Is the Blendtec 475 a juicer also
1837284
The Blendtec is not a orange or fruit juicer. The juice will have too many bubbles and too light. As a veggie juicer, it is excellent.
1837285
It is better than a juicer. It uses the whole fruit or vegetable and gives all the fiber, vitamins and minerals available. I retired my juicer once the Blendtec came into my home.
1499241
By juicer, if you mean "Does it extract juice from produce, and separate out the pulp and fiber?" then, the answer is no. It does not extract juice. It is a high-power, high-speed blender. It pulverizes the fruit (or veggies) and creates a smooth puree (or very juicy smooth puree depending on how juicy your produce is). I guess you can do as jonkitvn suggested and filter the pulp and fiber out, but why would you want to do that? The Vitamix makes the best tasting blended fruits and veggie smoothies/beverages. I guess it depends on what you want to do. If you are looking to do something like make juice from wheat grass (or spinach, kale, etc.) then you probably need a juicer. If you use the Vitamix, then you just add the wheat grass (or spinach, kale, etc.) to the blender with liquids (i.e., water) and/or fruit and blend it together, eating the whole plant food. Hope that helps.
935447
I'm not sure, I returned it because it wasn't a very good juicer. I did however get an Omega and it is fantastic.
1789497
No and I've had mine for quite some time and use it quite regularly. This is the best juicer on the market by far, I wouldn't expect you to have that problem.
1816692
The juicer I purchased is the HH version witha smoothie option. Hope this helps.
2238498
We haven't tried making smoothies with our VRT400. It is primarily a juice extractor and it does a great job of that. No matter what fruit or vegetable you put into it, it squeezes the juice out and leaves all the fibre and pulp behind. My opinion is that you would want to use a blender to make smoothies, not a juicer.
274152
the blendtec is amazing. no pulp, just a smooth frothy smoothie. go with the blendtec you won't regret it.
1278026
Yep. It has two types of blades that plug in. One that juices (no pulp) and one that leaves some pulp in. It's primarily a juicer. If you're only making smoothies, no need to pay the premium for this machine.
694705
No, it only squeezes juice out of fruits or vegetables. If you want smoothies, get a blender instead.
1325361
I'm not thinking so but you can always check it out at Breville.com. You should just get the entire juicer blender as I did. It meets all it is advertised to be and more. Love it!
2014755
it actually is, I just juiced some kale the other day and I got more juice out of it then my old juicer. You can go look at instagram to see what I juiced from it since I had it. @getfitangie Hope you like the juicer! It's also easy to clean too.
1959123
Unless Vitamix makes a juicer, a Vitamix is a blender. I have one. Love it, but it's a blender. Mac-daddy of all blenders! Awesome. But it is not a juicer. I juice, then add the juice to some whole fruit, kale, whatever then into the Vitamix and make the best smoothies on earth.
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Hi Diane, I wouldn't say it has the capabilities of a juicer because they are two totally different kind of machines designed to do different functions. That said I love my blender. It's very powerful and very quite compared to others. I can blend green drinks with very little chunks left over if any at all. It kind of depends how long you blend for. Usually a minute or two is sufficient for my needs. Hope this helps.
1469602
I don't know because it was a gift and I sent it directly to the person. I wish I could be more help to you. The person who got the juicer is very happy with it though. Best of luck to you!
607930
If it is in good working condition, it will make a smoothie. However, MY unit was defective. It made a horrible noise, shaked and acted like it was going to explode. I did get mymoney back so they were good about that. I had an Acme juicer for years and years, it's an older juicer, but it was stainless steel, and worked so well. I was sorry I gave it away when I got the Big Boss. I still have not gotten another juicer so now I am without. I WOULD NOT recommend this terrible juicer. There has to be something else out there that is good. Maybe the Breville juicer. Sorry, them's the truth. If it is in good working condition, it will make a smoothie. However, MY unit was defective. It made a horrible noise, shaked and acted like it was going to explode. I did get mymoney back so they were good about that. I had an Acme juicer for years and years, it's an older juicer, but it was stainless steel, and worked so well. I was sorry I gave it away when I got the Big Boss. I still have not gotten another juicer so now I am without. I WOULD NOT recommend this terrible juicer. There has to be something else out there that is good. Maybe the Breville juicer. Sorry, them's the truth.
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Over the years I have used many juicers from different brands. The Breville 800JEXL ability to extract juice is head and shoulders above them all.My only complain is that it is noisy and vibration is unacceptable. It is also a little messy and after using, the kitchen counter clean-up is a must.
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My Blendtec leaves no chunks. If your going to be juicing a lot of greens? You should look at the Omega 8004, it's a Juicer, not a blender. As Blenders go, I feel the Blendtec is the best thing going.