Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black

Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 6.5 x 15.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 17 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
  • ASIN: B0002OKDT2
  • Item model number: J8005
By : Omega
List Price : $340.00
Price : $259.99
Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Equipped with a 1/3-horsepower single-phase induction motor, this powerful masticating juicer thoroughly chews up plant fibers to fully extract vitamins, enzymes, and minerals from fruits and vegetables, including wheatgrass and leafy greens. The unit's dual-stage juicing system ensures maximum efficiency, while its low rotation speed of 80 RPMs means no foaming, no clogging, and no heat build-up. In addition to juicing fruits and vegetables, the multi-purpose machine can also be used, just as effectively, to make peanut butter or natural baby food, grind coffee beans and flour, mince herbs and spices, and extrude homemade pasta including spaghetti and linguini with the included pasta nozzles. Other highlights include a high juice yield with very dry pulp, an automatic pulp-ejection function for continuous juicing, a built-in "reverse" mode to prevent food from getting stuck, heavy-duty construction, and quiet operation. Easy to assemble, operate, and clean, the UL- and cUL-approved masticating juice extractor measures 14-1/2 by 6-1/2 by 15-1/2 inches and carries a 10-year warranty.

Omega nutrition center is a masticating-style juice extractor. Using a low speed of 80 RPM's results in minimal heat build-up and oxidation promoting healthy enzymes and longer lasting juices. They're designed and engineered for health-conscious individuals who want greater variety in their daily fruit and vegetable juicing routine by having the ability to also juice wheatgrass and leafy greens. Not just for juicing, they turn nuts into nut butter, extrude pasta, grind coffee and spices, mince herbs and garlic, make baby food, and whip up soy milk in a flash. They don't clog, foam or build up heat, for the most nutritious drinks and snacks you'll make for your family.

 

Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black

 

Product Features

  • Measures 14-1/2 by 6-1/2 by 15-1/2-inch; 10-year warranty.
  • Functions as juicer, food processor, pasta extruder, homogenizer, and grinder
  • High juice yield; auto pulp-ejection function for continuous juicing; reverse mode
  • Dual-stage juicing system; low speed of 80 rpms; no foaming, clogging, or heat build-up
  • Commercial masticating juicer with 1/3-HP single-phase induction motor
Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black

Costumer Reviews

I used to have an ACME centrifugal juicer. I thought I would never like any juicer better than the ACME because it made good juice and was very easy to clean. The only drawback to a centrifugal juicer is it won't extract much juice from leafy green vegetables and won't juice wheatgrass.

I got this Omega 8005 juicer because I wanted to be able to juice greens and wheat grass as well as root vegetables. I read on a forum that this new Omega juicer is the best there is for under $400. This Omega juicer is even easier to clean than the ACME, which is a big issue because in the long run you won't use a juicer if its a hassle to clean. And it squeezes all the juice out of anything I put in it. The pulp comes out very dry. It is super quiet too and the ACME was loud.

The Omega runs at a low rpm so it doesn't kill enzymes and stuff like that, so its supposed to make healthier juice than a Champion or centrifugal juicer.

Its a pleasure to use. I make juice every day now. I love getting all the nutrients that I need regularly. It helps my body recover from surfing everyday.

The juicer is very well built and very simple. It seems like it will last a long time and it has a very long warranty.

You can tell that I love this juicer, eh?

Edit: It's now 2009 and I've had this juicer almost five years. I still use it just about every day. I still love it. The juicing screen started to wear out a few months ago. I emailed Omega and they sent me a new one for free. They certainly stand by their 10 year warranty. I am comforted to know that if anything else should happen, I still have five more years of no questions asked replacement.

I never expected that a juicer could become my favorite kitchen appliance, but here it is! Omega performs beautifully. Here's what I've tested it with:

1) leafy greens (dill, cilantro, parsley, dandelion, kale, parsnip etc.): extracts lots of dark green juice; leaves very dry pulp. I haven't tested Omega with wheatgrass yet, but given its performance with other similar-texture greens it should do fine.

2) carrots, beets: approximately half of the volume comes out as juice; pulp is pretty dry.

3) berries (strawberries, raspberries etc.): most of the volume is juice, but pulp is rather wet. I had to finish off with carrots to push the soft pulp of the berries through the juicer. It may be a better idea to blend berries rather than juice them.

4) hard green apples, oranges: lots of juice, dry pulp.

5) yellow (softer) apples, grapes: lots of juice, dry pulp, but have to use something hard/fibery at the end (carrots or beets) to push the remaining pulp out.

6) almond butter, walnut butter: these came out somewhat dry/crumbly, not as smooth as peanut butter; had to add oil.

Additional features that I like:

1) very quiet, can't even compare to centrifugal models.

2) masticator rotates slowly, so the juice doesn't get heated, hence less nutrients are supposed to get destroyed.

3) Omega squeezes produce cells instead of crushing them at high speed; this preserves more of the larger molecules (amino acids, vitamins etc.) thus making the juice more nutricious.

4) Omega doesn't produce fine-crushed pulp requiring a fine mesh filter (as is the case with centrifugal models), so it's much easier to wash. There's no fine mesh to clean, which makes the difference between a juicer that ends up used once a year (as was the case with my old centrifugal juicer) and several times each day (as is the case with my Omega). It's also very satisfying to see that the bulk of the produce is turned into juice and is not lost in soggy pulp.

 

Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black

 

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