What is the advantage of this juicer over a good blender? I have a Bosch blender.
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This juicer is excellent at maximizing juice extraction and leaving behind no solids. For people with intentions of juice fasting, no solids in the juice is important as your body detoxifies best when there is NOTHING I'm your stomach not even tiny bits of pulp. If you are supplementing a solid-foods diet, then a blender would be fine
1023646
A blender only blends all content , witch creates pulp , but this juicer separates the fiber from the juice. So in one bin, you get the solid content and in the other you get pure smooth juice
1023647
Oh my! This baby does so much, I've had no problems with mine, I use it everyday, I would recommend this juicer to anyone
1023648
this is a masticating juicer, it keeps your juice fresher because it grinds the juice out very good machine to have in your house.
1023649
The basic difference is that it will separate the juice from pulp. We researched juicers for pomegranates and found this to do an excellent job.
1533654
This is a great for smoothies! The 1200 is great for the price. However, if you go a step up, I think that you will get a more powerful motor that allows for juicing plus you get single serving cups. Im not sure if you can juice with a 1200, but I've never tried.
1499245
This isn't going to work as a juicer because it is a blender and thus does not remove the pulp. If you wanted, I guess you could run the blended mixture through a strainer to remove pulp, but I prefer having the extra fiber in my smoothies because it's good for you!
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This blender would be comparable to the Vitamix Performance Blender line. Any blender that boasts 12 amps or 2 horse power worth of sustained energy is going to be an incredibly powerful machine. I think you would be satisfied with either really. The Oster is a better price than the performance line of Vitamix so that it a bonus with this product. I have owned this product now for a month and am constantly amazed at how much I make use of it.
1959124
Vitamix is a great blender which mixes all of the pulp and juice (and whatever else you want in a smoothie), a masticating juicer is the best for separating fibers from the juice. Many health benefits can be found for this separation of juice, but fiber is healthy for other reasons. Some people cook the fibers in muffins, etc. after juicing. From personal experience, a Ninja is just good for blending your money into total waste. Don't bother.
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Yes, this juicer is amazing! Let me tell you why! It is easy to assemble and clean. The shoot at the top is very large so you don't have to cut your fruits/veggies into very small pieces. The pulp can sometimes be quite moist, but you get a ton of juice out of your produce. I love this juicer, it is a good investment and I would buy it again.
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The whole fruit is used for most fruits. If I were to choose one, I would pick the PowerGrind Pro. I have juiced with both and frankly the juice quality is better (you can taste it) from the PowerGrind Pro, and it is faster and easier to clean. Perhaps the Omega is better if you are juicing tons of very difficult material like wheatgrass. The trick to all machines is juicing mixtures in the right sequence so there is enough liquid to help get dryer materials through.
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Thanks for asking. I do also have a Vitamix so I think I can speak with some experience. I had Vitamix for about a year before I go the Omega. Vitamix is perfect for daily smoothies as it can pretty much grind up anything. With the Vitamix you get 100% of the fiber with the drink. This is excellent for getting plenty of greens etc. With any juicer, you do not get the fiber, only the liquid and the nutrients. The claim to fame for the juicing is that the nutrients are immediately available to the body without any digestion - excellent for those that are fasting, ill, aged or compromised health-wise. I feel the input of straight nutrients almost immediately upon drinking a glass of fresh juice. I use the juicer most often when I am dieting, cleansing or recovering from any sickness. I use the Vitamix daily. If I had to choose only one, it would be the Vitamix but I love having both. Hope this helps. Happy Holidays.
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Yes, I'm pretty sure that was the use for which it was originally intended, though it also does a great job with leafy greens such as kale and chard. I think all around it is the best manual juicer. The company is also very good to work with, and replaced the strainer at no charge when it developed cracks because I was juicing carrots and apples. (Did a good job on those as well, but I think the strainer basket couldn't take the extra pressure.) All in all I'm really happy with the juicer, but in a perfect world all the parts would be stainless steel.
1008994
No. A juicer is much different. Those will extract the pulp/fiber and leave a thin juice. Great for short term cleanses. Trendy too. I have one. It is gathering dust. I use the blender twice a day at least.
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this is a juicer, not a blender, but a 2nd disc can be used to make smoothies, but i've never made smoothies before myself. i'm a juicer. this is a VERY powerful machine you can use for a very long time.
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I'm glad you asked! I've been using the juicer for five months now. It's a very nice juicer But it's more for an occasional juicing. And you do have to slice up the fruits and vegetables. Especially carrots and beets.
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About as good as any juicer... Not very well. Bananas, mangos, etc are better off in smoothies. They are too sticky/gummy to be juiced and don't contain much moisture anyway.
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I think that a lot of people think there's a drastic difference between a smoothie and juice in terms of texture. The reason the "juice" is so thin is because it has NO fiber, NO pulp, NO nutritional value. You can put in more water in your smoothie to thin it out. But if you want a juicer, buy a juicer. IMHO, you will waste TONS of money. I had a juicer, not only did I waste money because of all of the pulp and fiber that wasn't in my drink, but I wasted time from the extended clean up.
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I have a Ninja also, this does a better job of reducing the bits of pulp. I found the pulp too thick to drink easily, so I still juice carrots, celery, beets, cucumbers, apples separately to use as the starting liquid for my Blendtec in place of water. In the Blentec I found the young greens, oranges, guavas, pineapple, strawberries juice up well on the whole juice setting. I usually follow up with some ice and another blending on smoothie setting...overkill maybe, but easy to swallow and delicious. I never get hungry anymore and I feel fantastic. It's a cut above, spendy, and I hope it lasts a long time. I have a Ninja also, this does a better job of reducing the bits of pulp. I found the pulp too thick to drink easily, so I still juice carrots, celery, beets, cucumbers, apples separately to use as the starting liquid for my Blendtec in place of water. In the Blentec I found the young greens, oranges, guavas, pineapple, strawberries juice up well on the whole juice setting. I usually follow up with some ice and another blending on smoothie setting...overkill maybe, but easy to swallow and delicious. I never get hungry anymore and I feel fantastic. It's a cut above, spendy, and I hope it... » Read More I have a Ninja also, this does a better job of reducing the bits of pulp. I found the pulp too thick to drink easily, so I still juice carrots, celery, beets, cucumbers, apples separately to use as the starting liquid for my Blendtec in place of water. In the Blentec I found the young greens, oranges, guavas, pineapple, strawberries juice up well on the whole juice setting. I usually follow up with some ice and another blending on smoothie setting...overkill maybe, but easy to swallow and delicious. I never get hungry anymore and I feel fantastic. It's a cut above, spendy, and I hope it lasts a long time. « Show Less
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We love ours. Does a great job, super easy to clean, and no issues so far. Obviously the yield isn't as high as slow juicers, but this is the best one I have used. You have no worries going with this one.
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hm - check out the reviews on the Vitamix. i was seriously considering the Vitamix a couple weeks ago and the reviews turned me away from buying it. i will probably buy this model because of the rave reviews here on Amazon ... one important consideration is that the Vitamix is a "blender" with a thick product whereas we are looking for a "juicer" that will separate the bulk/fiber from the nutrients.