our best juicer guide.
The juicer comes with a hopper extension, so you can make larger batches of juice. There are three different strainers included: juice, smoothie, and blank (for thicker foods like sorbet). These accessories allow you to make so many different kinds of foods and beverages. It also comes with three different cleaning tools, which should give you some idea of what’s involved in cleaning the machine after use. None of the parts are dishwasher-safe.
I found using the machine to be pretty easy once I figured out how all the parts go together, and it’s even kind of fun watching it do its thing. I enjoying throwing a bunch of whole fruits; peels, seeds, stems, and all into the hopper and having delicious, healthy juice a few minutes later. It’s kind of satisfying watching the pulp come out the side as fresh juice pours into your juice cup. Some of the pulps can even be used to make other recipes, which I did when I made oat milk.
Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus: price and availability
- List price: $739.99 (about £550 / AU$1130)
The Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus is currently only available on Kuvings’ own website, but should be widely available soon. Other models of Kuvings juicers are available at most of the typical big box stores and high-end kitchen chains.
At $739.99 (about £550 / AU$1130) this isn’t a cheap juicer. Additionally, I got the citrus attachment, which allows you to make citrus juice without peeling the fruits or putting them in the hopper whole. The citrus attachment, exclusively for the AUTO10 series, sells for $42 (about £30 / AU$60)
Value score: 3/5
Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus: design
- Various strainers included
- Hopper extension for large batches
- Powerful motor
Kuvings’ Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus is a big boi. It weighs 17.4 pounds (7.9kg) so you won’t be sliding it in and out of your cabinet easily. It’s also quite tall, at 20 inches (529 mm) and it does not fit under the upper cabinets in my kitchen, even without the hopper extension.
The footprint is 8 inches (209 mm) by 10 inches (256 mm), which is pretty reasonable. Just keep in mind that you’ll also need clearance for juicing cups in front of the machine (for juice) and on the side (for the pulp).
Not only will you need adequate counter space for the juicer, but you’ll need space to store all of the parts. Some of the parts do nest together, but not all of them, so keep that in mind.
Putting the parts together isn’t terribly intuitive, but there are clear instructions in the owner’s manual. If that’s not enough, Kuvings has a number of instructional videos on their YouTube channel to help you get it all sorted out. Once you have put together the parts a couple of times, muscle memory takes over and it’s pretty quick and easy.
The Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus is a low speed compression juicer. The juicer utilizes a juicing screw which nests into one of the three included strainers inside the juicing bowl.
There is a spigot on the front of the juicer, which you can open and close. Use the large plastic juicing cup which is included to capture your juice/beverage/food, or make your items directly into the container of your choice. Place the smaller included juicing cup on the side, underneath the pulp chute, to capture the pulp that is left over after making juices and plant milks. You can discard the pulp, compost it, or even use it to make recipes.
I also got the citrus attachment, which is sold separately. This reamer-style attachment lets you make citrus juices without having to spend time peeling.
Lemons and limes can be tossed into the main juicer whole, but orange and grapefruit juices are better without the peels. If you’ll be making orange or grapefruit juice regularly, you’ll either need to peel them before dropping into the hopper or buy the citrus attachment to avoid this tedious task.
Design score: 4/5
Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus: performance
- Handles a lot of fruits and veggies fast without removing peels, seeds, or stems
- Doesn’t mix thicker items well
- Cleanup is a hassle
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I made a delicious green juice from Kuvings’ website called Spring Detox Juice. The recipe consisted of kale, grapes, kiwis, pears, and limes. Conveniently, I only had to remove the stems from the grapes. Everything else I just cleaned and then threw in whole, just as they are pictured above. As recommended, I used the juicing strainer, which has a fine mesh that keeps the pulp out of your juice. Even with all the tart and bitter ingredients, the juice was smooth and sweet without any added sugar or sweeteners.
Using the optional citrus attachment (sold separately), I made orange juice with navel oranges. Four small-to-medium oranges yielded just about 6 ounces of juice. I just washed each orange, sliced it in half and then pressed it onto the citrus attachment. The juice was good but a little bit tart. Obviously the oranges that you use will determine how the juice tastes.
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This juicer lets you make a variety of nut milks and other plant milks. I’d never had oat milk before so I thought I would try making it. I used the recommended juicing strainer. The resulting oat milk did indeed look like milk. I put the oat milk on my cereal; it tasted kind of bland but OK. I also used it in smoothies, chia pudding, and even ranch dressing, and it was totally fine. I had heard that oat milk generally has a slightly slimy mouth feel and I did notice that, but only when drinking it plain.
I used this double recipe from Kuvings’ website, Oat Milk & Oat Pulp Cookies. After making the oat milk, I used the pulp to make cookies, which reminded me of healthy cookies that I’ve made before with oats and bananas. They were pretty bland because there was no sweetener in them. If I were making them again, I would definitely add a sweetener or mashed banana. Using the oat pulp instead of whole oats was fine. I also think the oat pulp would be great for making dog treats.
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Next, I wanted to test out the smoothie strainer, which has larger holes than the juicing strainer. Smoothies don’t produce any pulp, as everything goes right into your cup. I make Kuvings’ Banana Protein Smoothie Recipe, which was just bananas, milk, and nuts. This recipe was pretty disappointing. The taste was fine, since I do like bananas and nuts, but it was a bit liquidy and bland for my taste. I also noticed that the ingredients weren’t fully blended together, as they would be if I’d used a blender.
I ended up pouring the results into a blender with some vanilla yogurt and ice to make myself a thicker and more flavorful smoothie.
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To test out the blank strainer, I made Kuving’s Dragon Fruit Sorbet. The recipe calls for just two frozen fruit ingredients, dragon fruit and bananas, but I couldn’t find frozen dragon fruit in the stores I checked, so I used cherries instead.
I’ve made fruit-only sorbets many times with other kitchen appliances. The Kuvings juicer does just as good a job as those other appliances and the sorbet is delicious. If you’d like a sweeter sorbet, you would need to add some kind of sweetener, but I like plain old fruit as is. The juicer does not mix the two fruits together. You have to add the two frozen fruits a little bit at a time, alternating between them. The result is a swirled rather than uniform sorbet.
The Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus does a great job making juices and plant milks, which is probably the primary reason anyone would buy it. Making juice is very easy, since you don’t have to peel or cut the ingredients before popping them into the big hopper.
It also does a good job making sorbets, as long as you don’t mind that the ingredients are somewhat swirled rather than fully mixed. Smoothies came out all right, but I really wouldn’t bother making smoothies in this juicer unless you don’t have a regular blender.
The hardest part of using this machine is cleanup, for sure. Not only are there a lot of parts to clean, but there are a lot of nooks and crannies. Three different cleaning tools are included in ensure you can get every part clean. None of it is dishwasher-safe, so you’ll need to wash it all by hand.
Performance score: 4/5
Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus: Score card
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Attribute |
Notes |
Score |
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Value |
Not yet widely available, though I expect it will be soon since other Kuvings juicer models are. It’s quite pricey. |
3/5 |
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Design |
It’s easy enough to put together once you learn how, but it does take up a lot of space. |
4/5 |
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Performance |
It makes excellent juices and also makes lots of other foods and beverages. Cleanup is a hassle, though. |
4/5 |
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Kuvings Hands-Free Slow Juicer AUTO10 Plus: How I tested
I made orange juice with the citrus attachment (sold separately). I made a green fruit/veggie juice as well as an oat milk with the juicing strainer. I baked cookies from the oat milk’s oat pulp. I made a fruit smoothie with the smoothie strainer. I made a frozen fruit sorbet with the blank strainer.
First reviewed: August 2025
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