I do believe the juicer might be either broken (as in, a bug) or just broken because it is too powerful. I keep forgetting to count, but it seems to give excessive power every time I use it in the late game.
+1 this. I think its effect *actually* reads "Lose 3 apples. Then gain 2 energy *for each apple you had*. Also, if you had less than 3 apples, instead gain 6 energy."