What a shame, very sorry to hear that you had these issues. Mine cleans quickly - there are six (I think) pieces to clean but they only need to be run under water for a quick clean (better to do a proper soap water clean, of course, but you can get away with a hot water rinse if you are in a hurry).
My cheat's tip is to line the pulp bin with a plastic bag then that is one less thing to clean and you have the pulp in a handy bag for throwing into the compost, to the chooks or into the bin without any extra mess.
