magic bullet Mini Juicer review: "it’s a good little machine"

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My verdict

I’ve tested a few of the best juicers now, including bigger, pricier ones, and it’s fair to say the magic bullet Mini Juicer sits right at the “small and sensible” end. It’s the one you buy because you fancy fresh orange juice at home, but you’re not looking to make juicing your whole personality.

In our house, it’s been a handy gadget. I’m a full-time working mum of two, and I’m always on the lookout for anything that gets fruit into the kids without it turning into a debate. Mine are both under six and come home from school absolutely starving. Fresh orange juice with a snack helps take the edge off the worst of the hangry behaviour.

This juicer does the basics well. It makes juice quickly, doesn’t hog the worktop and the big win for me is that most of the parts can go in the dishwasher. Juicers are famously annoying to clean, and anything that doesn’t leave me hand-scrubbing a sieve at 8pm gets points from me.

The packaging of the magic bullet Juicer is vibrant

It’s not perfect. It feels a bit flimsy compared with pricier machines and, because it’s a centrifugal juicer, you get more froth than you would with a slow juicer. I also wouldn’t bank on it lasting for years if you’re using it hard every day. But at around £70, that’s the trade-off. Comparing it too closely with something like a £360 slow juicer is a bit like complaining a run-around car isn’t a luxury SUV.

For occasional juicing, small kitchens and families who want quick fresh juice without spending a fortune, it’s a good little machine.

How I’ve tested the magic bullet Mini Juicer

I tested the magic bullet Mini Juicer in our family home, aka the place where four humans, two dogs and a constant chorus of “I’m hungry” all live.

I didn’t do anything fancy with it. I wanted to see how it fitted into the moments a juicer is actually useful: after school, before dinner, when the fruit bowl is getting a bit too hopeful and when everyone wants “something nice” but nobody can tell you what that is.

I mostly used it for orange and apple juice, because they’re the ones my kids will drink without immediately assuming I’ve tried to sneak something virtuous into it. I also judged it against a couple of other juicers I’ve tested, including Braun’s MultiJuice 5 and the Kuvings Auto6 slow juicer. They’re bigger, more powerful and, in the Kuvings’ case, wildly more expensive, so I wasn’t expecting identical results.

What I cared about was normal family-kitchen stuff: how annoying it is to get out, how much chopping it needs, how frothy the juice turns out, how much space it takes up, and whether cleaning it makes you want to fling it into the garden.

magic bullet Mini Juicer: what’s in the box?

You get the 400W power base, a 550ml cup (with a 470ml max line) and a lid, the juice bowl and cover with a 2-inch feed chute, a pulp bin, food pusher, sieve, cleaning brush and manual.

It’s all you need to get going, which is what you want at this price. Nobody needs an appliance that arrives with the extra admin of “now buy these three essentials separately”.

The cup is a good size for one or two servings. It’s not for making a big jug for a table of people, but that’s not really the point. It’s a mini juicer and it behaves like one.

Out of the box - the magic bullet Mini Juicer comes well packaged

First impressions of the Magic Bullet Mini Juicer

The first thing you notice is how compact it is. Compared with the Kuvings Auto6 and the Braun, it’s small. It sat under our wall cupboards on the worktop with no issue, and it was easy to shove in a cupboard when I’d had enough of looking at it.

That matters more than brands seem to realise. You can own the best juicer in the world, but if it lives in a cupboard of doom behind the slow cooker and the fondue set you haven’t touched since 2014, you’ll never use it. This one is light enough that getting it out doesn’t feel like a workout.

It does feel less sturdy than the expensive ones. The parts are lightweight and nobody’s confusing it with a premium machine. But I wouldn’t expect a premium build for this money. It feels like what it is: a budget, no-fuss juicer for straightforward jobs.

You get everything you need to start juicing straight away

One thing worth mentioning: nutribullet is best known for blenders, but this is a juicer. A blender keeps the whole fruit or veg (including fibre) in the drink. A juicer separates the juice from the pulp. This one is a centrifugal model, so it spins fast and you get more froth than you would with a slow juicer.

In day-to-day use, it’s simple. The parts slot together, the cup sits under the spout, and you feed fruit in while using the pusher to guide it down. No touchscreen, no app, no weird settings, no “connect to Wi-Fi” nonsense while a child tells you they’re starving.

The chute is small, so you’ll need to chop some things down. That’s the trade-off for it being compact. Bigger machines tend to take larger pieces, but they also cost more and take up more space. This one isn’t built for tearing through a week’s worth of kale and celery.

The suckers on the bottom are a welcomed design addition

Is the Magic Bullet Mini Juicer easy to use?

Yes. It’s the sort of juicer you can use without psyching yourself up first. The parts make sense, it doesn’t feel intimidating and you’re not stuck reading the manual like it’s homework.

The 400W motor is fine for normal juicing, but I wouldn’t buy it for heavy daily use or for regularly powering through very tough ingredients in big quantities. Use it sensibly: chop produce properly and don’t cram the chute.

It’s best for occasional juice: oranges, apples, carrot-and-orange, little after-school drinks. If your plan is big green juices every morning with bunches of kale, celery and ginger, you’ll be happier with a larger machine like the ones featured in our best juicers guide.

It doesn't take up a lot of space on your worktop, and stores easily in a cupboard

Is the Magic Bullet Mini Juicer easy to clean?

The best thing about it is the dishwasher-safe parts. Everything apart from the motor base can go in, which makes a massive difference.

Juicers are messy. There’s always pulp, froth, sticky juice and a sieve that needs attention before it sets like cement. This doesn’t magically remove the mess, but it does make it feel manageable. The cleaning brush helps with the sieve, which is the bit that needs the most effort. And yes, cleaning it straight away is easier than leaving it.

Because it’s small, it’s also less of an “event” to clean. The parts don’t take over the sink. That makes me more likely to actually use it on a weekday, rather than only on a rare Sunday morning when I’m feeling optimistic about life.

You get a cleaning brush and the handles keep the lid securely in place and are easy to secure

Cleaning is easy and almost all parts can be bunged into the dishwasher

Is the Magic Bullet Mini Juicer good value? Is it worth the money?

Yes, as long as you judge it fairly. At around £70, it’s miles cheaper than premium slow juicers. The Kuvings Auto6 is around £360, which is a completely different category. If you compare them too closely, you’ll only end up annoyed at both.

This isn’t a luxury juicer. It’s lighter, it makes frothier juice, and it won’t wring every last drop out of fruit and veg. It also has a smaller capacity and doesn’t feel like something you’d want to punish daily for the next five years.

But it does what most people actually want: it makes fresh juice quickly, it stores easily, and it doesn’t make cleaning feel like a punishment. For occasional family juice, or for someone who wants to try juicing without spending a fortune, that’s good value.

The real question is how often you’ll use it. If you want a juicer for daily green juices and batch prep, spend more. If you want fresh orange juice now and then, or small after-school drinks, this is a sensible buy.

This juicer is a centrifugal juicer - aka, it's quick at making juice

How is it different from other juicers?

Mostly it’s small, cheap and straightforward. It’s a compact centrifugal juicer, so it’s quick and it’s frothier than a slow juicer. It’s also less of a space hog than many juicers, which makes it more likely to get used rather than abandoned.

The trade-off is build and performance. It feels more lightweight than premium machines and it’s better for occasional use than constant daily juicing. You’re not getting the smoothest juice or the best possible yield. You’re getting a small machine that makes fresh juice without taking over your kitchen.

The different types of juicers, explained

There are three types worth knowing about.

• Centrifugal juicers (like this one) are fast, usually cheaper, and easy to use. They’re often noisier and they make frothier juice.

• Slow juicers (also called cold press or masticating) crush and press more slowly. They tend to give smoother juice with less froth, but they’re usually bigger and more expensive.

• Citrus juicers are just for oranges, lemons and the like. Great if that’s all you want, but limited.

This mini juicer is firmly in the first camp. It’s quick and budget-friendly, and it shouldn’t be judged like a slow juicer.

Orange juice is a favourite with my kids, so naturally that was the first one to try

How does it compare to other nutribullet and magic bullet juicers?

This is the smallest, simplest one in the line-up: 400W motor, 470ml max juice fill, 2-inch feed chute.

The nutribullet Juicer 800W is bigger and more powerful, with a larger pitcher and wider chute, so it’s better if you want to juice more often or in bigger quantities. The nutribullet Juicer Pro 1000W steps up again and is more for people who already know they’re going to juice regularly.

I’d pick the magic bullet Mini Juicer for a small kitchen, occasional use, or if you’re just trying juicing without committing hundreds of pounds and half a cupboard.

Who is it most suitable for? Who should avoid it?

Buy it if:

• You’re a beginner or an occasional juicer

• Your kitchen is small and you don’t want an appliance living on the worktop

• You mainly want simple juices like orange and apple

• You want something easy to clean and easy to put away

Avoid it if:

• You want to juice every day

• You want big batches

• You use lots of leafy greens

• You care most about sturdy, “built like a tank” build quality

In action, the magic bullet Mini Juicer makes light work of oranges and other fruits

Final verdict: is this the best juicer for you?

It’s not the best juicer for everyone. It’s not the most powerful, the sturdiest, the quietest or the most efficient, and it won’t give you slow-juicer results.

But it is small, affordable and easy to live with, which is what a lot of families actually need.

In our house it earned its keep by doing the simple things well: quick orange juice for small children who arrive home hungry and on the verge of a meltdown, without taking over the kitchen or creating a washing-up saga afterwards.

If you want a compact juicer for fresh juice now and then, it’s a good place to start. Just don’t expect it to behave like a premium cold press machine. It’s a £70-ish mini juicer. Treat it as such and it does the job nicely.

About the author

Rebecca Roberts (aka Beccy) is our resident lifestyle expert with a practical focus on sleep, wellness and everyday comfort. She’s equally at home tackling frank, NSFW‑adjacent topics as she is road‑testing kitchen appliances, mattresses and vacuums that work for real parents. As a mum of two, she writes with the time‑poor, sleep‑deprived in mind - honest product reviews, realistic routines and products that make parents’ lives easier.

When she’s not at her desk, she’s probably product‑testing with her two helpers, corralling a PTA or walking her two dogs up and down country lanes.

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