35 replies to this topic

[nancykind]

i've been thinking about getting one for a while now but i know nothing about juicers, what sort of features am i looking for? brands that are good? it's a gift so i don't want the person to spend a small fortune on it.

i thought we had a thread about juicers but it must have been purged. thanks in advance!

[Luna]

I have the magic bullet... not solely a juicer but its pretty awesome

[Baidarka]

We've got the Breville JE95XL.



Lots of power. Not to hard to clean. MB made a big batch of carrot-apple-celery on Sunday and put it in small jars to bring to work throughout the week.

[B. Diddy]

I think Mark McGuire is available...

[unbroken_chain]

I love juicers.

just sayin.

[Lostsailr]

This ones available cheap...

[Jersey Thug]

seconding Breville we love ours.

[TakeAStepBack]

We've got the Breville JE95XL.



Lots of power. Not to hard to clean. MB made a big batch of carrot-apple-celery on Sunday and put it in small jars to bring to work throughout the week.

Ive got the Breville Juice Fountain compact and I love it.
Saw it on amazon for around a hunderd buck....

[SunshineDrummer]

seconding Breville we love ours.

Thirding here. Gotta pull mine out & use it more often.

[nancykind]

i can't go over what she originally sent me which was $119. wouldn't feel right about it. i saw that compact one on amazon and it had mostly 5 star ratings but the bad ratings complained of leakage and wasteful too-big chunks left in the pulper, some said the pulp was so wet that clearly the machine was inefficient. also, at least two machines blew up on first use and the other comment i saw a few times was about difficult cleaning and many little parts. thoughts?

[CHACH]

We have an Omega, kicks butt

[nancykind]

ohhh yeah, one more i just remembered - that the machine has so much power that it actually heats the food as it's juicing, affecting nutritional value.

thanks Chach!!

[nancykind]

Ive got the Breville Juice Fountain compact and I love it.
Saw it on amazon for around a hunderd buck....

does that one work well for things like spinach too?

[TakeAStepBack]

does that one work well for things like spinach too?

It does, but it's a bit tricky as leafy goods want to blow up and out of the insert. The key is to force a big wad of spinach into the spout, and slowly press down.

[nancykind]

insert = chute? the pusher doesn't help much with leafy things?

[TakeAStepBack]

Right, the chute/insert/whathaveyou.

It does, it is just getting them in at the start. I've had a few go-rounds where I leave the machine running while I load it with my goodies and there is a wind current through the chute, so leafy greens blow back out. Hence I wad them up and immediately jam the press down on top.

[TakeAStepBack]

If that makes any sense.

[nancykind]

gotcha.

[nancykind]

she got me the breville juice fountain compact one. exciting! can't wait to go to the farmer's market this weekend!

[Lazy Lightning]

I really dig on the Omega 8004/8006 juicer... It's a masticating juicer so it's not as quick to make juice as the centrifugal juicers, but it extracts more goodness (juices are richer, darker and pulp is drier) and can be used on heavy duty stuff like wheatgrass which centrifugal juicers can't handle. You can make peanut butter, pasta, and the like with the Omega as well!



Good 2 page comparison here:

http://www.discountj...om/compare.html

http://www.discountj...m/compare2.html

[Lazy Lightning]

The masticating juicers are more expensive, but they are the best at extracting juice, so that's the one I got after selling my centrifugal juicer.

[nancykind]

yeahhh, i already got one. guess i should have updated the title instead of just adding an update post!

[Lazy Lightning]

Oh well, more information can't hurt. Enjoy your juicing!

[JBetty]

I read this thread title as "getting jucier for m'birfday - - what do I want?" and wondered why it's not in L&S.
So I can see both the pros and cons in updating the title.

[nancykind]

con!

[Gypsy Bob]

I really dig on the Omega 8004/8006 juicer... It's a masticating juicer so it's not as quick to make juice as the centrifugal juicers, but it extracts more goodness (juices are richer, darker and pulp is drier) and can be used on heavy duty stuff like wheatgrass which centrifugal juicers can't handle. You can make peanut butter, pasta, and the like with the Omega as well!



Good 2 page comparison here:

http://www.discountj...om/compare.html

http://www.discountj...m/compare2.html

Thank you...the Comparison Charts were VERY helpful.

[Deadshow Dan]

This thread makes me realize that my juicer is older than some boardies. I got my Acme Juicer in '79 or '80 and it still cranks it out!

[TheDHJ]

A hunky man?

[unbroken_chain]

I love juicers.

just sayin.

[Jambear]

I could use a good juicing............so sick of sitting around masticating.

[tyedyedee]

I could use a good juicing............so sick of sitting around masticating.

that may be sig-worthy

[Jambear]

Glad i can make someone laugh while i am getting paid to save lives.

I so need to get out of here today.

[TheDHJ]

Glad i can make someone laugh while i am getting paid to save lives.

I so need to get out of here today.

No jumping!

[Jambear]

Nope no jumping i just need a smoothie or a fresh juice.

[SunshineDrummer]

Eh, just go find yourself a quiet corner and masticate a little.

[Lazy Lightning]

Thank you...the Comparison Charts were VERY helpful.

I found so, too - hopefully it can help you narrow down your choice as it did for me.

All my stuff arrives with the mover tomorrow - gonna be good to be able to juice again! I'm trying to *not* pull all our stuff out of the boxes it has all been packed into since we are only here 3 months before finding more permanent digs. Somehow I think that's gonna be tough...