Cold Press Juicer Buying Guide: Home vs Cafe and Commercial Models Compared

Buy a home cold press juicer if you juice for a household, and a commercial one if you juice for customers. Both press at low speed, 50 RPM for most models, so the juice is made the same way. What changes is how long the machine can run, how it is built and what the warranty covers. The home juicers in our range list 30 minutes to 1 hour of continuous use. The commercial Kuvings CS700 lists a motor that can run for up to 24 hours.

This guide compares the cold press juicers we sell for home and for business, using each maker's own figures from our product pages.

What is a cold press juicer?

A cold press juicer crushes and presses fruit and vegetables slowly, with an auger or a pair of gears, where a centrifugal juicer shreds them with a fast-spinning disc and basket. You will also see it called a slow juicer or a masticating juicer. For more on how it works, read what is a cold press juicer?

Home vs commercial cold press juicers: what changes?

What you are comparing	Home models	Commercial models
Run time	30 minutes to 1 hour of continuous use	Kuvings CS700: up to 24 hours. Ceado CP150: built for continuous juicing
Output	Not listed. A 400 ml juicing bowl on the Kuvings home models	Kuvings CS600: 40 litres an hour. Zumex Mastery: up to 110 litres an hour
Build	BPA-free plastic juicing bowl on the Kuvings home models	Stainless steel chassis on the CS600, stainless steel drum on the CS700, stainless steel food zone on the Santos 65V2
Weight	7.1 to 8.85 kg	9.1 kg (Kuvings) to 16 kg (Ceado CP150)
Cleaning	Rinse under the tap with the maker's brush or cleaning tool	CS700, Ceado CP150 and Santos 65V2 list parts that can go in a dishwasher
Warranty	15 or 20 years on the motor, for household use	Shorter, but written for business use: 5 years on the motor for the Kuvings CS600

Cold press juicers compared

Model	Built for	Speed	Power	Feed chute	Run time or output	Maker's warranty
Kuvings EVO820	Home	50 RPM	240 W	82 mm	30 minutes continuous	20 years motor, 5 years parts
Kuvings REVO830	Home	50 RPM	200 W	82 mm and 45 mm	1 hour continuous	20 years motor, 5 years parts
Kuvings AUTO10	Home	50 RPM	200 W	3 litre hopper	30 minutes continuous	20 years motor, 5 years parts
Greenstar 5	Home	100 RPM at 50 Hz	200 W	Twin gear, fed with a tamper	40 minutes a session	15 years motor, 5 years parts (household)
Kuvings CS600	Cafe or juice bar	50 RPM	200 W	3.5 inch, plus a side chute	40 litres an hour	5 years motor, 1 year parts (commercial use)
Kuvings CS700	Cafe or juice bar	50 RPM	200 W	88 mm	Up to 24 hours	Not listed
Ceado CP150	Juice bar, cafe or restaurant	70 RPM	0.4 kW	60 mm	Continuous juicing	3 years, back to base
Santos 65V2	Juice bar, restaurant or shop	5 to 80 RPM, adjustable	Not listed	79.5 mm	Juice made to order	2 years, 5 years motor
Zumex Mastery	Juice production	Shredder and press	1.5 kW crusher, 0.75 kW press	Fold-away feeder with pusher	Up to 110 litres an hour	3 years, plus 2 more on warranty redemption

Which cold press juicer is best for home?

Start with what you juice most and how much chopping you are willing to do.

• Whole fruit and mixed juices: the Kuvings EVO820, with an 82 mm chute to cut down on chopping.
• Celery and carrots: the Kuvings REVO830 adds a 45 mm chute made for them, and lists the longest run time of the home models at 1 hour.
• Least hands-on time: the Kuvings AUTO10 has a 3 litre hopper you load with whole produce, then switch on and leave.
• Greens, wheatgrass and hard vegetables: the twin gear Greenstar 5, with all stainless steel gears. Greenstar juicers need some downward pressure to feed the gears, so they ask more of you than a Kuvings.

See all of these under household juicers, or go straight to Kuvings household juicers and Greenstar juicers.

Which cold press juicer is best for a cafe or juice bar?

Work back from how much juice you sell in your busiest hour and whether you press to order or in batches.

• Pressing to order at the counter: the Kuvings CS600 and CS700 are upright, weigh 9.1 kg and run at 50 RPM. The CS600 lists 40 litres an hour. The CS700 has a stainless steel drum, an 88 mm chute and a motor listed for up to 24 hours of operation.
• A wider mix of produce: the Santos 65V2 lets you set the speed from 5 to 80 RPM and choose the filter size, and takes whole fruit through a 79.5 mm chute.
• A compact machine made in Italy: the Ceado CP150 runs at 70 RPM with a 60 mm chute and comes with two jugs, one for juice and one for pulp.
• Bottled juice in volume: the Zumex Mastery is a different kind of machine. It shreds the produce, then presses it with 11 tons of force, makes up to 110 litres an hour into an 11 litre tank, and weighs 303 kg. It has programs for soft fruit, hard fruit, green leaf vegetables and mixes, and can press nuts for plant milks.

All of these are in our commercial juicers range, with the upright Kuvings models under Kuvings commercial.

Can I use a home cold press juicer in a cafe?

We would not. A home juicer is limited by its run time: 30 minutes for the Kuvings EVO820 and AUTO10, 40 minutes for the Greenstar 5. A cafe can pass that in one morning rush. The long home warranties are also written for household use. The Greenstar 5 warranty is listed as household, and the Kuvings C8000 warranty is listed as for domestic use. A commercial model has fewer warranty years but they apply to a business: Kuvings lists 5 years on the motor and 1 year on parts for commercial use of the CS600.

How easy are cold press juicers to clean?

Cleaning happens after every session at home and several times a day in a cafe, so check it before you buy.

• Kuvings home models come with a cleaning tool for the strainer, and a smart cap you close to run a rinse through the bowl.
• The Greenstar 5 has a twin gear housing you remove and rinse, and a scraper tool for the screen.
• The Kuvings CS700 can be washed in a dishwasher and comes with a rotating cleaning brush.
• The Ceado CP150 lists all food contact parts as dishwasher safe.
• The Santos 65V2 has a removable pusher and juicing system that are dishwasher safe.

Cold press or centrifugal for a business?

Kuvings says on its CS700 page that customers now ask for cold press juice when they eat out. A centrifugal juicer is still the faster machine: the Santos #50CX lists more than 100 litres an hour, against 40 litres an hour for the cold press Kuvings CS600. You will find the two types side by side in our full juicers range.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best cold press juicer for home? It depends on what you juice. In our range the Kuvings EVO820 suits whole fruit, the REVO830 suits celery and carrots, the AUTO10 suits busy households and the twin gear Greenstar 5 suits greens and hard vegetables.

What is the difference between a home and a commercial cold press juicer? Run time, build and warranty. Home models list 30 minutes to 1 hour of continuous use. The commercial Kuvings CS700 lists up to 24 hours, has a stainless steel drum and can go in a dishwasher.

How much juice can a commercial cold press juicer make in an hour? Kuvings lists 40 litres an hour for the CS600. The Zumex Mastery press lists up to 110 litres an hour, depending on the produce.

Are commercial cold press juicers dishwasher safe? Some are. The Kuvings CS700, the Ceado CP150 and the Santos 65V2 all list parts that can be washed in a dishwasher. Check each product page for which parts.

What warranty does a commercial cold press juicer have? It varies by maker. Kuvings lists 5 years on the motor and 1 year on parts for the CS600, Ceado lists 3 years back to base for the CP150, and Santos lists 2 years with 5 years on the motor for the 65V2.

Sources: each model's speed, power, chute, run time, output and warranty as listed by its maker on our product pages.