NC800HDS

I spent a lot of time looking at the options before I bought this. I read hundreds of reviews of different juicers, and watched about 8 hours of videos comparing them in operation. Ultimately it came down to the NC800 or a vertical from another brand that also included a "homogenizing blank." I chose this one because it appeared easier to clean, and is better at roots like ginger and turmeric. I'm really really happy with this thing. It does an awesome job on ginger, turmeric, beets, celery, etc. People who say it isn't good at celery aren't following the typical instructions on cutting it up; you slice celery just the same as if you were going to stir-fry it, and this juices it right up with no problems at all. It also does way better at carrots than many reviews suggest; carrots are the most common thing I'm juicing, I'm doing that every day and it is working really well. I rarely have to push them at all, they just feed right down. I do slice them lengthwise first, not because the machine has trouble with them but because I'm trying to be gentle and kind to the machine. If you like to take good care of your appliances, and not try to shove the max amount through, you won't notice any problems with the foods that people say this isn't as good at. Except fresh fruit, it can't do fresh fruit other than very-crisp apples. However, it makes great sorbet from frozen fruit! Fruit I make into smoothies in a blender, so I didn't buy this wanting it to do fresh fruit. There really isn't a juicer that can "do it all," but this does everything-but-fruit really well. Broccoli works really well, including the stalks which I buy cheap at a store that sells their trimmings. Any juicer can juice a carrot, but carrots for juicing are really cheap. This thing does an amazing job at fresh veggies; kale is expensive, as are beets! The price of this machine will be made up over time by getting more juice out of the expensive ingredients; kale, ginger, turmeric, wheat grass, beets, etc. A glass of carrot juice costs me a few cents. I used to pay $3 or more to buy the juice. Same for wheat grass. And a ginger-turmeric tonic, I'd have to buy and drink 5 or 10 of them to get as much medicine, the ones they sell are just beverages, not tonic-strength. Now I can make it as strong as I want. And cleanup is as easy as it looked. I clean everything after each use, including using the brush on the metal screen, and it only takes me about 2 minutes normally, 3 after turmeric. :)

I've been juicing for over 30 years, and this is my favorite juicer. Note that the NC800 & NC900 are the SAME except for color. I also own the Kuvings Whole Slow Juicer, and I feel that the Omega NC800 is much better. I've noticed that most of the rave reviews on the Kuvings are from people who are coming from a centrifugal juicer - well, any slow juicer will be a vast improvement over a centrifugal juicer, so I understand their enthusiasm. Cleaning - hands down, the Omega NC800 is easiest to clean! By far. It takes less than 90 seconds. The Kuvings is not simple to clean (although, again, much easier than any centrifugal juicer!). Kuvings has lots of parts with nooks and crannys, plus a huge screen, all of which require careful cleaning. Pre- Juice Prep - this might surprise you, but although the Kuvings has a huge chute, the juicer itself is not too great at handling fibrous things, so anything tough and fibrous (like celery, kale, wheatgrass) needs to be cut into very small pieces, so the idea of the huge chute is kind of misleading. The Omega on the other hand, has a much smaller chute, but takes abuse much better. You can cram whole pieces of celery, ginger, kale, whatever into the chute and it just chugs along. No, the omega won't fit an uncut apple, but an apple is far easier to chop into pieces quickly than greens and celery, etc. juice quality - The omega handily wins for greens, and "mixed juices" (like a morning juice of 1/2 apple, 1/2 cucumber, handful of greens, few stalks of celery, piece of ginger, turmeric, half a lemon, couple of baby carrots, handful of herbs). Very little pulp in the omega, and a very hassle-free prep and cleanup. Kuvings has lots of pulp, so be prepared to strain. I don't do much fruit juice (other than a bit of apple or citrus in a vegetable based juice). The kuvings would probably be better for just fruit juices like just pineapple or oranges (but really, you should be mixing more vegetables into your juices). Nut Butters - Kuvings DOES NOT DO NUT BUTTERS! Very annoyed by this, as that was one of the reasons I bought it. But when I got home, I looked at instructions and it says nothing about nut butters. I called Kuvings, and they confirmed, the machine is not designed to do nut butters. Ugh! The Omega does awesome nut butters, they're better when the nuts are lightly roasted (raw almonds for instance take about the same amount of time as in the Cuisinart). Raw brazil nut butter comes out really well In the Omega. Nut Milks, Coconut Milk & Butter - This is where the Kuvings excels. You have not tasted homemade coconut or almond milk until you've made it in a Kuving. OMG something about crushing the nuts/coconut makes the milk taste infinitely better than if you use the vitamix. And, the Kuvings makes it easy, since no need for nut milk bag, it sends the pulp out the ejector (save the pulp and use it for yummy treats!). And coconut butter from the Kuvings was an accidental surprise - I no longer purchase this very expensive product from the store. Sadly, the Omega doesn't do milks. So, my take away is that the Omega NC800 is just an amazing all around juicer. The key to juicing is actually taking the time to do it everyday - this machine makes that much easier to do. PS - I highly recommend watching John Kohler of discount juicers on YouTube before buying a juicer. His videos are very informative and kind of amusing in a Sean Penn from Fast Times at Ridgemont High sort of way (although most are way too long, but you can fast forward).

Bastante recomendable, es increíble la calidad del sabor que se percibe al hacer jugos con esta maravillosa maquina, muy fácil de ensamblar, y de lavar, su tamaño es un poco grande y poco pesado pero bien vale la pena hacer el espacio en la cocina por esta maquina

This is a wonderful product. I got it last night and I took it for a spin already :) Before you commit to a particular juicer, I highly recommend that you go searching, especially on youtube, in order to get some information on the types of juicers and what they specialize in, in order to avoid dropping a few hundred dollars on something you will hate. If you search "juicer reviews", you will find lots of resources. John Kohler on youtube is an amazing resource. I am by no means an expert but I learned a lot by reading and watching online videos on the subject. Before I write any more, please be aware that this TYPE of juicer excels at juicing leafy greens. That is not to say that it cannot juice other things, but this is what it is specialized for. If leafy greens are something you juice often, you will love this juicer. I juiced a whole pound of leafy greens with it already and the results were impressive. The juicer created very little foam. This is in contrast to my Omega VRT 400HD, which tends to create more foamy juices. As a side note, the VRT 400 seems to be better at fruits, but not as great at leafy vegetables. The nice thing about the NC800, is that you can do more with it than just juice. I threw in some cashews and as the internet instructions said, I ran them through a few times. By the 4th run, I had homemade Cashew Butter.The cleanup job was not the funnest but the taste of cashew butter was worth it. As with all masticating juicers, the amount of noise is very low. I don't have a decibel measuring device but I can tell you that I live in a building and I ran it after midnight with no concerns about disturbing neighbors. It's so quiet that you can have a conversation with somebody right beside you while juicing. As with most masticating juicers, some prepwork is required before you can feed veggies into the machine. This amount of time varies with what you are juicing of course, but you will have to cut produce in order for it to fit through the chute. The juicer is quite big, especially with the attachment installed (if you look at the picture, the tube can be taken off the main unit), which may be an issue for people who do not have a lot of countertop space. The juicer can also mince vegetables and create baby food, as well as create your own almond milk, coconut milk and so on. It comes with different end caps which can be used to make homemade noodles/pasta, baby food etc. I saw a video of somebody making homemade salsa as well. So how's the cleanup? well, if you own a VRT400 (or 330 or 350) you can expect the same amount of time (or maybe just a touch less). It does come with a cleaning brush, which looks like a toothbrush but I think I will get a bigger brush. That's just personal preference. The one gripe I have with the juicer is that it comes with really poor supporting documentation. It comes with assembly instructions which are easy to follow, but not one recipe. I have no idea how to make my own noodles and I will have to look this up. For a juicer which cost almost $400, I would have expected at least a few basic recipes for each interchangeable end cap. That is a minor gripe, and in no way does it make this juicer lose any stars. Good: - Quiet - Versatile (can make many things besides just juice) - 15 Year warranty - Low foam juice (Yes!!!) Bad: - Poor supporting documentation All in all, a fantastic machine.

Llevamos casi un año con este product, preparando 4 jugos diarios, funciona muy bien para extraer los jugos y la calidad es muy diferentes a los extractores con aspas o de centrifugado. Hemos probado el modo de procesador de alimentos y tambien funciona muy bien. Muy recomendado.

I've purchased 3 different models of juicers in the last year specifically for juicing celery (lots of celery) and this one I find to be, for the price, a very good choice. Stepping back, I bought this model for my daughter and she loved it from the get go. It's easy and fast to put together, juices very well and the clean up is quick and easy. When I decided to get one for myself I went higher end and purchased a Hurom which is a different style juicer with a basket, for celery because of the strings, you have to cut each stick into 1 - 1.5 inch pieces making prep a lot more work. Also if you are juicing for more than one person, you have to clean and start over after each 16 oz glass. That one was returned, it was just too much work although I loved the look. Next I tried the Omega J8008C, it was nice looking the chrome is beautiful but there was a problem fitting on the hopper so I returned it. I have to say it didn't handle celery as well as the NC800 or 900 go figure because they have similar parts except the cone shaped piece that the juice passes through is much better on the NC800, just made slightly different. If you want to juice celery you can't go wrong with the NC800. Only negative is it does leave some pulp in your glass (but other juicers will too), it certainly isn't a show stopper and I just began straining with a fine mesh strainer into my glass and you've got superb celery juice. I can't comment on juicing other things as I have not done that as of yet but I doubt I would be disappointed. It's a workhorse with a great warranty. Kudos to Amazon for handling my returns so well when I wasn't satisfied. This will keep me shopping their site for Amazon supplied items.

El extractor es una maravilla, solo fue cuestión de armarlo, pero es facilisimo de usar, lavar, guardar. Los jugos salen a la perfección. Lo recomiendo mucho...además de que el pedido me llego antes de tiempo.