Omega 8003/8005 Juicer

I LOVE this juicer! The Omega 8005 is incredibly efficient. It juices quickly, and leaves dry, pale pulp (meaning that pretty much all the juice that could possibly be extracted from the fruit/veggies has… been). I've even run the pulp back through the juicer to see how much more juice would be extracted, and it wasn't more than a few tiny drops. It is VERY efficient with leafy green vegetables, which is something that other (cheaper) juicers often struggle with. This juicer is VERY easy to use. I had no problem putting it together right out of the box (hardly even had to glance at the instructions), and it takes me less than 10 seconds to put back together after cleaning. I really believe that ease of use (assembly & clean-up) is the difference between having a juicer that you use once every few months & one that you use everyday! The juicer is beautiful & looks very nice sitting on the countertop. My understanding is that the the Omega 8003 is the same as this 8005 - only the 8005 is silver where the 8003 is white. The 8003 looks okay, but the 8005 is actually gorgeous. It's also fairly compact & take up less room than I expected. One thing about this juicer vs. ones like the Breville is that you can't just toss whole fruits or vegetables into the Omega. The Omega 8005's chute is somewhat small. Admittedly, I was a little nervous about this, as I didn't want to spend 30 minutes chopping my produce into tiny pieces prior to juicing. However, this is not a big downside - and it's a "downside" that I feel is worth it. I've found that it takes me less than 3 minutes to wash & chop my vegetables to prepare them for juicing, and from what I've read, the Omega produces more juice than a lot of the other juicers on the market. Taking an extra 3 minutes out of my morning to chop veggies when it's going to yield more (and better-tasting) juice is a small price to pay, in my opinion. (And the produce doesn't need to be bite-sized or anything; just thin enough to put into the chute, which is about 1.5" across.) Overall, I am only sorry that I didn't buy this juicer sooner. I hemmed & hawed over spending $250 on an appliance when I wasn't sure how much I would use it... Well, I have never had a juicer before this Omega so I can't compare it to other juicers out there, but I LOVE this thing. I look forward to juicing every morning, and just one month after buying it, I can no longer imagine my mornings without my green juice. Don't hesitate on buying this juicer! I am confident that you won't be sorry. I can't imagine having a juicer that is easier to use or produces better juice!

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We are heavy juicers. And, we are veterans of several brands including the Champion. We juice just about everything from pineapple to oranges to wheatgrass. And, I must say, this is the best juicer that… we have ever owned. I say this both because of its versatility and ease to clean. The Champion beat things to a froth and heated up the juice to a point where good nutrients were lost. It was tedious to clean and juiced oranges (a family favorite) very poorly. (We needed a separate juicer for the wheatgrass. A real pain, particularly when you wanted a combined drink.) This machine is a little slower, a lot quieter, and produces better quality from just about everything - carrots, apples, beets, spinach, etc. We didn't need to make any changes in the way we prepared our fruits and veggies. We purchased it from Amazon because we have had such good fortune with them in the past and because they had the best price. We have now owned the Omega for nearly a year. It has put the fun of juicing back in our lives. I believe that it will do the same for you.

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Omega J8005 Nutrition Center Single-Gear Commercial Masticating Juicer, Chrome and Black The Omega 8005 juicer arrived on time,packaged properly. When plugged in and switch turned on nothing happened. Upon… closer inspection i found the opening that would normally hold a reset button on the underside of the appliance was just an empty hole. Since the package was apparently not tampered with it came directly from China this way. The quality control on many products "made in China" has been steadily going down over the last couple of years. It's now about a 50/50 chance that one of their products is working as intended. I am giving this product 3 stars because the principle designed is very good. It's just bad quality control and the choice of materials used is at least questionable. BTW. I got my money back quickly from amazon.com I am going to buy the 8006 model and hope for the best. The 8006 models main component composition is much better then the 8005. The compression screw of the 8005 model is made of a polymer from melamine and formaldehyde. Two highly toxic materials. (As long as they stay a polymer they are OK but !) When the screw is used under constant pressure coming in contact with other parts of the juicer over an extended period of time some of that polymer may come off and break up into its original harmful constituents and consequently be consumed with the "healthy juice".It's not going to kill you ,at least not right away,but who needs that? I know that the 8006 model uses a much harder polymer for the same part and is made from less toxic materials. So I am going to take a chance with that one. Good luck folks Holger

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