Juicers

[Damzlfly]

I'm looking into getting a juicer and I can't seem to decide between the Hippocrates Green Star juicer or the Champion. I am allergic to most citrus fruits so I will be using it mostly for veggies and maybe homogenizing nut milks etc. Can I get some feedback? Price is obvy an issue, but not a major one.

Thanks!

[michigan roman]

hi damzlfly , welcome to the site :)

if you didnt know theres a search icon at top of page , type juicers in there and youll get to pages of threads on juicers .

[Damzlfly]

Thank you! I will check into it right now!

[Elizabeth]

I had a champion before, but had to sell it when I moved in the summer. I recently bought an Omega 8005 and really like it. It is one of the lower rpm ones that does not aerate the juice so much, or heat it, and the juice does not oxidize as quickly and is not frothy or foamy.

It also makes nut butters, fruit ice creams..etc..has a pasta extruder attachments. i am (when I end my fast) am going to try to make sprouted grain pasta that is then dehydrated. I got a great deal on my juicer here

http://www.2-life.com/
and free shipping from west coast to NY state..lol.. that was Very nice..

Good luck with your decision....:D

[solarliving]

I love my omega 8005. Easy to use, easy to clean and it juices leafy greens too.

[Elizabeth]

yes..I forgot about that...

I am going to try to grow my own wheatgrass so I can take full advantage of that feature... sure better than paying a couple or three of dollars a shot..

[LightLover]

Hi Elizabeth / solarliving / or others with experience: about the omega-juicer I have a little question:

* How long is it taking you to juice a reasonable amount of leafvegetables
(for example: spinach). because the opening of the juicer seems so small.

* Is this juicer also good working for dense/thick vegetables like beet and carrot? (the juicer i now use for this has a high RPM)

many thanks, LL ;)

[rawpriestess]

I love my champion I use it about 4 times a week to make carrot juice, banana ice cream and nut pate's

I've seen the twin star, but never used it, and I've had many other juicers, but they were the Salton, centrifugal ones, I also have a citrus juicer, that I use for orange juice every day, but it was only about $13, and I had another one before that, that I gave to my son, I give him most of my old appliances, as he loves to play with them as much as I do.

but I like the champion, I think Revvell has the champion and the twin star, you may wish to ask her, since she has both, which one she likes and for what purpose.

I don't do wheatgrass, I do what Victoria Boutenko suggests for that, you put your wheat grass and some water and lemon including the peel into a Vita Mix, blend all togther, straing through a nut milk bag, and drink, no fuss no muss, easy cleanup

I like that.

[LightLover]

Hi Elizabeth / solarliving / or others with experience: about the omega-juicer I have a little question:

* How long is it taking you to juice a reasonable amount of leafvegetables
(for example: spinach). because the opening of the juicer seems so small.

* Is this juicer also good working for dense/thick vegetables like beet and carrot? (the juicer i now use for this has a high RPM)

many thanks, LL ;)

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I am curious if today someone can deliver some answers?

Thanks, LL :p

[Elizabeth]

HI Lightlover...

I have not used mine for leafy greens yet, but I know it works well for them given what I have read. It also does wheatgrass..which is harder than leafy greens. I woulod imagine that you could roll the greens up and put them in the opening...

I have made carrot juice and it works great... it was funny the first times I used it because the auger turns so slowly compared to the champion I used to have, but the juice is wonderful. I just made grapefruit juice and I loved it too...not frothy or bitter at all..

I hope this helps...

Elizabeth

[LightLover]

Thanks Elizabeth, it helps.


If you have experience with the leafvegetables, I will be interested to hear

LL :o

* How long is it taking you to juice a reasonable amount of leafvegetables
(for example: spinach). because the opening of the juicer seems so small.

[RawVee]

for leafy greens, I use my Vitamix. I find that I get a lot more out of it if I don't extract the green juice and leave behind the "pulp" of the greens, which has lots of benefits, too. :)

[Linda1970]

Hi Elizabeth / solarliving / or others with experience: about the omega-juicer I have a little question:

* How long is it taking you to juice a reasonable amount of leafvegetables
(for example: spinach). because the opening of the juicer seems so small.

* Is this juicer also good working for dense/thick vegetables like beet and carrot? (the juicer i now use for this has a high RPM)

many thanks, LL ;)

Hi LL,

I've been using my Omega almost everyday for juicing, making nut butters and ice cream.

I usually spend half an hour juicing 32oz of leafy vegetables, that is, including washing the veg, setting up the juicer(which takes less than 30 sec), cleaning up. I would say that the 'actual' juicing part would be about 15 minutes for 32 oz.

The juicer works excellent for beets and carrots.

[LightLover]

Hi LL,

I've been using my Omega almost everyday for juicing, making nut butters and ice cream.

I usually spend half an hour juicing 32oz of leafy vegetables, that is, including washing the veg, setting up the juicer(which takes less than 30 sec), cleaning up. I would say that the 'actual' juicing part would be about 15 minutes for 32 oz.

The juicer works excellent for beets and carrots.
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*** Excellent answer Linda1970; I do find it pretty quick, because 32 0z is a lot of vegetables
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LL :rolleyes:

[Cinnamon]

I love my champion I use it about 4 times a week to make carrot juice, banana ice cream and nut pate's


I love my Champion too, using it for juices, nut butters, and fruit ice creams as RP mentioned.

[spicyfull]

I have the Green Star, Vitamix, and the Jack LaLane........I use the Jack La. all the time. It juices just about everything, I love the wide mouth. It is also the Cheapest of the three. Hope you make the Right Choice for yourself.....

[Damzlfly]

lol I am still totally indecisive. I went into my health food store yesterday and they had all three. I even asked the owner which one he liked the best and he was leaning towards the champion or the omega as the prices are better than the Green Star, but i could get the Green Star for about the same as the other two with taxes included. Oh I'm so confused! :rolleyes:

[Damzlfly]

Got it! I got the Hippocrates Green Star juicer! I'm going to do a 5 day juice fast next week ( I have a few days off work). Any helpful ideas? I'm going to do a colon irrigation during the fast to help clear out the toxins.

[michigan roman]

damzfly im so jealous , you got the dream machine .

heres a link to a long thread a bunch of us did on a fast last month .

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21700

and on juice fast ide suggest having lemons because many people use them for cleansing in a fast . in the mentioned thread juicing ideas and links to fasting sites are all logged .

happy fasting

ps - a bunch of us are doing a fast mid month , misslinda is the leader and she'll start a thread announcing it if you want to join in .

[Damzlfly]

Sounds great. I want to do mine on the 16th-20th of march. And trust me the dream machine was NOT CHEAP!! Even second hand! Oh well..I'm all set now. I have the Excalibur, the juicer, the cuisinart, the blender...off I go!

How long is the planned fast?

[michigan roman]

the planned fast has been called for by misslinda to start on the spring equinox = mar 21 .

but like last fast i started a few days before everyone else and you just start posting on the thread misslinda creates to get the ball rolling . i quit at 20 days , misslindas still going at like 55 . so everyone just goes their own distance and utilizes the thread to back each other up and exchange info / experiences .

and im wondering if you like your cuisinart blender , because ive been considering the one that sells for about $100 . is that the one you got .
does it have more power then the basic $30 types .

[Damzlfly]

Michigan roman, yes I have the 11 cup processor and the 3 cup mini. I paid over $200 for the 11 cup - keep in mind thats CDN funds too. I really like it tho, it comes with the grating disc and the slicing disc so making zucchini chips is a breeze and shredding veggies takes seconds. I use my little one to grind/chop nuts and small items. I find the bigger one def has more power, but it also has more 'extras' you can get - ie more discs (julienne, smaller or thicker slicers, etc)...the small one only comes with the S-blade.

Hope that helps! Oh and I did the comparison between the cuisinart and the Kenmore and the cuisinart is hands down superior.

[Solace]

I had a champion before, but had to sell it when I moved in the summer. I recently bought an Omega 8005 and really like it. It is one of the lower rpm ones that does not aerate the juice so much, or heat it, and the juice does not oxidize as quickly and is not frothy or foamy.

It also makes nut butters, fruit ice creams..etc..has a pasta extruder attachments. i am (when I end my fast) am going to try to make sprouted grain pasta that is then dehydrated. I got a great deal on my juicer here

http://www.2-life.com/
and free shipping from west coast to NY state..lol.. that was Very nice..

Good luck with your decision....:D I have the Omega and love it but do you find it has trouble with foods like kale ?

[Elizabeth]

I have the Omega and love it but do you find it has trouble with foods like kale ?

I have not juiced leafy greens yet... I hope it does them!! It said in all that I read about it that it did well with wheatgrass and leafy greens...

hmmmm....what troubles do you have? Do you have to clean the filter often?

[gypsycat]

i just bought the omega 8005 . it is easy to clean and can do wheatgrass. i love it. i had a champion before and it was not so easy to clean and big and heavy, but it was older. good luck on your search. i did my research first and i paid 259.00 that included my shipping. :D