Do you find that it does not juice greens very well?
262944
It juices greens just fine, this is where it excels. It works much better than centrifugal juicers where your greens will get caught up in the blade instead of getting juiced. So far I've tried wheatgrass, spinach, beet, celery, and carrot greens and all did great. Only a cold press juicer can do a decent job with greens.
2235065
I have an OLD Juiceman II which still works great. Last year invested in a Vitamix. The best solution I've found is putting the Apples, celery, greens, lemon juice (helps keep things fresh!) in the Vitamix and blend it then poor it through the juicer after the root vegetables are done. It gives out a decent (not great, still leaves it wet) amount of juice that way. The spinners don't work well with the leafy greens. My next purchase will be an Amish juice press to press out the rest.
1926799
If you want to juice primarily wheat grass (or greens in general) this juicer isn't the best choice. Look at the omega 800x series (8003-8006).
2235692
It blends greens very well. I got this blender to make good green smoothies, and it does the job perfectly! It will devour spinach, kale, frozen fruits, and regular fruits. it always has a smooth consistency, so you are sure to drink your smoothie- not eat it. I personally love it for my green smoothies. As far as leafy greens go, you will never have to eat your smoothie. it even has a pre-set smoothie function. I'll pour in coconut milk, add spinach, a banana, some frozen pineapple, and ground chia seeds then hit the smoothie button. it does a wonderful job!
80405
After researching a lot online, the Omega was the winner to me in what I discovered in reviews & videos concerning juicing greens and wheatgrass. That's what I was looking for in a juicer. I have juiced leafy greens with hard vegetables & hard fruits and it does very well, very, very minimal foam. I have not juiced wheatgrass yet.
1421877
Leafy greens are juiced, but the quantity of juice is small. I like to bunch the kale so that the bunch meets the shredding blade. Otherwise, the kale parts break away without getting juiced.
661962
Yes I've juiced kale many times. I've learned to wash it (the night before) and let it dry before using as sometimes if the leaves are wet it doesn't juice as well.
1677094
Yes. It works well for me. I haven't compared it with other juicers, but all the vegetables that are more dense - like ginger, beets, potatoes, carrots - juice really well.
2235694
I am sorry to say that I have not tried any leafy greens in mine. I have tried fruits and other veggies and have not found anything this blender cannot handle. I would have no problem trying it if that means anything. If you try it, please write a review so I know.
2014756
I don't get much juice from Kale or parsley which are the only leafy greens I have tried. But I don't expect much juice since there isn't much juice in them.
545104
It does eject little pulp for leafy greens. but it comes with a filter dish which filters out any pulp that comes into juice. There are some techniques to avoid pulp into juice, check youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/rawfoods?feature=watch for more information on choice of juicer. I used the same.
312238
This juicer has done really well w/ greens, like kale and spinach. As for efficiency, I can't compare the quantity of juice produced to another juicer, since this is my first one. But I am happy with it.
545101
Yes and Yes. This is not a secret. It's a well known fact that this juicer ejects pulps into the juice (just google it). What's not clear and hard to define is the amount and the size of pulps because it depends on the greens. Also, the personal tolerance or preference to pulps is different. Some people claim that they like the pulps in their juices but that's kind of absurd. One of the important reasons that we make juices over blending is that it's pulp free, fiber free, and easily drinkable so that the body can absorb nutritions faster. I'd tell people that to make blending instead if they like pulps, which I do in the morning to get extra fibers. To make comparisons to other juicers that I have used, Breville and Omeage 8006 do not eject any pulps to the juice. If I may add, nothing tastes better than smooth, silky, fresh, delicious juices!
1576973
I think it works quite well for greens, considering that it isn't an auger juicer. You can't juice wheatgrass, but if I cram in greens, so the whole chute is filled tight, greens work pretty well. For kale, use the frilly type, and put it in "head first" with the stems sticking up top to push down on.
1329056
Horribly for kale. There are always little chunks left in there no matter how long you blend it for. For other, softer greens it does pretty well, especially for spinach.
1419517
It juices all sorts of greens...even lettuce. I also juiced parsley but I wrapped it into a tight ball inside of the leaves of something else. Hope this helps you!
956527
this will not juice spinach, kale or chard, you will get very little juice with this juicer, I would go with another juicer...