Jack LaLanne Juicer

[Jackie1995]

Yesterday I looked at the Jack LaLanne juicer at Costco.

Anyone using this on a regular basis?

How long does it take to clean it up? I read the directions on "disassembly" and it seemed tedious. Especially if I'm using it 2 or 3 times per day.

So, before I purchase, any pros/cons from users?

Thanks!
Jackie

[sjpersonal]

I have the Jack Lalanne Power Juicer Deluxe and I love it. Will this be your first juicer? This is the 3rd that I have owned, one reason is that there are no small parts. There are a total of 6 parts that have to be cleaned. All of the juicers that I've used and seen have to be taken apart and cleaned. I don't think you can get around that part. It does a really good job of juicing, no peeling and the onlt time that I have to cut up anything is when I juice really large apples. One other thing, I purchaed mine on Amazon.com and paid $85 I have seen this for as much as $142.00. So make sure you comparison shop for which ever juicer you decide to purcase.

Hope this helps.

[Old Fashioned Oats]

In response to your question about a Jack LaLane juicer. I LOVE mine. :D I got my juicer at Costco for about 99 dollars. It came with extra parts and a couple of books wiht information, recipes etc. I have had it for about 3 months and I use it every day. Before I got the JL juicer I had a Juice Man juicer. I liked that one too. It broke so I upgraded. In comparison I like the JL juicer better because it juices green vegetables much better than the JM, and I get more juice from the same amount of produce.
I have found that the JL juicer is very easy to clean. I rinse mine with hot water after every use. I also was it on the top rack of my dishwasher periodiocally. ;)

[Sharon in Colorado]

We have the Breville, which I believe manufactures the JLL juicer as the models are very similar.

We simply leave it on our counter top and clean it after our last juicing, or in the evening, whichever comes first. It is too time consuming to clean after every juicing, and besides that everything is enclosed so nothing really dries on it. It rinses clean with hardly any effort.

[Jackie1995]

Thanks for all your thoughtful replies.

It's easy to get bogged down with masticating vs. centrifuge, fast vs slow, top dollar vs. not out of my range, etc.

Actually, I'm using a $14 Hamilton Beach from Walmart. It's been in the family for at least 4 years, (not used heavily for all that time!) and it does the trick. It cleans easily enough, but I did notice pretty wet pulp, and that was bothering me. Veggies aren't cheap, and I wouldn't want to waste anything if I didn't have to.

I'm thinking about the Jack LaLanne, because the Green Power is just out of my range and I'm probably not going to be juicing 4 meals a day forever. I have a 14 year old Vitamix that I love, and I make the "whole" juice once per day.

But it all gets so confusing - heat vs not heat, pulp vs no pulp, it's enough to make one's head spin!

Needless to say, your insight is very much appreciated!

Thanks again!
Jackie

[misslinda]

I have the Jack Lalanne power juicer that I ;ve had since late Noveber. The only thing I hate about this and ALL juicers is cleaning ;)

But seriously, to juice greens, I bunch up the greens and stick them in--like dandelions, parsely, spinach, collard grees, cabbage ...........

It's been sturdy enought for me to juice apples everyday and put pices of watermelon with rind and seeds.


did you have any specific concerns?

I bought mine on sale for $99.00

[rawpriestess]

I've had just about every kind of juicer imaginable, and I ONLY use my Champion, it makes ice creams and sorbets, nut pates and nut butters, and really marvelous juice. The pulp is very dry when it comes out, and I make crackers out of the pulp, so there is no waste.

they cost about $200 new, but I've seen them on ebay for any where from $10 to $100 used, and they work the same, just some are white, new ones, and some are different colors, you can buy all the replacement parts for champion website, and clean up takes less than 2 minutes.

So this is what I would do, I have told many of my raw students about this, and every one of them, has been able to get a champion on ebay for under $100 and in new or new like condition.

[Jackie1995]

Ah, more choices!
I'll have to look at the Champion. I haven't yet, but since you mentioned it, I'll check it out today.
Plus, I was explaining all this stuff to my son, and he already had 2 juice meals today, and it looks like my new juicer (whichever one I end up getting) will be getting substantially more of a workout than I originally thought.
That's a good thing!
Thanks again for all your advice, everyone!
Jackie

[Jackie1995]

Oh, by the way, pretty much in order of importance, my thoughts on a juicer are:

-ease of cleaning (3 minutes MAX for a person like myself is top concern)

-ease of use (cut veggies as little as possible, put in feeder tube, voila! Juice!)

-versatility (able to do greens, wheatgrass, fruits...everything juice!)

-efficiency (not wasteful of juice, enzymes, all the healthy stuff)

That's about it.

There are a lot of factors, but I'm not expecting perfection.

Oh, QUIET OPERATION! How can I forget that? It has to be very QUIET. And not hopping around on the counter.

Some wish list, eh?

Hahaha!
Jackie

[Sharon in Colorado]

Jacki the Breville has been by far the best for me personally. I do have the Champ (which we used before the Breville) and many things come out wet, plus the machine tends to heat up and labor with tougher vegetables. You can't put in whole celery sticks without the strands winding around the cutting blade. The hopper is a lot smaller than the Breville too. With the Breville, there is very little chopping involved, it takes whole apples (the kind you get in 3# bags), carrots, etc. It yields a lot more juice with a silkier consistancy. It does an amazing job with peeled oranges - comes out like an Orange Julius. However, I haven't been able to do things like parsley. No one juicer does it all. Ones that are good with greens are bad with apples and carrots.

You really have to look at what you are going to be juicing. If you want to be juicing greens & wheat grass, you'll probably want one of the twin gears, like the Samson or Green Star. If you want carrots & apples, I recommend the Breville. The Champion is great to do all around things like ice cream and nut butters, but if you have a good food processor, you don't need a Champ.

I believe Discount Juicers has a comparison chart to help you decide which juicer does what best.

Hope that helps.

[Old Fashioned Oats]

To add my 2 cents worth, I own a Jack LaLane juicer. The lady I work for and take care of had a Champion juicer. I used it every day for about 3 months juicing for her. I hated using it. It was very hard to clean, very heavy, the pulp came out wet, greens and green vegies clogged it up, as well as apples. In comparing the Champion to the Jack LaLane juicer--the Jack LaLane juicer produced more juice from the same amout of carrots than the Champion.
Thanks for letting me share! :D

[Sharon in Colorado]

To add my 2 cents worth, I own a Jack LaLane juicer. The lady I work for and take care of had a Champion juicer. I used it every day for about 3 months juicing for her. I hated using it. It was very hard to clean, very heavy, the pulp came out wet, greens and green vegies clogged it up, as well as apples. In comparing the Champion to the Jack LaLane juicer--the Jack LaLane juicer produced more juice from the same amout of carrots than the Champion.
Thanks for letting me share! :D

Pretty interesting. About a year ago, my sister in law ordered the JLL juicer. I brought over my champion and we had a juice-off. The JLL did exceptionally better on oranges, apples, carrots in juice texture and yield and it killed the Champ on tomatoes. It ran a lot quieter too. The Champ was a bit easier to clean up though. My Breville (very similar model) came with a cleaning brush, I don't know if the JLL does. I wrote an article on it, and gave it to Michelle on the From Sad to Raw site, and she posted it somewhere. I can't locate the article on my computer, but if I do, I'll be sure to post it.

[rawpriestess]

WOW, I've had my champion juicer for about 4 years, and It takes me about 2 mintues to clean, just one twist and a quick rinse under the faucet, it only has about 4 parts, wipe off the crank shaft, and voila' clean.

I've never had it bog down on me even once, and I use it constantly.

The pulp comes out of mine dry as a bone, won't even stick together.

Now, I will admit this is my second one, the first one I had, must have had a seal missing or broken, as it leaked juice all over the counter, and it was a disaster, so I took it back to the store, brought this one home, and it works perfectly.

And I teach using this one, so students have abused it and my grandkids too, and it still works great.

I love the easy cleanup, I mean no scrubbing with a tooth brush to clean the little teeth, no screw drivers to mess with, nothing sticks, it all just takes one quarter of a twist and it comes apart.

I clean mine every time I use it, so maybe mine doesn't get a buildup or residue, I can't think of any other thing that would make it difficult to clean.

But then I love my vita mix, and many people say they don't like cleaning them, I just put in 1/2 a blender full of water, and 1 drop of dish soap, and turn it on, and rinse, it's instantly clean.

But I only use mine for raw fruits and veggies, nothing else.

When I was making alot of oily salald dressings, it did take some scrubbing by hand to clean, so maybe that's it.

[Sharon in Colorado]

RP do you have the industrial one? My friend had the industrial one and she said it never heated up on her at all, but she ended up getting a twin gear anyway because she wanted to do wheat grass. Funny, after she saw my Breville she had to 'one up' me and get the deluxe Breville, lol. I have the household model, that could be why I have the problems I do with it. I'm thinking of putting it on ebay since I don't use it anymore.

[sachis2112]

Thought I'd let everyone know I saw these at Costco tonight for $99.

[Jackie1995]

Well, after all the studying on juicing machines, I went to Costco and got the Jack LaLanne juicer.

Just made my first drink on it: 1/4 fennel bulb, 9 asparagus spears, 2 med size "pickling" cukes (no wax), 4 carrots, 2 huge leaves of kale and 1 med yellow squash. To this I added a tsp of spirulena at the end.

Well, let me tell you, not only was this TOO easy, as the only thing I had to cut was the 1/4 off the fennel bulb, but what a thrill to see all that cuke juice come down the chute into the big blue cup!

(I'm a cheap date, and easily amused...)

And quiet! And doesn't hop around the counter! and super fast! And there is most assuredly more juice coming out than with my Hamilton Beach Walmart special!!!

In fact, I'm pretty full, like Thanksgiving full, because that blue cup filled up pretty fast and, not being one to waste the enzymes or whatever live stuff is in there, I HAD to drink it all up, right?

Hahaha! I'm loving this machine!

Thanks for all your help, and cheers *glasses of juice clinking* !

[rawpriestess]

YES, mine is a commercial model, I keep forgetting that.

Maybe that's why it works better than the ones you tried.

OH, so glad you got your juicer, and you love it. I remember my first day juicing, I ran out of things to juice, I kept making juice and juice and juice, it was so much fun, then I made crackers out of all the pulp yummy.

[PixieGreen]

So this is what I would do, I have told many of my raw students about this, and every one of them, has been able to get a champion on ebay for under $100 and in new or new like condition.

Oh! Be careful with that advice RP. When I was in the market for a juicer I looked at several on ebay, Champions in particular. I called Champion with the seriel number of one I was about to bid on and they informed me they did NOT have replacement parts for juicers over a certain seriel number [don't remember off the top of my head]. So please ask them not to bid on a Champion auction without a seriel number and have them call the company to check for parts availability before they bid. 1-866-935-8423.

...I ended up purchasing a new L'Equip, the purple dome one. I've used it for juicing fruits and veggies and wheat grass, and for making bread dough out of sprouted grains. I'm quite satisfied. I've had mine for about 4 months now. Easy to rinse clean and quiet, not much juice in the pulp. I think I paid $140 + ship.

Christa

[Nicole]

I want the JL juicer verrry badly. Saw the informercial last week. It's a little pricey though, but from what I've heard, worth every penny. Plus the motor is guaranteed to last a "lifetime" ;)

[Jackie1995]

Well, it's been weeks since I bought my JLL juicer. I use it 2, sometimes 3 times per day, and clean it once daily, after my last juice of the day.

It is wonderful!

There is a tiny drawback: I don't have the super Express model, and when juicing, some veggies (ex: cukes, carrots, apples) make juice faster than the spout can handle. So now I use an apron, and someone else mentioned that they don't push too hard on the veggie, slowing down the speed of the juice thru the chute. And, someone else said they have the Express (upgrade version) which does not have this problem at all.

Other than that, I seem to consistently make 32 oz of juice at each session, I drink it all up, feel great and clean up is now not even an issue, since I have the process down cold. Yay!

Oh, I bought the $99 version at Costco. Worth every penny to me!

Have fun!

[Queenie]

A friend of mine told me to make sure I get a masticating juicer, as a centrifugal one heats the food as it goes through. The Jack LaLanne looks like a good juicer (and often available reasonably priced) but isn't it a centrifugal juicer? Does it matter?

thanks

[Punky]

Well, it's been weeks since I bought my JLL juicer. I use it 2, sometimes 3 times per day, and clean it once daily, after my last juice of the day.
It is wonderful!
Oh, I bought the $99 version at Costco. Worth every penny to me!
Have fun!

Thanks for the review Jackie! My mom was asking me about
this juicer yesterday and was going to buy it today. I'll tell her it got good
reviews since I haven't used it yet. I have a L'Equip model (centrifugal) that I got years ago; it is ok, but the pulp comes out wetter than I like.

[Punky]

A friend of mine told me to make sure I get a masticating juicer, as a centrifugal one heats the food as it goes through. The Jack LaLanne looks like a good juicer (and often available reasonably priced) but isn't it a centrifugal juicer? Does it matter?

thanks

Hi Queenie,
From what I understand about the different juicers, that is correct to a certain extent. The masticating juicers are better with greens in general
and produce a higher quality juice BUT the centrifugals are quicker and easier
to clean and juice certain fruits and veggies better ....so it really depends
on what you plan to juice and use it for, etc...For my busy
lifestyle with kids I appreciate my centrifugal one very much.
I hate cleaning up in the kitchen so convenience outweighs the other benefits
of the more expensive masticating juicers. Many people see great
results with centrifugal juicers too. my best friend has cleared up her
acne and regulated her periods by juicing once a day or so...she's not even
all raw and she uses a centrifugal L'Equip mini model.
Hope that helps and correct me anyone
if I am wrong in my understanding of juicers.

[Queenie]

Hi Punky, thanks a lot. I really admire Jack LaLanne and the juicer is available relatively cheaply, and I doubt the juice gets heated over 100 degrees anyway! And it's fabulous to hear stories about people clearing up their acne and so forth with juicing. Amazing. I was reading a thread about cucumber juice shrinking people's pores. That's awesome. Take care! Queenie

[jason_93309]

clean up's easy. do what I do when you make juice make alot put it empty water bottles clean up the juicer until next week

[spicyfull]

Jack's juicer is great. I always clean it and keep it ready to go. I only use it for juicing. I have a Green juicer for everything else. I don't mind the work, it is just a rythme I get into...........

[spicyfull]

I have a Jack Lalane Juicer and I love it.I only use it for juicing, I keep it clean and ready to go. That is the trick always clean up after each use. I have a Green juicer for everything else.

[Lay-Lay]

I have an omega juicer (mainly use for wheatgrass and icecream) and a juiceman Jr. which I LOVE!

[Linda1970]

I have an omega juicer (mainly use for wheatgrass and icecream) and a juiceman Jr. which I LOVE!

Hi Lay Lay,

Does the omega juicer make good ice cream and nut butter? Thanks....

[Rob64]

Hi everyone....this is my first post but I am glad to hear some positives about the JLL juicer after hearing so much negative. I am new to juicing and bought my JLL over a month ago and was beginning to wonder if I bought the right juicer. I have nothing but good to say about my JLL. Easy to clean and never had a problem with it yet. I juice grapefruit, apples carrots celery cucumber oranges and all kinds of greens. It does well on everything.

[Rawzula]

I love my juicer. I put a bag in the pulp catcher so I never have to wash it. Makes clean up even easier.

[hameyjane]

My husband and I just upgraded from a Waring to a Breville and we love, love, LOVE it--haven't stopped using it--clean up is a breeze. Just made a ginger, apple, celery and red cabbage drink for my tummy :)

[RowanC]

I love my juicer. I put a bag in the pulp catcher so I never have to wash it. Makes clean up even easier.


Yup.. me too.. Just put a plastic grocery sack in there, then toss it.

[PHATS]

Cold Press, Masticating VS centrifugal


The first thing we need to do is ask what we will be using it for... Just juicing? Wheat grass juicing? Sorbets? Grinding? Then perhaps the quality of the juice - the juicing or extraction method employed?


I have owned a Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer http://www.powerjuicer.com/ and I have to say I was very impressed with it. In fact it was one of the reasons I purchased this particular juicer after seeing it on an infomercial add on TV in the UK - I thought it was sensational.


However as we move on we start to ask why? Why are we Juicing? Why raw etc?


Well the reason I moved from Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer to the Hippocrates http://www.my-greenpower-juicer.com/ juicer was one main reason - the enzymes.


There is concern with Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer and the damage the extraction process does to the enzymes as they are extracted from the centrifugal filter - basically it electrifies some enzymes with a discharge damaging or killing them.


Since this is one of the main reasons I opted for a juicer I began to research and found Dr Watson's juicer selling for around $2,000 which used the cold pressed method! I thought hang on a moment do I really need to spend this! So I asked myself what I would like to do in the months ahead with a juicer in mind I started to look at the Green Power range http://www.greenstar.com/ However the inventor of this model released a new juicer at the same time as my research which was endorsed by the Hippocrates Health Institute http://www.hippocratesinst.org.


Ann Wigmore was one of the very first to bring the benefits of wheat grass to the majority http://www.wigmore.org/. In the end I decided to sell my Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer and purchased The Greenpower Hippo / Kempo juicer http://www.my-greenpower-juicer.com/ which not only does all the fruit and vegetables but also wheatgrass plus much more something that Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer fails at as the design simply clogs the system. I don’t want to sound too negative because I believe both juicers have there place and lets face it juice from either juicer is way better than pasteurised over sweetened crap from the shopping malls etc.


So to recap I purchased the Greenpower Hippo / Kempo juicer because it uses the cold press, masticating type process, to ensure I was getting maximum enzymatic content and also to allow me to juice wheat grass. The only downside with this juicer is that you have to chop the vegetable and fruit up into smaller pieces but that’s not a big thing. Its important to point out that you can also use this juicer to make sorbets and grind unlike Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer which is just a juicer.


I do miss my Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer as it was unbelievably fast at juicing and if you have a busy day its great.


Lets face it its not the instruments or tools we use but the fact that we have all started on this journey that makes the difference in the years ahead :-)

LOVE YA :-)

[misslinda]

Threw out that crappy Jack Llanne I had and bought the Breville Juice fountain elite and very very happy! :)

[darkchild]

I bought the JL juicer from Costco and am very happy with it.


Dawn

[Blazin'Jane]

Good discussion about juicers!! Jason brings up a point which interests me. How long is the shelf life (in the refrigerator) for fresh juice? I sort of had the impression that you had to drink it all up as soon as it was made, or shortly thereafter. Not true?? :confused:
Jane

[Tri-girl]

I have one and it works fine. I think it is easier than some of the other juicers to clean plus it has a wide opening so you don't have to cut everything up into small pieces.