I've gotten one like this and it actually works lol I choose to peel my fruit and veg to make it easier and cut into 1/4 peices. It isnt too good with solid carrots and if the turning starts to feel tight with carrots or parsnips then reverse the crank to loosen then continue. DONT force this little machine, and dont put large amounts, its not a breville lol I shred my carrots and parsnips and ginger and it juices it :) There will be bit of pulp still in it but just strain it if you want perfect juice. Also when you do apples pears etc you get the sauce sitting ontop the green cover, so bonuse there. It is super easy to clean and be gentle with assembly and taking it apart and screw the parts on counter clockwise but not too tight. Again, it is plastic but does work. It is quiet except for the odd squeek while turning say carrots. IT has good suction for a counter top (clean n rinse dry the counter top first wait few minutes then turn the knob to make it stay in place). I haven't the strongest hands but I can push down gently on stuff and turn the handle and juice things without any problem. I've juiced fresh spinach, thawed frozen spinach and kale, apples, grated carrots ginger and parnips, peeled cucumber and oranges and peeled apples pears, parsley. Infact I found no diff with useing thawed frozen spinach/kale and fresh spinach/kale still got juice and its cheaper and doesnt spoil :) I wish it could do carrots like a breville, but its still worth grating them and putting it through. It takes patience as you are doing this manually, but worth it. And with winter if there is an outage my juicer will still work lol I've had mine couple months and still works, just be gentle with it and clean rinse it good let it air dry (I use hot water to rinse after washing so it air dries faster) then use it again later. Pulp comes out pretty dry, you could always throw it in again and run it through but I havent. This is such a good option for those who arent rich and want a fresh juice from a quiet machine. Oh I chop celery and it goes through too :) I'll prob grate a chunk of beet and do it that way but it might stain it as it is plastic. Good price and good to try. If you want to do alot of carrots at once then you will need a breville, or I just put mine in a blender with bit of water and then strain that or run it through the juicer or grate the carrots. Juice is actually fresher tastier .