Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black
Customer Review: Well worth the money. Save up if you have to.
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this juicer a few months ago after researching various different brands and models. I knew it was going to be an investment, so I didn't want to get something cheaper that was easier to afford "right now" but have to replace later on. I chose Omega because of the great customer service I've read about. I actually have the 8003, which is the same model in white.
When the juicer arrived, I'll admit that we didn't use it for the first month or so. We'd never juiced before, so it was part intimidation, I guess, and part being afraid we'd break the machine or just not be able to get it. Plus it seemed like it would be a huge chore to assemble it, cut the food up, and then take it apart to wash every nook and cranny each time. I figured the lazy person in me would win out for sure.
But then I got a nice book on juicing, and took their challenge for a beginner's week- it covered fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens. I haven't stopped since. This juicer is set up so conveniently. It's easy to put together, the two cups collect the juice and pulp (which is squeezed so dry that running it through a second time just to see provided no extra juice) well, so you don't have to empty it or stop in the middle. If a piece of food is not getting "eaten" by the machine, the masher thing works great, and has a rubber stopper for splashback.
It does squeak a little when you put very wet foods like pineapple in it, but all in all it's really quiet, and almost relaxing to hear. You could easily juice without someone in the next room knowing you were doing it. It takes oranges (which I've heard you just can't get everything out of unless you use a citrus press)and bleeds them dry. Leafy greens are great too, and it really gets everything it can from everything we've put in it.
The first time we used carrots, it did sort of stain the auger (the white part inside that turns and squishes the food) but it's not stained now, and if it were, that wouldn't bother me really. As long as it stays clean, you're fine. And cleaning- is so easy. What you can't get with a rag or sponge and soap, you can get with the attached toothbrush accessory. It's really easy, there's no hard to reach spots, and then just let it all air-dry and you can put it back together to use again.
I highly recommend this juicer, it's very full-functioning, very well made, and despite the lack of information in the book, really quite easy to put together. In fact, mine came already assembled (not attached to the base, though) so just taking it apart showed me how to put it together.
Customer Review: Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Juicer
Summary: 5 Stars
Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black
I love this juicer! It is quiet and usually the only sound is the sound of vegetables crunching when they are processed. I got the model with the chrome and it cleans up beautifully. The only thing my machine does not have is a newer style black auger to grind & crush the veggies.
The white auger does stain and show the seam marks made in production, it is a very small thing...but i wish it were black, they look better and seem stronger. But the juice quality is Excellent and it is really nice to clean up, fast & easy.
The newest Omega has a 2 horse power motor vs this 1/3 horsepower motor. I think this one, 1/3 hp is sufficient. The newer model does not have the extra features this one has: pasta making, grinding coffee, flour, peanut butter etc. It only juices.
Over all i am more than pleased and would recommend this juicer for your workhorse home juicer, for large jobs like canning etc. I have not used the new juicer but it does have one feature, the wiper that cleans the screen, that may be a great feature, i don't know how it would compare with the "continual juicing non clogging action of my model"....if you only want a juicer then maybe testing each with continuous juicing would be worthwhile.
I love my juicer so much i want to travel with it, but it is too large and heavy to be carried on airplanes etc. I really miss the juice when traveling, but it is also hard to find organic veggies & fruit in a town you just landed in. Some communities are not organic, and some have such wonderful home gardens that store organic veggies are not so important.
I did try the Omega 02 for traveling, it is not a masticating juicer, but it is smaller, lighter and fast. It was a mess when i first used it, wet pulp everywhere but after i re-read the directions and let the juicer come to full speed and followed their advise like make a ball out of your greens, roll the grass up in a big leaf, well it got much better. It is harder to clean, i had to get a toothbrush for it, no brush came with it. But for traveling, if you can find the veggies it worked well and the cousin i visited loved it. For the price of $99 dollars and a 5 year warrantee - it worked for the trip. But when i got home it was my Omega 8005 that i wanted to use!
Best of All this Omega 8005 is such a Great Buy at $ 259.00!! with a 10 year warrantee
Customer Review: Don't "Google" around for more choices, this is your juicer
Summary: 5 Stars
Since I never had a juicer before I was spending quite a lot of time on the internet to understand what I wanted vs what machine could offer. Because of my weight problems I decided to go for liquid diet so I knew I would not use much fruits for my diet (higher content of sugar) but rather vegetables. So it has come to decision between centrifugal juice extractor (Jack LaLanne juicer and Breville 800-JEXL) or masticating juicer extractor (Omega 8005 or Green Power). I wanted machine for the "greens" and masticating type supposed to do better job with all kinds vegies and grass (it doesn't produce heat like centrifugal action). In the case of Green Power juicer - I am not sure if it offers good ratio of price to juicing action so I have bought less expensive Omega 8005. The juicer arrived just in time (and as scheduled)and in perfect condition. I was already fasting for 7 days and I wanted to drop finally some nutrients in a big hole I have created there, so I did my first glass of juice (I've purchased books "The juice fasting bible" by Sandra Cabott, MD and "Juice Bible" by Pat Crocker). I couldn't believe my eyes, me a glutton, I couldn't finish this glass of delicious juice (called hot spiced carrots). My stomach has shrunk! The next step was to disassemble machine and clean it. It was quite easy and I was expecting 30 min chore but it took me less than 5 min. The only thing which probably will take longer, it is preparation of the food for juicing action. You have to cut them in smaller pieces because the opening is intentionally made smaller to prevent jams from bigger chunks. Does it bother me? No, I like solutions which works and so far no jams. With the help of juicer, finally, I was able to settle down for my loosing weight diet. For 2 days of liquid diet, I drink daily 2 glasses of juices and maybe some water, tea and coffee. On the third day I eat smaller amount of solid food, mainly meat with the steam vegetables (plus liquids) because I lift weights and I bike. On the 4th day total fasting (only water) and the next day a new cycle starts over again. Now, in the 6 weeks of this diet I was able to go from 255 lbs to 221 lbs. I think, drinking a lot of juice now, helped me to stop cravings for sugar and other "evil" carbohydrates (cookies, pastas, bread, white rice etc.) I have no more cravings for this crap food which created overweight problem for me. So, Omega 8005 is at core of my healthy diet, now. It was excellent purchase for me and well spend money. The machine look simple and solid. I can't imagine which part of Omega 8005 can break down even after many years of using.Customer Review: One of the best kitchen applicance I own
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't "drink the koolaid" of the negative reviewers of this juicer such as S. Shrivastava. Do you want a design with blades (such as the Breville 800JEXL) that will dull with time or one that uses a tough dual stage single gear (that's easy to clean)?
I bought my Omega Juicer 8005 2 months ago off of Ebay for $140.00 (used only a few times).
I juice carrots mainly (mixed in with apples, oranges, and grapes). I play basketball every week and the energy boost I get from the carrot juice is tremendous.
The juicer is EXTREMELY EASY to clean. I can clean all the parts in less than 3 minutes. Anyone claiming it's hard to clean is lazy or works for a competing brand (or both).
Yes, you do have to cut the vegetables but so what? I knew that when I bought it. I buy the largest carrots and after cutting them up the Omega Juicer handles the pieces very easily. I have NEVER clogged up my juicer.
It is recommended that when juicing more than one kind of fruits and vegetables that you should feed half of the carrots first and then feed in whatever other vegetables or fruits and then finish with the last half of carrots to help get everything out.
The juicer comes with two plastic catch basins, one for the juice and one for the pulp. And yes the basins will stain over time but so what? I don't leave them out on the counter anyway. And yes if you are making more than about 24 oz of juice you will have to empty the catch basin of pulp before your finished. I think I can handle a few steps to the trash can to empty this out.
I also juice for my wife and 3 of my kids. And I don't find it difficult at all. The negative reviews are completely baseless and quite absurd.
I also have never tipped the juicer when utilizing the plunger to feed the vegetable parts. The one reviewer who says they do obviously hasn't read the instructions or is exaggerating beyond belief.
And contrary to the distortions of one reviewer the juice does not come out warm, especially if your vegetables are kept in the refrigerator before use. Think about it! How can a juicer that rotates at about 3,600 rpm (Omega) warm something compared to a juicer that rotates at 13,000 (Breville) rpms?
Again, don't "drink the koolaid" of the negative reviewers. They have no clue what they are talking about!
Buy this juicer with confidence!
Customer Review: Rejuvenating Taste, Serious Machine, Quiet & Efficient
Summary: 5 Stars
I am the very proud owner of the Omega 8005 - my very first juicer. After much research online, I chose this model, my factors were the 10 year warranty, the look and feel, the quietness, the criteria of being best at juicing vegetables first and fruits second, and the taste factor. I could not be happier about my decision. Earth Turns made the faster delivery (free shipping no less) to my house in 48 hours. The instructions manual from Omega leaves a lot to be desired. My battery chargers came with a thicker multi-lingual manual than this - this flimsy 3-page no-pictures lousy instructions manual. I admit I did not contact Omega to request more. I did not think I should have to do that after purchasing an expensive product. My genius hubby and I put it together just fine, but you do have to get the hang of how the main piece fits in. Sometimes it can be slightly out of adjustment, before it fits into place firmly. I have had my machine for about 3 weeks now and have used it about 10 times. I have easily juiced, alone or in various combinations, oranges, apples, celery, carrots, leeks, cilantro, lettuce, lime, and carrot tops. I have had absolutely no problems. The machine is very quiet. My Black & Decker blender is like a train wreck compared to this quiet system. The pulp is very dry. I tried to run it through a second time and it did not have any more juice to be extracted. Cutting vegetables into small enough pieces to run thru the chute does not bother me one bit. Using the plastic spoon thingie, you just push them down. I have had to push really hard at times when it seemed to be stuck but nothing out of ordinary or cause of concern. Washing up after the fact is really not bad - I am fast and efficient in the kitchen, I do it immediately, and I lay out a towel and wash every piece with warm water and soap, and let it dry. I do not intend to run the pieces through the dishwasher; I am not sure if you could or not (don't look for answers in that manual)! I cannot even begin to describe the taste - granted I am new to juicer, yet I have good palates and appreciation for freshness. I buy about 70% organic or more whenever I can. I have enjoyed every drop of juice my Omega has produced thus far and intend to use it for years to come. I did send the warranty paper in too, just so it is officially covered. I highly recommend this. It is a must for the healthy eater's kitchen!