I have a greenstar and a champion juicer. I would like to use the greenstar for everything but it is proving very time consuming. To make enough fruit and vegetable juice for the day for my wife and I, about 2 quarts, takes almost an hour of chopping, feeding and cleaning. I like pinapple juice but it clogs the screen, even the large hole screen, on the greenstar and then I have to stop and clean it. How can I streamline my juice production? Is there a better way to juice pineapple in a greenstar?
This is often the trade off for people that juice. It can be time consuming to prep the produce in order to get good high quality juice. Any machine that has a small chute is going to demand you cut the fruits and vegetables up to fit into the chute. Takes time, I know. These machines that need more prep deliver a much better produce to juice yield and a higher quality juice than the big mouth juicers do. It unfortunately is the current trade off until someone invents something else.
I make a glass or two of juice at a time for my wife and me. It cuts the prep time down some because I’m using up less produce at a time. I don’t make a ton of juice and store it in the frig. Since the main reasons I use a juicer is to get the live enzymes and highest level of nutrition, I don’t store the juice but instead drink it right away. There are a lot of claims that some juicers like the Greenstar, Norwalk juicer and even the single auger juicers that Oscar and Omega make can produce juice that has a slower pace of oxidation. Therefore they feel you can store it in the frig and still retain its nutrition level. This is one of the big marketing claims for these machines. I know live enzymes die off fast so I’m less inclined to believe these storing claims. I would try to make just a glass or two at a time and thereby cut your prep down and raise your nutrition intake up. But you have to decide what is most important to you and there is something awfully nice about being able to go to the frig and pour a quick glass. And no matter what, the juice is still better than the pasteurized stuff you get at the market.
Ah, the dreaded pineapple… I love pineapple juice but to be honest with you, I haven’t found a juicer that I think effectively processes pineapple well. In some machines it froths up or turns into mash. The fiber and air that gets whipped up into the pineapple during juicing just makes it harder to deal with. You will still get juice out of it but it is a struggle. It clogs the mesh baskets of centrifugal juicers, the single auger screens as well as the twin gear juicer screens. The video I did on the Omega 8003 juicer Part II, shows that pineapple is hard to get dry pulp from. I’ve found that if you run oranges in with the pineapple, you can get better results. The fiber in the orange peel seems to help clear the screens. I’ve not tried this in a Greenstar yet but you might try it and see.
I’ve taken more to eating a few pineapple chunks while I’m juicing it and now I’m blending pineapple more. It does end up stringy when done that way sometimes. So unfortunately, I have not found a more effective way to juice pineapple. It’s just one of those fruits that are tough to deal with.
I actually wasn’t aware of this. This link is what you are talking about I take it? Just from what I can see it looks to be like a single auger set up which I prefer for juicing. But having never tried it or seen one in person I would hesitate to give my opinion on it. Kind of expensive I will say. $64 is a lot to spend for a couple little parts in my opinion. I think it should be half that price. Probably the juicing screen is the biggest expense and most important. The mesh needs to be good quality or the juicing experience suffers.
I recently bought an omega 8006 juicer for my parents, based largely on the recommendation from this website: here was my starting point, and all other reviews I read were positive so I went for it. I’m very pleased with the juicer, as are my parents – so first of all I wanted to say a big thank you for your review.
I subsequently bought an Easy-Health Angel (angelia) juicer for myself and my wife. I’ve noticed that this is featured on your website too, though there is not much in the review section – I guess as you don’t have access to this juicer. I’d very much like to give back to the juicing community and provide a review of the angel, and would be pleased if it were hosting on your site. I suppose I am in a unique position in that I have good experience of two juicers, but am not a retailer and am not interesting in ‘pushing’ either one of them. Part of my motivation is that prior to buying my angel, I was unable to find any really decent reviews on the net, of the standard of your omega-review.
Please let me know by e-mail if you’d be happy to host a written/video review on your site, and if so, I’ll think how to proceed.
Many thanks,
Sam Adams
FYI. the ‘contact us’ page does not work, as in Internet Explorer and Firefox, no ‘challenge question’ appears.
Comment by Sam Adams — December 27, 2009 @ 5:11 am
Thanks for the kind words. That is the idea for me is to try to supply something the other juicer sites don’t do.
Sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you. Holidays were rough.
As to your idea/suggestion, I’d love to get a review from you. Written, video, notes or whatever you’d like to do. I’ll put it up here and the website.
Thanks,
Jim Rubel
PS – The ‘contact us’ is working in that I do get the email even if the ‘challenge question’ doesn’t appear.
My husband and I would like to say a huge thank you for creating this website, doing all this impressive research on different types of juice makers and sharing results with other people. Based on what we learned from you, we made a decision to purchase Omega 8004. We’ve been using it for a week every day now, and not only our consumption of fruits and vegetables increased dramatically, but we also added a variety of vegetables and wheat grass that we would not normally use in our daily meals. Also, thank you for introducing http://www.WheatgrassKits.com website. We’ve bought the Wheatgrass Growing Kit from them and we are looking forward to growing our own juice source. Thank you again!
Hi! I’m not sure if you are the same gentleman who is working on the juicer review for the magic bullet, but either way, I am wondering if you have any information to offer as to its reliability. I do quite a bit of travel and juicing is a big part of my lifestyle. It is very difficult to combine the two as even when I can find a local juice bar, very rarely do they use organics. I use the Omega at home and absolutely love it, but it would be too much for me to travel with all the time which is why I am looking for a lighter, more portable alternative. If you have any good advice I would greatly appreciate it. My next trip is on Tuesday for a week so I’m hoping to locate something before then. All the best and thank you for your input, Wendisue
The magic bullet isn’t really a juicer in the true sense of things. It is more a blender. If you want to make smoothies on the road, it would be great for that. They are very compact. If you want a kale, apple, carrot and ginger juice, it is not a choice for that. I have not tried to put all those items whole in the blender and chop them up but I doubt it would be successful. I have tried to chop some items and it did not fair well. Not really what it is designed for in my opinion.
The magic bullet has a mixed reputation on reliability. I have heard some say it breaks down and it is cheap. I have not found that to be the case personally. I have had mine for over a year and I still dig it. It is super small and sits on our counter all the time. We use it for scrambling eggs and making a quick smoothie with strawberrys, kephir, banana, and bee pollen. Also, not so healthy but it is excellent for making margaritas quickly. I would say on average we use it about every other day for something. Very handy and hardly any effort is needed to clean it.
You might look into the vertical juicers that are the new thing on the market if you want a “true” juicer to travel with. I have not physically touched one yet but I’ve seen demonstrations. They are a smaller but also pricey.
Thank you so much for putting this website together along w/the videos posted on YouTube (that’s how I initially found your site). I’ve been reading reviews and asking people about juicers for over a year and I’ve gotten so much conflicting information, that my response was simply not to buy one! Then I found your site and I’m going to get the Omega you’ve recommended because my list of criteria is the same as yours, with the main ones being: get more leafy greens in me; have a juicer that is EASY to clean and operate; and have it be relatively quiet. Thanks again and I hope your health is now much improved!
Cool. I hope you like the Omega. It is still the only one I really like that much. And thanks for the health thoughts. My healthy has improved a lot since last year. I feel very good overall and so far the doctor says everything seems to be working right.
I have a greenstar and a champion juicer. I would like to use the greenstar for everything but it is proving very time consuming. To make enough fruit and vegetable juice for the day for my wife and I, about 2 quarts, takes almost an hour of chopping, feeding and cleaning. I like pinapple juice but it clogs the screen, even the large hole screen, on the greenstar and then I have to stop and clean it. How can I streamline my juice production? Is there a better way to juice pineapple in a greenstar?
Comment by josh — May 23, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
This is often the trade off for people that juice. It can be time consuming to prep the produce in order to get good high quality juice. Any machine that has a small chute is going to demand you cut the fruits and vegetables up to fit into the chute. Takes time, I know. These machines that need more prep deliver a much better produce to juice yield and a higher quality juice than the big mouth juicers do. It unfortunately is the current trade off until someone invents something else.
I make a glass or two of juice at a time for my wife and me. It cuts the prep time down some because I’m using up less produce at a time. I don’t make a ton of juice and store it in the frig. Since the main reasons I use a juicer is to get the live enzymes and highest level of nutrition, I don’t store the juice but instead drink it right away. There are a lot of claims that some juicers like the Greenstar, Norwalk juicer and even the single auger juicers that Oscar and Omega make can produce juice that has a slower pace of oxidation. Therefore they feel you can store it in the frig and still retain its nutrition level. This is one of the big marketing claims for these machines. I know live enzymes die off fast so I’m less inclined to believe these storing claims. I would try to make just a glass or two at a time and thereby cut your prep down and raise your nutrition intake up. But you have to decide what is most important to you and there is something awfully nice about being able to go to the frig and pour a quick glass. And no matter what, the juice is still better than the pasteurized stuff you get at the market.
Ah, the dreaded pineapple… I love pineapple juice but to be honest with you, I haven’t found a juicer that I think effectively processes pineapple well. In some machines it froths up or turns into mash. The fiber and air that gets whipped up into the pineapple during juicing just makes it harder to deal with. You will still get juice out of it but it is a struggle. It clogs the mesh baskets of centrifugal juicers, the single auger screens as well as the twin gear juicer screens. The video I did on the Omega 8003 juicer Part II, shows that pineapple is hard to get dry pulp from. I’ve found that if you run oranges in with the pineapple, you can get better results. The fiber in the orange peel seems to help clear the screens. I’ve not tried this in a Greenstar yet but you might try it and see.
I’ve taken more to eating a few pineapple chunks while I’m juicing it and now I’m blending pineapple more. It does end up stringy when done that way sometimes. So unfortunately, I have not found a more effective way to juice pineapple. It’s just one of those fruits that are tough to deal with.
Comment by admin — September 28, 2009 @ 12:11 pm
Do you have any info on the fruit/vegetable strainer attachment for the Kitchen Aid mixer? Thanks!
Comment by Shannon — November 24, 2009 @ 1:42 am
I actually wasn’t aware of this. This link is what you are talking about I take it? Just from what I can see it looks to be like a single auger set up which I prefer for juicing. But having never tried it or seen one in person I would hesitate to give my opinion on it. Kind of expensive I will say. $64 is a lot to spend for a couple little parts in my opinion. I think it should be half that price. Probably the juicing screen is the biggest expense and most important. The mesh needs to be good quality or the juicing experience suffers.
Comment by Jim Rubel — November 24, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
Hi there,
I recently bought an omega 8006 juicer for my parents, based largely on the recommendation from this website: here was my starting point, and all other reviews I read were positive so I went for it. I’m very pleased with the juicer, as are my parents – so first of all I wanted to say a big thank you for your review.
I subsequently bought an Easy-Health Angel (angelia) juicer for myself and my wife. I’ve noticed that this is featured on your website too, though there is not much in the review section – I guess as you don’t have access to this juicer. I’d very much like to give back to the juicing community and provide a review of the angel, and would be pleased if it were hosting on your site. I suppose I am in a unique position in that I have good experience of two juicers, but am not a retailer and am not interesting in ‘pushing’ either one of them. Part of my motivation is that prior to buying my angel, I was unable to find any really decent reviews on the net, of the standard of your omega-review.
Please let me know by e-mail if you’d be happy to host a written/video review on your site, and if so, I’ll think how to proceed.
Many thanks,
Sam Adams
FYI. the ‘contact us’ page does not work, as in Internet Explorer and Firefox, no ‘challenge question’ appears.
Comment by Sam Adams — December 27, 2009 @ 5:11 am
Thanks for the kind words. That is the idea for me is to try to supply something the other juicer sites don’t do.
Sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you. Holidays were rough.
As to your idea/suggestion, I’d love to get a review from you. Written, video, notes or whatever you’d like to do. I’ll put it up here and the website.
Thanks,
Jim Rubel
PS – The ‘contact us’ is working in that I do get the email even if the ‘challenge question’ doesn’t appear.
Comment by Jim Rubel — January 8, 2010 @ 7:05 pm
Dear James,
My husband and I would like to say a huge thank you for creating this website, doing all this impressive research on different types of juice makers and sharing results with other people. Based on what we learned from you, we made a decision to purchase Omega 8004. We’ve been using it for a week every day now, and not only our consumption of fruits and vegetables increased dramatically, but we also added a variety of vegetables and wheat grass that we would not normally use in our daily meals. Also, thank you for introducing http://www.WheatgrassKits.com website. We’ve bought the Wheatgrass Growing Kit from them and we are looking forward to growing our own juice source. Thank you again!
Comment by Elvira — February 21, 2010 @ 7:39 pm
Hi! I’m not sure if you are the same gentleman who is working on the juicer review for the magic bullet, but either way, I am wondering if you have any information to offer as to its reliability. I do quite a bit of travel and juicing is a big part of my lifestyle. It is very difficult to combine the two as even when I can find a local juice bar, very rarely do they use organics. I use the Omega at home and absolutely love it, but it would be too much for me to travel with all the time which is why I am looking for a lighter, more portable alternative. If you have any good advice I would greatly appreciate it. My next trip is on Tuesday for a week so I’m hoping to locate something before then. All the best and thank you for your input, Wendisue
Comment by Wendisue — April 14, 2010 @ 1:16 pm
Hi Wendisue,
The magic bullet isn’t really a juicer in the true sense of things. It is more a blender. If you want to make smoothies on the road, it would be great for that. They are very compact. If you want a kale, apple, carrot and ginger juice, it is not a choice for that. I have not tried to put all those items whole in the blender and chop them up but I doubt it would be successful. I have tried to chop some items and it did not fair well. Not really what it is designed for in my opinion.
The magic bullet has a mixed reputation on reliability. I have heard some say it breaks down and it is cheap. I have not found that to be the case personally. I have had mine for over a year and I still dig it. It is super small and sits on our counter all the time. We use it for scrambling eggs and making a quick smoothie with strawberrys, kephir, banana, and bee pollen. Also, not so healthy but it is excellent for making margaritas quickly. I would say on average we use it about every other day for something. Very handy and hardly any effort is needed to clean it.
You might look into the vertical juicers that are the new thing on the market if you want a “true” juicer to travel with. I have not physically touched one yet but I’ve seen demonstrations. They are a smaller but also pricey.
Comment by Jim Rubel — April 29, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
Thank you so much for putting this website together along w/the videos posted on YouTube (that’s how I initially found your site). I’ve been reading reviews and asking people about juicers for over a year and I’ve gotten so much conflicting information, that my response was simply not to buy one! Then I found your site and I’m going to get the Omega you’ve recommended because my list of criteria is the same as yours, with the main ones being: get more leafy greens in me; have a juicer that is EASY to clean and operate; and have it be relatively quiet. Thanks again and I hope your health is now much improved!
Comment by Diane — July 17, 2010 @ 9:44 pm
Cool. I hope you like the Omega. It is still the only one I really like that much. And thanks for the health thoughts. My healthy has improved a lot since last year. I feel very good overall and so far the doctor says everything seems to be working right.
Comment by Jim Rubel — July 24, 2010 @ 3:37 pm
Your work is very very good. Really great. Thanks.
Most of my doubts were cleared. Now thinking in investigating the veritical single auger….
thanks.
Comment by Alvaro — August 30, 2010 @ 8:13 pm