10th July 2008
My name is Jim Rubel and I’m a working rock bass player who can often seen playing at Disneyland, CA. I’d also consider myself a “Jack of all trades” since I’ve had a number of jobs that each differ from the last. Jobs that have come and gone are: Head of operations for a surf clothing company, an advertising saleman for a magazine and recently a render artist for an architectual firm in downtown Los Angeles. Now I’m back to doing a lot of research and writing on the Internet on subjects that interest me. Some of that information is on jamesrubel.com as well as here.
Playing bass at Disney with the Tomasina band.
As I have gotten older I’ve felt more of a need to take charge of my health as many other baby boomers have. And that has been compounded by the fact that a lot of my friends are starting to have health issues.
While I do eat fruit and vegetables, there is no way I eat enough of them. From all the articles I’ve read on maintaining health, I now feel the benefits of juicing are too great to pass up.
When I started looking at different juicers I was interested in, I got overwhelmed with all the stuff. Then I got really interested in all the different types of juicers and how they worked. There seems to be a lot of hype out there concerning juicers which is confusing. I’m not a super scientific guy but I like things that work well. I started buying different juicers and trying them out and making videos reviews on them.
So I started this blog and the website best juice extractor reviews to review the different juicers to try to help steer other people toward the better juicers and away from the not very functional juicers.
Have you used a Lexen? Would like to see your review of this machine.
Comment by Cathy Weaver — June 1, 2009 @ 11:15 am
I am likewise confused. I have an older Norwalk that produces great juice but requires an extra step or two. I have owned a Champion and have had good results but would like to juice wheatgrass and the Champion did not process green leafy lettuce or wheatgrass well. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Comment by Bart Bell — September 21, 2009 @ 7:48 pm
I haven’t tried out a Lexen. I don’t even have any friends that have one. I’ll have to research it and see what I can find out. I tend to focus on the most popular juicer brands
since that is what most people will end up purchasing.
Comment by admin — September 28, 2009 @ 11:32 am
The Norwalk juicer gives great results but for me, it is a lot of work. The wrapping of the pulp in cheesecloth and then crushing it in the press is just more than I want to do. A friend of mine and I worked with one but I kind of didn’t care for it much. We had counter space to work with at the time but for me now, that is not the case.
I also tend to believe that it kind of has this mystical status much like the Champion juicer has. People have been using both of these for so long they become jaded and out of loyalty can’t even imagine newer more versatile machines. I get flamed every time I mention that I don’t think the Champion juicer is all it’s cracked up to be.
Yes, the Champion juicer is awful for leafy greens. It is bad at celery too. Drives me nuts.
I like the twin gear juicers like the Greenstar but for the money of around $230, dual screen single auger juicers like the Omega 8003 or the Oscar single auger juicers are awesome. Both will juice wheatgrass and leafy greens very well. I use my Omega 8003 to juice beet greens, spinach, parsley and different lettuce types all the time. The pulp comes out very dry in my opinion. Plus this machine is small and super easy to clean. It won’t stay in your kitchen cabinet like so many appliances seem to. It’s my favorite so far.
Oh, and I’m not an Omega salesman. I get accused of that all the time too. This is not a popularity contest for me. I don’t care what machine people buy. This has become strictly a quest and fun for me to discover what machines were cool and which ones weren’t so much. I would like to see people get healthy and any machine will produce better juice than store bought. No matter, fresh juice is better for you than drinking a coke.
Comment by admin — September 28, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
I wanted to say thank you for your website! It is the best I’ve seen with the most comprehensive reviews that I have been able to find for the available juicers. I love that you list both pros and cons and have pictures of everything. That also makes your website great! I appreciate it!
Comment by Shannon — November 24, 2009 @ 1:15 am
Thanks. I appreciate it. It’s a work in progress. I actually am having a lot of fun with it.
Comment by Jim Rubel — November 24, 2009 @ 1:21 pm