How expensive is your juicer?

[~rawfoodie]

and how does that relate to its functionality?

I used to have a 300 dollar juicer and there were some things about it that I didn't like... then my mother threw out the knife by mistake and we had to get a new one. This time it's much cheaper and much more convenient too...

[Arky]

I own a Matstone/Samson and it's ok but I often feel it could be squeezing more from my expensive produce (hence my post here: http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9831)

7.5 out of 10, overall, IMHO.


What did you own and what do you now own?

I intend to checkout a twin gear juicer some time in the near future but I will first upgrade to the Oscar Vitalmax auger setup to see if it works as well as is being claimed - some sources suggest it may even be as good as a twingear juicer, with the benefit of requiring less elbow-grease to push the produce through, than a twingear juicer requires. If you look at the commercials for the GreenPower juicers you can see that although they try to gloss over it, it is obvious quite some effort is needed to push the produce through the twin gears (celery buckles). Incidentally, I was most surprised to read the following: "Tip: never put the pulp back into the juicer, it will damage the screens and makes void the warranty!". What an extraordinary statement...

http://www.juicersaustralia.com.au/kempo_juicer.shtml

Scroll down 75% of the way, to find the movies I referred to.

An interesting article on juicers, and how they compare, may be found here:

http://www.ethicaljuicers.co.uk/juicers_comparison.php


J.

[Purl]

I used to have a $100 Omega til I busted it by forgetting to screw in the nut that held the plate in place. I bought a household champion at juiceandbeyond.com for $187. Not sure I like it, but I think I just have to get used to it. It's not a centrifuge it's a masticating. Also, since it was so expensive (for me at least :o ) that I'm almost afraid to use it 'cause I don't want to break it! I'm a total klutz! :p

[Revvell]

Champions are workhorses. They are heavy and awkward yet, wonderful for carrots. Celery need to be cut into 1-2" pieces as the strings wrap around the cutter. It does REALLY well in making "ice cream" though w/ frozen fruits.

I chose the Green Life over the Champion (have Green Power and 1 Green Life) and have HAD two Champions. Sold both the Champions. Reason for keeping the GL is more functionality. It's easier on greens than the Champion. Sucks 'em right down. I don't know of anyone who makes what to me would be the perfect juicer ~ unless someone makes a professional one.

Revvell

[Arky]

DO read that webpage I linked to - it's a really frank and interesting insider's view on the pros and cons of the various juicing strategies and associated machines.


J.

[lavendarJ]

The very first one I had a long time ago was "the juiceman". Honestly, it worked just fine. My only issue with it was that I was juicing quite a bit and I got tired of having to cut everything up so small. A few years ago, I bought the Jack Lalane "power juicer". I am going to keep it. What really sold me on it was being the nice wide chute and the fact that I could juice a bunch of carrots or whole apples and such easily. Yet, it is not as quiet as it was portrayed in the infomercials but it is a great deal less in comparison to most juicers. I personally don't see a difference in the pulp extraction. Again, according to the infomercial, it is supposed to be better at extracting more juice and providing putting out less pulp. I can't tell the difference. But all in all, it works for my immediate needs regarding fruits and veggies. I bought it off the infomercial for just under $200.00. I use it only for juicing veggies and fruits. All in all, it was a worthwhile purchase. The only thing I need now is a citrus juicer. People have recommended the Citri-Star but I am wondering if someone knows a website (or department store that it can be found at)

[Revvell]

I am wondering if someone knows a website (or department store that it can be found at)

We carry it on www.dancingdragonenprises.com ~ go to "resources".

Revvell

[lily]

This thread could have been written for me. I am trying to decide between the champion and the green life. I want to be able to juice wheat grass as well as fruit and veg. I know the champion won't do wheat grass -- but I hear it's very easy to clean and put together -- and people LURVE their champions...

Someone told me the perfect combo is a champion and a hand juicer for the wheat grass, because they're both simple to use and clean.

But would it be better to get the green life which does it all? I want something quick and simple -- revvell -- (and anyone else) can you advise me on the relative difficulty of using and cleaning a champion and a green life? I don't want to get something which I find I'm too lazy to use...

Thank you for any advice...

love and blessings,

lily x

[Arky]

Read here about the Champion before buying one:

ethicaljuicers.co.uk/juicer_champion.php

(BTW, I have absolutely no affiliation with this retailer - I simply appreciate their honesty and their ethics - which, incidentally, is why I bought a NewGena blender from them 2days ago, which arrived today! :))


J.

[Revvell]

I want something quick and simple -- revvell -- (and anyone else) can you advise me on the relative difficulty of using and cleaning a champion and a green life?
lily x

I don't find that much difference in cleaning. Although the GL comes w/ a brush, I use a small veggie brush where in which I can put some dishwashing liquid in. Once one gets to using it often, it's quite easy to clean and replace the parts.

Remember, the Champion is great for carrots. It's not that good for greens. I used mine for quite some time because I was reading about the benefits of carrot juice. My best blend was carrots, beets and some greens I think it was. Can't really remember what the third ingredient was.

Now, with green smoothies, I use my V-M and Citri-star more than anything.

Revvell

[lily]

Thank you, revvell and Arky -- very helpful. I wish I could get on with green smoothies but I just can't at the moment in spite of all the helpful tips about them that I've read on this forum -- but I really love wheatgrass. Chacun a son gout, I suppose...

The website you mention, Arky, is very enlightening. I'm now seriously considering the Hippocrates juicer. Anything anyone can tell me about that one, what it's like in practice, would be appreicated.

Thanks ---

lily

[girl007]

Omega 8005

Well, this is my first juicer and let me tell you it is FABULOUS.

It looks good and works hard! I paid around $230.00 for it. Sooooooooooooo easy to clean, and leaves very little pulp if any. I would highly reccomend this baby! I asked around and many people will not use their juicers because they take too long to clean.

No complaints thus far. If the veggie fits in the shoot I dont cut it. If it is too wide I just make is small enough to fit in the shoot. Voila - easy as can be.
Oh and it does greens well also! I do broccoli, brussel sprouts, lettuce! As a newbie to juicing I have had a tendency to experiment.......... by putting all kinds of stuff in there. :p

My .02 cents! :)

[Revvell]

There are a couple of threads here about the Omega. I understand others like it as well.

Revvell

[michigan roman]

i dont have alot of experience with juicing or sprouting . but heres my wheat grass method . grow grass in plastic dish pans with 2" dirt in them . chop up grass into quarter inch bits . you can chop up other sprouts also like i just added sunseed sprouts today . fill blender half full with water . put in plant matter . high speed blend for about a minute . i know its not as nutrient concentrated as a wheat grass juicer would provide but for many whom want to try wheat grass without buying juicer this is good .

[Lady Green Jeans]

Interesting thread.

I too started out years ago with an Omega and used it for several years. Especially adored running peeled oranges through for a beverage that was similar to Orange Julius.

I then bought a very gently used Norwalk which still has very little use.

Two years ago I bought my sister the Hippocrates Green Power to help her in her cancer battle. Sadly her cancer was too advanced and aggressive so it is the one I now use for most of my juicing needs and recently for making nut butter.

I also have a manual wheatgrass juicer purchased at the same time as the Norwalk, which is used sporadically since green smoothies, etc. are easier and I hear just as good nutrition-wise.

I wouldn't hesistate to purchase Green Power again.
Hope some of this helps.

[DrPr]

I had a L'equip juicer that was $300. It's a masticating juicer, which gives you more of the fiber and enzymes than centrifugal juicers do.

[choleblack]

I have an Omega 8000 that I got for $45 at a garage sale. Compaired to my ancient Atlas that I struggled with for years the Omega is amazing.

I drool over the higher line fancy machines though.

Chole

[Rastadawta]

Greetings. I just brought the VM 3600 and was wondering if anyone could tell me if it is good for greens and juicing?

[Revvell]

Greetings. I just brought the VM 3600 and was wondering if anyone could tell me if it is good for greens and juicing?

The VM 3600 is not a juicer. IF you wish to drink it as a juicer then you'll have to strain the pulp. Suggestion: do a search here (points up to banana) and look for all the threads on green smoothies. You'll love 'em. You get all the nutrients as well as the fiber and SOOOO many delicious recipes.

Revvell

[Revvell]

Something of interest: http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1979_November_December/Mother_s_Juicer_Test

Revvell

[lily]

Oh my, the more you learn, the harder it gets to decide! that was an interesting feature, revvell -- now i'm wonder whether to abandon the idea of a super-duper new juicer and just keep on with my old cheap centrifugal one and get a Vita-Mix instead.

does the Vita-Mix puree veg REALLY fine? I'm wondering whether I'd get to like green smoothies if they were made in this, instead of in my old blender/liquidizer, which leaves bits...

still-a-bit-confused-juice-loving-lily...

[Lady Green Jeans]

lily,

I use my food processor and my Vitamix almost daily. The Vitamix does puree very well. I've been starting each day (or make it to go for my commute) with 1 1/2 c. pure water, 6-8 soaked brazil nuts, 1-2 t. raw cacao nibs (soaked or unsoaked), dash cinnamon, squirt of agave, 1/2 frozen banana, 1 t. maca, and 1 T sesame seed with hull. Usually let it run until it is a little on the warm side--better than any Starbucks mocha any day.

I really would be hard pressed to give up my Vitamix more than any other appliance in my raw food prep kitchen.

[Revvell]

I really would be hard pressed to give up my Vitamix more than any other appliance in my raw food prep kitchen.

Nod,nod,nod :D

[Sheryl]

A friend of mine has the Hippocrates by Green Power and I really really dislike it. There are gears to switch over for different things, it's really hard to put together, and I just don't like it! I looked at it in a store recently (a juicer shop) and even the person there couldn't figure out how to put it together.

I read a page on the official Green Power website ages ago at http://www.greenpower.com (click on RECENT NEWS ARTICLES, then DON'T BE MISLED). It's got a good history of the two juicers, and the main differences between them.

Cheers,
Sheryl

[lily]

Thank you, Sheryl, and everyone else. Interesting about the Hippocrates. this has made me think again about the Omega 8000, which is called the Samson in the UK I think. In the meantime have got dh to sharpen the blades in my ancient blender so i can compare that and dream about the Vitamix...

lily

[rawfigure]

I have the Breville 149.00 at Bed Bath and Beyond. I like it, great entry level. In a few year or so I will give to my Mom & I will upgrade to the next level since I am Juicer Addict now... but for a newbie, wanting to get my feet wet first with out spending 300, works great.

I did same with the dehydrator, gave to mom and upgdared to the Excalibur.

[Arky]

Just a note for anyone contemplating (on account of financial restrictions) buying only a Vitamix/K-tec/NewGena or a decent juicer. My sincere recommendation would be to buy the juicer second, and the blender first. With very few exceptions, one can healthily consume the whole (pur'eed) vegetable in any given instance, and the blender can also be used for a whole host of other tasks. The juicer is limited to just one task and does not yield a more nutritious result - a juiced vegetable yields no more nutrition than a well-pur'eed vegetable.

I went the other way around and wish I hadn't because wonderful though my Matstone/Samson was (is!), I really don't know how I managed without my blender, now that I have one.

However, as you are doubtless aware, if you wish to macerate a vegetable to a true pur'ee, in order to make it not only easily 'drinkable', but to make as much of the nutrient content bio-available as possible (by breaking all the cell walls), you WILL need to spend the money and buy a decent blender. I bought a $50 Braun blender and it lasted 9months and then broke. Not only that but it's limited speed and power meant that it could only break-down vegetables just so far - almost to a pur'ee but not far enough. I finally bought myself a NewGena last week and it is truly a revelation - the sheer power and control yield awesome results, with the smoooooothest pur'ees I've ever seen.

So, in short, I suggest you buy a DECENT blender first, then, in the months that follow, save up for a juicer in your own sweet time. The blender will definitely take care of you while you save.


J.

[Lady Green Jeans]

Arky,

I second your recommendation. My Vitamix does get a daily workout--the juicer is not a dust gatherer, but definately less-used than
I would have thought. Green smoothies are currentlly the nutritional rage on this board and rightly so. If it is a matter of this or that, personally I would pick the high-end blender, too.

Best of luck, raw food health and happiness.

[DharmaGirl]

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! After doing much research on juicers, this is what I chose, and I just love it; Omega 8500. It does leafy greens, parsley and wheatgrass wonderfully - also any other fruit/vegetable! Celery and beets don't get caught in it, either. I had a Juiceman Jr. which I also liked, but it was louder, and much harder to clean and did not do leafies or celery/beets that well.
The Omega 8500 is sooooooooooooooooooo easy to clean I can't believe it's a juicer!!! I just LOVE :D it and recommend it to anyone looking for a reasonalby priced ($259) juicer that does wheatgrass and all vegs. It homogenizes, too, so nut butters will be my next venture!!

Hope this helps!!!!!! GO OMEGA :D

[rawpriestess]

I have several juicers, blenders, etc.

But my advise is to buy the Vita Mix, or any other Ktec, high speed type blender, you can make nut milks etc with it.

AND you can make smoothies, or whole juice,

but you can also strain your juice, just like you do your nut milks, to remove the pulp if you wish, and then you will have just juice.

Just use the nut milk bag like you do with nut milk it is that easy.

Victoria Boutenko showed how to make wheat grass juice this way with water and lemon with peel, so you could drink the wheat grass, and then she strained it, it was delicious.

I've never liked wheat grass juice, until then.

anyway, just a thought.

[SamuelWilson]

I just used my Vita-Mix to blend some grapefruits whole (just peeled only). I then strained them through my paint strainer bag and the juiced turned out great. The Vita-Mix can be used as a juicer, you will just have to strain to remove the pulp (if you don't want pulp and I don't want a thick pulpy drink, I want fresh juice with no pulp).

Oh, and I made some brazil nut mylk as well. I tossed in the black seeds scraped out of a vanilla bean and a stick of real cinnamon from Sri Lanka. I blended it and then I strained the entire thing to remove any cinnamon silt and brazil nut pulp. The end result was great. The Vita-Mix definitely produces a much more creamier nut mylk than a traditional blender.

[LovesAnimals777]

I have the "juiceman" juicer. I like it except that I have to cut what can't fit

[dread_head]

mine is a Hamilton Beach jucer... i thunk i got it at walmart for $40.... going to get another one someday

[Sillybloss]

Well, here's my big dilemna......I'm pretty convinced the the Green power is the best, especially for veggies! What I'm concerned about is the fruit. The Champion, I'm told, is better with fruit, but does that mean the Green power doesn't do fruit well? If I spend that much, I'd rather get the one tha will most fit my needs. I won't do a lot of fruit, but definitely will make juices that have fruit in them at least occasionally.

Any advice?

[JinxieKat]

I absolutely love my Omega 8005, it does fruits, veggies, and leafy greens easily. The plup is nice and dry and it is soooo easy to clean. This is the first juicer I've ever used, but after alot of reading I know I've got a jem. It's simple! Simple is good when your mechanicly challenged :D

Jinx

[fruit]

I have the jack lalanne power juicer,I love it copared to my last juicer but im sure if you compared it to some of the ones that ppl on this site own,then the jack lalanne does not compare.but for me it does the job untill i get the money for a real good one.

[sport]

I have the Green Star Gold. It was very expensive and takes up a lot of room in the kitchen and very rarely gets used. It was a bit of a mistake but I think that maybe just because juice is not a big part of my life not does not meant that my habits will not change. I may get the value from it yet (wait for watermelon season and things will change).

[Rmiller]

I have the Champion juicer and the Green Star Juicer. Although the Green Star is much better on greens the Champion is quicker and takes less clean-up so I rarely use the Green Star.

I would also recommend getting a good blender first. I have the K-Tec. :D

[Randolyn]

We have a Juiceman Jr. I got it from freecycle, so it was free ;) It works fine although I hardly ever use it. I make green smoothies and nut milks in my cheap Hamilton Beach blender. For my green smoothies I just freeze my fruit first and add the greens first. Tastes great and with the frozen fruit I don't notice the texture of the greens :D

[lily]

I've just been through this same dilemma. I dithered for weeks between the Green Power/Hippocrates and the Omega 8005 (which I think is the same as the Oscar Vitalmax in the UK). In the end, on the advice of energiseyourlife.com, who were extremely helpful, I got the Omegar 8005 (Oscar) and I couldn't be more thrilled! It's strong, quiet, efficient, a snap to wash and put together --does leaves, veg and fruit -- brilliant.

The clincher for me was when the helpful guy at energiseyourlife.com told me that the Greenpower/Hippocrates really struggles with any fruit -- even one apple makes it 'back up' apparently. And I was all set to buy one, which is more expensive than the Omega, so he actually advised me to get a cheaper juicer that would be better for me. Can't report yet on wheatgrass cos my first batch is not quite ready to harvest yet, but they say it's great for that too and I have every confidence it will be.

Not sure whether energiseyourlife supply to the US, but their advise was excellent for me.

Good luck!

lily

[Rawmominaz]

I had a champion years ago - didn't like the cleaning with all the little teeth- ouchie! Just bought a green star 3000 at Best Juicers.com. I love it! I chose to spend a little more and got Living with the Green Star book(Elysa Markowitz) and soft fruit attachment. The book is tremendous and it was cheaper to get it with the juicer than buying it alone.

[Sillybloss]

I did a search on the Omega 8500 and all I could locate was a model 8005. Is this the same?

[Shivananda]

8005 is correct, 8500 was a typo

[Sillybloss]

Thanks, Shivananda!

[juicingRAWks]

and how does that relate to its functionality?

I used to have a 300 dollar juicer and there were some things about it that I didn't like... then my mother threw out the knife by mistake and we had to get a new one. This time it's much cheaper and much more convenient too...


My juicer is the HealthyJuicer electric model from a company called Lexen. I got it from 877myjuicer.com and it sells for $189.00! This is a great little machine -compares almost spec for spec with the Omega 8003 and does all the same basic stuff -juices wheatgrass real well, citrus, apples, pears, beets, carrots, celery, cucumber, you name it. It's the masticating type so it wont "zap" all your nutrients away! Also makes peanut butter, pasta and frozen desserts. Those of you that are looking for a new/better juice maching can check it out at 877myjuicer.com -that site has a whole bunch of cool juicing/raw food gadgets. http://877myjuicer.com/product/LEXENHEALTHYJUICER

[TP]

I have the Breville Juice Fountain Elite 800JEXL with the 1000watt motor.. I got it for $250 from Amazon. (They had a $50 coupon at the time).. It was recommended by a very experienced juice fasting person and it's a great juicer, though I have been less into juicing lately now that I got a vitamix.. You could get it here for $299 http://www.freedomyou.com/juicer/Breville_Juicer.htm

[Curleedst]

My husband bought me a Waring Pro juicer last Christmas and it leaves way too much JUICE in the pulp for my taste so that tells me it has me wasting veggies and fruit. The pulp is too wet when I discard it. NOT GOOD! It is also too loud for my taste. Sounds like an airplane.

I had a Juiceman Junior for $60 and the pulp was ALWAYS dry. I burned it out after 2 years and then the mesh thing got harder and harder to clean. I am looking for another good highly recommended YET affordable juicer that doesn't leave so much juice in the pulp!

Any recommendations?

[~rawfoodie]

WOW so much great information!

[prana]

I have a Norwalk juicer - they are strong, extraordinarily easy to clean and do not wear out!

[lissomllama]

I got my Jack Lalanne's juicer for $71.00 on ebay and I LOVE it. It's great. I used it for the first time yesterday and I've been full of juice since!

[amanda]

I have the Green Life juicer.. I think it was about $300-$400. It's pretty amazing!! I haven't even taken advantage of all that it can do yet. I LOVE making frozen 'ice cream' with it!! Berries, bananas, pineapple, anything frozen! It's so delicious:)

[amanda]

I have the Green Life juicer.. I think it was about $300-$400. It's pretty amazing!! I haven't even taken advantage of all that it can do yet. I LOVE making frozen 'ice cream' with it!! Berries, bananas, pineapple, anything frozen! It's so delicious:)
Overall, it's a great juicer!

[EastCoastie]

When I was juicing (before raw) I had the Breville. It worked great for the standard stuff (apples, carrots, oranges), although you did have to do some prep work if your item to juice was too big to fit through the shoot. Plus my husband joked it sounded like an airplane getting ready to take off! ;)

Last year as we were transitioning to a more alkaline based diet, we bought the Champion because we were told it did wheatgrass. Although it is a workhorse and does lots of stuff, it does not do wheatgrass. We took the Champion to our office for juicing at lunchtime and after extensive research decided to get the Samson Ultra Green Power juicer.

I love the Samson. I find it very easy to assemble (and putting things together is not my forte unless it's computer related or cooking) and it makes great juice very quickly almost by itself, including WG. It also makes really good sorbet and frozen banana icecream (both have been winners with our non-raw friends). I would definitely buy another one.

EC

[Green Life]

Green Life??Ahhh, that sound's so familiar, LOL. I was wondering why someone emailed me and asked me if I owned the company?? I didn't know there was a Company called "Green Life"! Now, I guess I do. And to think I had an original name.

Green :D Life

[Daddeln]

For the ones who owns a championjuicer could you please tell me, is it as bad as eticaljuicers-page says it is? Because I bought one last week and is waiting for it to ship over the seas and I was really looking forward to it but after I read about how worthless it is according to the eticaljuicers-page I really have my worries. I don't believe I can return it and I really doesnt have that much money so that I can buy another one aswell. Please tell me.

[EastCoastie]

D,

I think the Champion is a good machine although it is a bit time consuming to use and does not do WG. Everyone I know that has one loves it (none of them are WGer's.)

Personally, based on my experience I don't think you have anything to worry about. Again, if we were not big into WG we probably would not have gotten another juicer.

Hope that helps!

EC

[Daddeln]

Thanks EastCoastie! Thats very comforting to hear.
I know I've been these things before but im such a nervous drip in these things. I have bought so maybe mediocer things because of lack of knowledge lately and really don't wanna do it another time.

[tvillemom]

I borrowed a friend's Champion for about 2 months when I first went RAW...and loved it! It was easy to use (I didn't have a manual...she just quickly went over how to use it) and I thought it worked great. I juiced with it and used the blank blade for making homemade icecream, and pates! Very easy, and not too hard to clean!
Wendi

[hameyjane]

We have a Waring JEX 300 something or other. It was a wedding gift sev yrs back. Works great--we love it.

[WingedSpirit]

My first juicer was the old Juiceman Jr. (metal basket) from 15 yrs ago. We used it a lot when I was a kid then it just collected dust until about 4 months ago when I broke it overloading on Juicing. Motor just died. Got another cheap one, was terrible! (mom trying to console me) Then she found one at Costco that is just great for what I need. Lots of power, lots of juicing and I can ram Beets and Kale down it's shute equally. It's a Waring Pro juicer and it's alot like a bigger badder version of the old juiceman. The pulp is really wet still but since my dog loves to eat that it's not a problem. I'm looking at a champion because I'm not as in to wheat grass but I do love the thought of making all those recipes where they use that juicer...

[tvillemom]

I only have a Juiceman JR. It's small, and not my "dream machine", but it works and gives me juice everday that I want it. I go through stages that I want juice everyday....so it's well worth the cheap $ ...I actually got mine from a friend that bought it at a yardsale...$10!! Good luck with all the choices...sometimes it's just easier being broke and not even having a choice! ;) '
Wendi

[Curleedst]

I had a juiceman jr. for the longest and then it died on me. My hubby bought me a more expensive Waring Pro and I am NOT happy with it. It leaves WAY too much wet pulp and I threw a solid strawberry down the shoot, WHY was the strawberry still solid when I opened up the top hatch?

I am about to head over to Target and purchase me a less expensive juiceman jr. It may not have the cool stainless steel and black look but it WORKS! My litmus test is to see how dry the pulp is. That way I know I got most of the juice in my cup.

[Svadhyaya]

I paid $150.00 for my 800 hp (the biggest motor they make) Breville.
It is attractive on the counter (stainless steel) and works very, very well.
I've been completely pleased with it. Would like to have a wheatgrass juicer, too.

[Mrs.Bob]

I'm new to this and thanks to this forum, I bought the Brevile Juice Fountain JE95XL at Bed, Bath & Beyond for 149.99! I absolutely love it, it's so easy to use and has made my new experience really great!

[jjonak]

I couldn't agree more with the recommendation that one go with the blender first, then buy the juicer, so as to use the whole fruit. With a top quality blender, like a VitaMix or a KTec, you will be amazed how smooth you can get the juices just in the blender with the entire fruit or vegetable. The difference in top quality blenders is a lot more noticeable than the difference between a $60 and $300 juicer.

I actually have one of each type of juicer (centrifugal and masticating), and I use them for different purposes. I love the centrifugal for orange juice, which is the primary juice I make. I have an Acme with special OJ parts, and instead of having to peel the oranges, which is very time consuming, you just slice in half and you're ready to juice. It's very quick to clean and does a great job. It does NOT, however, do a good job with apple and other juices, because it doesn't have a continuous pulp ejector. I bought a very cheap masticating with CPE and do carrot and apple juices with a masticating juicer, and it's much better for those types of juice. I'll have to find out the brand, but it was only about $60 and is easy to clean and does a great job. It's perfect for getting carrot pulp for crackers and such.

I realize getting two juicers is not an ideal way to go, but for me, it made a lot more sense than trying to rely on one type of juicer to do everything. My friends' Championi juicers, for ex, were a real pain with oranges (had to peel them and separate).

[Vegan Diva]

I bought a Green Star Juicer about 3 years ago. I use it almost every day. I use it for all my juices (fruits, vegetables/wheat grass.)

[gatorgrrl]

I have a Omega Juicer ($300.00 plus)(I pretty much only use it for wheatgrass), a vitamixer(Free my mom bought it for me), and a Juiceman Jr. ($45.00 and works great)

I love all 3 machines. I use them all everyday.

I also use a cuisinart food processor ($250.00+) and dehydrator (Free it was my grandma's and she gave it to my mom who never used it and so she gave it to me) everyday.

[rawpriestess]

Oh, gosh I have so many,


my first citrus juicer, hand held was 59cents, then my electric citrus juicer, $5.00 then another one was given to me, which I gave to my son,

then I bought a Samson was listed at $40, on sale for $13.00
then I got my Vita Mix, $400
then I got my Champion juicer $225
that is it (so far)

LOL

what can I say? I like gadgets