If someone told me two years ago that I would get into juicing, I would have said "no way!" But it has happened. I guess it was inevitable. Part of it was the lust I have for new kitchen appliances and the fact I was having some minor but irritating health problems. It was the perfect storm.
A couple of months ago, I watched the movie "
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead." I think the movie is a bit extreme but the take-away for me was to supplement my diet with juices. I have been researching various styles and brands of juicers and finally decided that the Omega 8006 was the right juicer
for me. Deciding which juicer to get is a very personal decision. You have to decide what is the most important feature(s) and then choose.
1) What is your
price point?
2) How important is the
quality of juice?
3) How much time are you willing to spend
cleaning the juicer?
4) How much time are you willing to spend
preparing the produce to juice?
5) How much time are you willing to spend juicing?
6) How important is it that you
extract the most juice from the produce?
7) How much room do you have to store it? Can it go on the counter?
8) What
types of produce are you going to juice? Roots, leafy tops, fruit? Some juicers handle different types of produce better than others.
Those are lots of considerations but I think if you answer honestly you will buy the right juicer for you. It's also a good idea to spend some time on
youtube watching comparisons and reviews.
Review of the Omega 8006 Nutrition Center
The Omega 8006 juicer is a masticating single auger style of juicer that is designed to juice slowly at 80 rpms. There is less oxidation that way. And it is slow. It has a rather small 1-1/2 inch chute in which to feed the produce so you have to cut all the fruit and vegetables small enough to fit. This can take some time.
One huge feature of the Omega 8006 juicer is that
it is quiet. The quicker centrifugal juicers (think Jack LaLane and Breville) tend to be very loud.
It is very easy to take apart and clean. There is only one very small area that you have to scrub with a brush.
I like the handle on the top of the unit. It is a bit big but not overly so and has not dominated my counter. I keep in the corner and it's easily pulled out when I want to use it.
The pulp is fairly dry so I feel I am getting most of the juice from my organic produce.
The juice is delicious. The only time I've not been thrilled is when I get carried away juicing things like kale and add too much. I find myself drinking juices that I would never have dreamed of drinking before like dandelion, kale, chard, cucumber, ginger, and beets. I never liked beets but find I love them in my juice!
The price on this unit is around $250 or so. The only thing I really don't like is the fact it's made out of plastic – body, augur, etc. The tiny screen is metal. But it does a pretty good job of looking like it's chrome.
This is called a nutrition center because you can make pasta, nut butters, etc. If and when I use those features I will post a update.
I think some folks could get a bit impatient with the time it takes to prepare the produce, juice, and clean but it's time well spent. I have been drinking a tall glass of juice every day and while my original irritating health "problem" is still around I feel great! Amazingly great.
