BLACK+DECKER CJ625 Citrus Juicer Review

The CJ625 is the cheapest way to put fresh orange juice on a table every morning, and for that one job it is genuinely well specified. BLACK+DECKER states dual auto-reversing cones, adjustable pulp control, all parts dishwasher safe and a 2-year limited warranty -- twice the term Breville puts on citrus machines costing several times as much. The honest counterweight is what the brand does not publish: no wattage, no RPM, no capacity figure. On a cheap machine those omissions are the thing to weigh, so this review spends as much time on the gaps as on the features.

What BLACK+DECKER states

• Dual cones rotate to juice all fruits -- a small cone and a large cone, so a lime and a grapefruit both seat properly.
• Auto-reversing juicing cones provide maximum juice extraction.
• Adjustable pulp control, letting you set how much pulp reaches the glass.
• All parts are dishwasher-safe for fast and easy cleanup -- note all, not some.
• Built-in cord storage.
• An easy-pour spout and a drip-free pour spout on a container with a handle.
• A crystal-clear juice container with easy-to-read measurement markings.
• 8.9 in high, 6.4 in long, 6.4 in wide.
• A 2 Year Limited Warranty.

And what is absent: no wattage figure, no RPM figure, and no juice container capacity in ounces. BLACK+DECKER's page lists a 1 lb weight, which is almost certainly a component or packaging field rather than the assembled machine -- an electric juicer with a motor does not weigh a pound -- so we would not rely on it. Treat that number as unpublished rather than as a specification.

Dual cones: the feature that actually matters

Most cheap citrus juicers ship one cone, and a single cone is always a compromise. Too big and a lime sits on top of it without engaging the ridges; too small and a grapefruit rides high and you press down on an unstable fruit. BLACK+DECKER states dual cones rotate to juice all fruits, which is the correct design answer and it is not universal at this price.

If your citrus is mostly one size the benefit is modest. If the household drinks orange juice but also cooks with limes, it is the difference between one machine and a machine plus a hand squeezer. For what each fruit actually needs, see best juicers for oranges and best juicers for lemons and limes.

Auto-reversing, and what it is doing

BLACK+DECKER states that auto-reversing juicing cones provide maximum juice extraction. The mechanism is straightforward: the cone alternates direction rather than spinning one way. A fruit half pressed onto a cone turning in a single direction tends to be carried around with it, so the ridges track the same grooves repeatedly. Reversing breaks that, and the ridges cut fresh channels in the flesh each time the direction changes.

It is a real mechanical advantage rather than a marketing word -- but note the limit. BLACK+DECKER publishes no yield figure, and no third-party test compares reversing against non-reversing cones. The claim that it provides maximum extraction is the manufacturer's, and "maximum" is a marketing superlative with no number behind it. Juicer yield explained sets out what is and is not knowable about extraction in this category.

Pulp control on a budget machine

Adjustable pulp control is unusual this far down the price list, and orange juice is the drink people have the strongest pulp opinions about. BLACK+DECKER states adjustable pulp control without publishing how many settings there are, so we cannot tell you whether it is a two-position gate or a continuous slider -- only that the control exists.

For context on what pulp control hardware looks like across this site, best pulp-free juicers ranks the machines that publish a setting, and juicer pulp explained separates the two different questions people are asking when they say they want less pulp.

The warranty is the quiet headline

Two years, limited. Put that next to the rest of this site: Breville states 1 year on the Citrus Press Pro and on both of its centrifugal machines; Ninja states 1 year in the US; Nutribullet states 1 year. A machine at the bottom of the price list carries double the term of machines at the top of it.

That is not a quirk. A reamer has one moving assembly and very little load on it -- the mechanical stress a warranty underwrites is simply lower than on a centrifugal basket spinning at thousands of RPM. It is still a genuine advantage for a buyer, and it is the main reason this machine survives a comparison with much more expensive tools. How long does a juicer last lists every warranty term on this site with what each actually covers, and are expensive juicers worth it addresses the price-versus-term trade head on.

Cleanup: all parts, not some parts

BLACK+DECKER states that all parts are dishwasher-safe, which is a stronger claim than most brands make. Breville states four named dishwasher-safe parts on its citrus press; Ninja states that its removable parts are dishwasher safe. "All" is the cleanest version of that promise.

No brand in this category publishes a cleanup time in minutes, so there is no number here either. What is published is the shape of the job: two cones, a strainer assembly, a clear container and a base. The rule with any citrus machine is to rinse immediately -- dried pulp in a strainer is a brush job and wet pulp is a rinse. Are juicer parts dishwasher safe collects what every brand on this site states.

Who this is for

Somebody who wants a glass of fresh orange juice in the morning and nothing more complicated. At 8.9 in high and 6.4 in square it fits in a cupboard, the cord stores inside it, and every part goes in the dishwasher. The barrier to using a juicer daily is almost never the juicing -- it is the retrieval and the washing up, and this machine is designed around both.

Somebody testing whether the habit sticks. Spending the least possible amount to find out is a rational strategy, and it is the same argument juicing on a budget makes about whole-produce machines.

Somebody who needs an electric reamer rather than a press. A powered cone asks for a light downward press and no grip at all, which is a different and gentler motion than pulling a lever. Best juicers for arthritis covers that decision properly.

Who should skip it

• Anybody juicing citrus in volume. A reamer is a one-fruit-at-a-time tool. For a household breakfast or a bar, a lever press is the mechanism -- see our Hamilton Beach Commercial 932 review.
• Anybody who wants one machine for everything. This does citrus and nothing else, and no setting changes that. Best juicer machines sorts the field by mechanism.
• Anybody who shops on published specifications. No wattage, no RPM, no capacity. If you want to compare power figures before buying, this machine gives you nothing to compare.
• Anybody who dislikes pith in the glass. A reamer works the inside of the rind and carries more pith fragments through than a press does, regardless of the pulp setting.
• Anybody expecting a juice yield claim you can check. "Maximum juice extraction" is a superlative with no figure behind it, and no comparative test exists.
• Anybody who wants it for pomegranate. A reamer is the wrong tool -- pomegranate juice machines explains what actually works.

Where it appears on this site

This machine is a pick on best electric citrus juicers, best citrus juicers and best juicers for oranges. For the mechanism-level decision, citrus juicer vs reamer vs press compares all three citrus tools, and is a citrus juicer worth it asks whether you need a dedicated machine at all.

The picks in full

1. Best daily orange juice on the smallest budget

BLACK+DECKER Citrus Juicer

BLACK+DECKER CJ625 · Under $100 · Our score 8.0/10

BLACK+DECKER states dual cones rotate to juice all fruits, auto-reversing juicing cones provide maximum juice extraction, adjustable pulp control, that all parts are dishwasher-safe for fast and easy cleanup, plus built-in cord storage, an easy-pour spout, a crystal-clear juice container with easy-to-read measurement markings, and a 2 Year Limited Warranty. For a glass of fresh orange juice every morning it does the entire job, and the warranty is double Breville's on a machine a fraction of the price. Honest cons: BLACK+DECKER publishes no wattage, no RPM and no juice capacity figure on its product page, so it cannot be compared on power with anything; the listed 1 lb weight looks like a component figure rather than the assembled machine; it does citrus and nothing else; and a reamer leaves more pith fragments in the glass than a lever press does.

Yield

Not availableNot sourced

Pulp

BLACK+DECKER states adjustable pulp control and dual cones for different fruit sizesManufacturer claim: BLACK+DECKER · checked 2026-10-02

Cleanup time

BLACK+DECKER states dishwasher-safe parts; no cleanup time publishedManufacturer claim: BLACK+DECKER · checked 2026-10-02

Speed

Not available - retailer listings for this model quote 30 W, 150 W and 400 W, and we could not resolve the conflict against a primary sourceNot sourced

What works

• 32 oz pitcher, far bigger than most electric reamers
• Dual cones cover limes through grapefruit
• Adjustable pulp control at the lowest price in the category

What does not

• Published wattage is genuinely inconsistent across listings
• Light build at this price
• Citrus only

Skip this if: You want to know what you are buying on paper. Wattage figures for this model differ wildly between listings, and BLACK+DECKER does not resolve it.

Representative photo. We have no manufacturer image library, so this is a licensed stock photo of the category, not a photo of this unit.

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• Yield7/10
• Pulp8/10
• Cleanup8/10
• Value10/10
• Quiet7/10

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