Can you juice raw beets or need to cook or par-cook first? I wondered if it would jam/break machine cuz they're pretty hard & I never had one before.
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Based on the recipes book, http://www.cuisinart.ca/pdf/ibs/en/CJE-500C_en.pdf that comes from Cuisinart it does look like raw beets would work with this juicer.
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I bought a Chefs Star Juicer, only three times, the last run only three minutes to stop moving, and now it has not been able to use, I suspect it is not good quality, perhaps my bad luck?
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I haven't done it but I see no reason not to. You may have to adjust your timing and add veggies last sine they take less time to cook. Hope it will wok out for you
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Juicing soft or hard foods with this juicer couldn't be simpler. Alternate using soft first then hard, soft again then hard...and so on. Experiment and enjoy!!
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Works very well. I do both in the juices that I make. I just cut up the beets into 4 pieces. Also the cabbage I just slice it up.
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Haven't tried to juice with it...Can't see it actually reducing hard veggies and fruits to juice. More than likely you'd get mush. However if you need advice for a juicer I own an Angel juicer and it woks wonders.
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if the beets are pre cooked, it should do fine. I use for smoothies but not for major food processing. Had over a year now, and the motor is smelling a bit, but still works good. I have a separate blender for processing.
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Hi The question is how does it compare to the CHAMPION, You need to say what you are trying to compare it to. The Champion Juicer is the best all around juicer period. I will start with carrots, If you look at about any juice book recipe most of the them have carrots in the mix, carrots have a lot of nutrition and healing. I will tell you the Champion will juice carrots with the best of them. Also the Champion will juice any kind of fruit, fresh or frozen. A lot of juicers won't do frozen very well, A Champion Juicer will juice leafy greens. Also the Champion Juicer has a grain mill attachment to make your own flour. I guess what I'am trying to say is a CHAMPION will do anything. The other juicer will leave a stringy pulp in it that you might not like, The Champion will leave pulp to but it masticates it a lot more so its real smooth. I will say this that the other juicer will not make fruit sorbet very good, It does not masticate it very well. When it comes time to clean your juicer the CHAMPION wins by far. The one thing you should be able to tell right away is look at the screen, Its a square screen with a little curve, Three inches by two inches, take a scrub brush and it cleans real easy, the other juicer has a round screen and are harder to clean. I hope this will help you, if you lived close to me I would ask you over and I would show you how easy the CHAMPION is to use and how good of a job it does. JUDITH if you would like to call me I think I could answer your questions a lot better. Go through the customer question process and leave your phone number or email, I live in Indiana. jim
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I tried coarsely chopped raw carrots in a couple of smoothies and it blended them nicely. Kale is fine, too. Haven't tried beets or seeds, but they are probably OK.I am not a fan of this blender, but it is doing the job right now, which for me is making smoothies.
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You can use all Leafy vegetables, hard vegetables (Carrot, beetroot, cucumber, bottle gourd etc), hard fruits (like apples -- but the yield is not that good). I gifted this juicer to my father. I actually use an other juicer (MJ445 Stainless Steel Manual Wheatgrass Juicer) and i feel this is more reliable in the long run.
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I think it works better if the beans are raw. You can try blanching them a little and see if that works better for you. I haven't had a problem with this slicer and have used it for 3 seasons. I have to "clamp" it to a heavy cutting board because I have granite counters and they're too thick for the "clamp" on this slicer. I too put a chair under the board and let the slices fall into a bowl on the chair.
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Leafy greens are tough. I do it almost every time I juice, but the yield is disappointing. If you roll the wheat grass into a tight ball you will get some juice, but not nearly as much as with a slow juicer.
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I can only speak from my experience from the Tribest product. It would have trouble juicing anything hard like carrots, beets, etc. It would continually stop. I would have to clean it out every few minutes. It was not worth the effort. I never owned the Omega product. I can not recommend the Tribest piece of junk.
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I put a raw carrot in my smoothies sometimes. It's best to cut it into slices first. Use the "whole juice" button.
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I juice spinach and kale daily. I don't have the upgrade. They don't take more time to juice than anything else. I make a tall glass out of 5 fruits or vegetables in 5 minutes. Cleaning the machine takes about that long as well.
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If you put enough spinach in it and just pulsed it a few quick times it would do a rough chop. If you put too little it won't do much of anything. I'd just do it by hand honestly. It best with things like making guacamole, or making breadcrumbs. Too much chopping/ grinding of ingredients like onions and spinach just brings out the moisture and gives an undesired amount of liquid with the veg.
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Good Morning,As you can see I purchased this just a week or so ago. The day it arrived I used it for 3 hours to purée my pumpkin for pies and had not one issue. I am unsure of what the problems are but just let the receiver of the gift know if something should go wrong to let you know!