Cuisine Clean - Fruit and Vegetable Washer - oZone

Watch out for these guys. I bought this product a month ago and still haven't received it. I have sent numerous emails as to where it is and have not even been acknowledged by them.

I had to replace this just about 1 year later. Cheaply made -The new one leaked from day 1. Would not buy again.

We bought this unit because we were moving to central Africa with our 5 month old baby. The idea of bleaching food that I am feeding to my child seemed crazy. We have had the product for 5 months and have had no problems with it. I have not noticed the "overpowering" smell that others have complained about. There is a mild ozone smell, but nothing worse than after a good lightening storm. Perhaps we have a more open kitchen and the smell can dissipate more. But this product has made me feel much more secure in making homemade baby food for our little one.

We have had our machine for 6 years and still use it.Have not located the filters to replace the charcoal but it still works great and can still smell the ozone.We tested fruits by leaving them side by side one washed with the machine and others washed with just water. The fruit washed I. This machine lasted 7-10 days longer.I only paid $79.00 for mine so the cost as increased a lot.

Wow, what a disappointment! The product comes fully assembled except for a small mesh bag with charcoal dust in it that needs to be insalled in the lid. Not only did I get the charcoal all over my hands but the thing keeps falling out of the lid as I run the unit! But this isn't the worst part. Over the holidays I had a friend over that is a chemist and I was showing her the unit. To her, the odor that was coming out of the unit just wasn't quite right. She asked if it was okay for her to take into work today and she just called to tell me that the unit was emitting 1,200 times the amount of ozone that is allowed by UL and OSHA!! I may not get the wording right here but I guess the allowable limit is around 50ppb (parts per billion) and according to her equipment this unit pumped out about 62ppm (parts per million) on a consistent basis. Do the math and that is over 1,200 times the allowable limit set by UL and OSHA!! How does a unit like this get carried by reputable retailers? According to my friend, the bag of charcoal on top is there for a reason, that is to break down any excess ozone as it escapes the lid. When you visit the company website they ask you to change this every 10 uses...at a cost of $4.95/baggie. Now there's an extra cost I never knew about when I bought the unit! Unfortunately, this bag of charcoal doesn't seem to be do anything...or at least not enough to get these emissions down to the right level. Mind you, once the process is done and you lift the lid, the stench of this ozone gas is so overpowering I have to always back away first...is this safe for me? What if I had children? Will it effect my pets? What really has me upset now is that I went back to the website to check out the safety procedure to follow and when you go into the MSDS section they have a lab report prepared for DEL and Air Liquide. How do these test results relate to my CuisineClean? I guess I should have looked closer before purchasing but I got mesmerized by the claims and missed some of these smaller details. Oh yeah, and one more thing, fill it with apples as per their instructions and it is unbelievable what you get out...they may be clean but they are cut and bruised all over. I can't see how this would make them last any longer?!

Cons:- Flimsy construction- Produces a noticeable ozone smell (ozone is toxic)- Leaks water- Takes longer than I thought (about 20 minutes) to complete the recommended cleaning cycle for produce like spinach, apples and strawberriesPros:- That ozone smell gives me confidence it's working ;)A single (thoroughly miserable) bout of food poisoning that hospitalized me was enough to sell me on this product. I continue to use this it in spite of its cons, because it seems to be the only product of its type available and I have access to a well ventilated area where it can run away from my family. I've seen other reviews that mention damage to produce, but I haven't experienced that. Overall, I wish that another company would manufacture a higher quality product with a better seal and better ozone deactivation.

I've been using this machine for the last year now and love it. Haven't experienced any of the damage to fruits and veggies described in one of the other reviews. Just the peace of mind knowing that my food is clean and safe to eat is worth a lot to me.