Review on 🥤 Silver Omega Slow Masticating Juicer - Discontinued by Manufacturer - Optimize Your Search! by Patrick Bacho

We started juicing about a year ago. My husband researched juicers, and while we knew masticatory juicers had to be better, we weren't ready to jump into that price bracket. If I knew then what I know now, I would immediately grab such a machine. It's much quieter and quicker/easier to clean. The footprint is about the same, but the base can be placed along the counter, while our vertical centrifugal juicer needs to face forward to clear the top cabinets. The base is the size and shape of a toaster. I like that this model has metal screens and thicker plastic cones. The surface to clean is much smaller than our old juicer and there are no sharp edges to worry about. With a centrifugal design, bits of apple or carrot would fall into the bin and a lot of debris would fly around the top of the exit chute. It also occasionally burst through parts of the juicer and splattered on the walls. It felt like we weren't making the most of our fruit and veg and I was tired of scrubbing the walls. I also didn't like that loud noise in the morning. My husband's favorite juice has kale (as well as celery, apple, ginger, and cucumber). We made his juice this morning and it turned out to be 150% of what we normally get. I don't like the pulp in my orange juice and I read the pulp reviews carefully. I have already made several fruit juices such as strawberry, grape, pear, apple, peach and grapefruit. I had no pulp problems. The strawberries were noticeably creamier in a good way, almost like a fruit smoothie. I felt like I was getting more fruit. The grapefruit chips looked like coleslaw when they got out of the car. We were very impressed with the dryness of the pulp. The mesh is thin enough that there is nothing in the juice that I would call pulp. There is an extra mesh screen in the box but I haven't even used it yet. The surface that comes into contact with food is much smaller, so much less cleaning is required. I don't have a blender or food processor because I don't like cleaning equipment, but I don't mind cleaning this juicer. One review said that if it's too much for someone to clear, they probably shouldn't be juicing, and that might be true (although I wouldn't want anyone not juicing). Much smaller screen, much smaller surface and no sharp details. Not only did our other juicer have sharp teeth, but the large plastic top was bulky and difficult to turn in the sink to clean, plus the plastic triangle that guides the trigger was sharp and always scratched me. Throw everything in soapy water at once and it's pretty painless. We also used plastic trash bags in our old juicer but I found I didn't need them with this new one as there is a small pile of much drier pulp. I chose this model over the next version because of the detachable hopper, longer tamper and more durable plastic of the juice/mash containers. Those were the things that struck me when comparing the reviews. I've considered a vertical masticator juicer but read many reviews about clogged pulp chute, cracked plastic filter and too much pulp in the juice. We didn't have such problems with this machine. The upright models have large charging cradles, but I don't mind making a few extra discs. It's a little relaxing and meditative. It's not much different than our old juicer, which was supposed to do big things but needed small chunks because when the flat surface hit the bottom of the spinning basket, it just stayed there. Instead of dicing the apple for the old machine, I sliced it longer for this machine. Our old car had sharp teeth that could hurt you but also dull you. This is not a problem with this machine. Overall, we are very satisfied with this juicer and can recommend it unreservedly.