REASONS TO BUY
Inexpensive
REASONS TO AVOID
Subpar at juicing hard produce
Soft produce
Leafy greens
BELLA 13694 Review
Earning the lowest score of them all, the BELLA 13694 is our least favorite juicer
The Bella 13694.
Credit: Jenna Ammerman
By David Wise ⋅ Senior Review Editor ⋅ November 8, 2017
Contributions From: Austin Palmer
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Our Verdict
Rounding out the back of the pack with the worst score of the entire group, the BELLA 13694 is definitely not one of our top picks when it comes to juicers. This model delivered an overall lackluster performance, creating mediocre juice cocktails and being a little more difficult to clean than the others. It also had a less-than-average yield when juicing hard and soft produce, as well as leafy greens. All in all, there are much better choices out there.
Our Analysis and Test Results
The BELLA scored about 10 points lower than the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth, our Best Buy award winner. These juicers cost about the same, so we would highly recommend the Hamilton Beach as the juicer to get when shopping on a budget.
The Bella produced an average quality of juice. Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Juice Quality
For our first test, we used a juice blend that consisted of beets, apples, carrots and some other fruits and veggies. The BELLA actually did a decent job with this recipe, creating a slightly above-average drink which tasted alright. However, there was plenty of pulp that brought down the overall quality.
Juice that sits for awhile will start to separate, giving you uneven and possibly unpleasant tasting juice. Credit: Austin Palmer
The BELLA gave an average showing in our second test, a juice cocktail made up of romaine lettuce, apples, and oranges. The drink had a nice, full flavor that was only slightly dominated by the citrus and had mild amounts of pulp. This product finished out with a below-average performance in the final test for this metric: the “Sunset Blend”.
The Bella couldn't beet it when it came to juice quality. Credit: Austin Palmer
Our Sunset Blend cocktail (primarily beets, sweet potatoes, and carrots) was palatable, but we wouldn't go so far as to call it tasty. The drink had a bit of an overwhelming starch taste from the sweet potato and moderate amounts of pulp.
Apples being prepared for juicing! Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Soft Produce
Freshly juiced cucumber juice before being poured through our sieve. Credit: Austin Palmer
The BELLA yielded an average amount of juice from cucumbers, but there was a moderate amount of pulp produced. The celery generated about 7 mL less juice than the average amount produced by our juicer test fleet. There was also a mild to moderate amount of pulp and foam produced.
The Bella had the darkest celery juice with slightly below average yield. Credit: Austin Palmer
The BELLA did a little better with oranges, generating a slightly above average amount of juice, with almost no pulp. However, there was a fair amount of foam produced. This juicer created far less apple juice than average, with a moderate amount of pulp, tons of separation, and about a half-inch of foam.
Carrots are supposed to be a good source of beta-carotene which has been liked to eye health. Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Hard Produce
The BELLA did a very poor job at juicing sweet potatoes, with the lowest yield of the whole group. The juice also had a ton of pulp. Beets generated an average yield of juice, with only mild amounts of pulp.
The Bella produced and average yield and amount of pulp for beets; It was on the foamier side with about 3/4" of foam. Credit: Austin Palmer
It also did an acceptable job at juicing carrots, creating an amount of juice right in line with the average that only had a small amount of pulp. However, the carrot juice was pretty foamy.
A large amount of leafy greens only produce a small amount of juice. Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Leafy Greens
The BELLA did quite poorly in our wheatgrass juicing test. It produced well below the average amount of juice, only 1.5 mL compared to the 5 mL of the top juicer. It did a little better with kale, only yielding slightly less than the average amount of juice. The BELLA produced an average amount of spinach juice with a bit too much foam.
The Bella disassembled after being cleaned, unfortunately this model did not come with a cleaning brush. Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Cleaning
The BELLA wasn't particularly difficult to clean, but it definitely wasn't the most convenient. The various components of the BELLA are dishwasher-safe, but no cleaning tool was included. We also found it to be a little bit of work to clean out the various parts by hand, as the lid, strainer bowl, and pulp container were all too small to easily clean in some parts and were prone to trapping food remnants in hard-to-reach places.
Value
While the BELLA has a low list price, it also scores very poorly, precluding it from being a good value option.
Conclusion
All in all, it is hard to find a reason to recommend the BELLA 13694. Even if its low price tag is enticing, it is thoroughly outperformed by the Hamilton Beach, which costs the same.
—David Wise and Austin Palmer
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