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Pros
Pro Good yield of juice from leafy greens
Omega has horizontal auger which makes extracting juice from leafy greens such as spinach, wheatgrass, and kale an easy task. Ingredients are being crushed twice - in the initial crush, juice is extracted through the first mesh screen located at the bottom. The pulp is then passed through tighter space where it is squeezed the second time against a cylindrically shaped screen. It is more efficient than vertical single-stage auger juicers and will yield more with the same amount of produce.
Pro Can do more than just juicing
The Omega J8006 has the added options of making nut butter, grinding coffee beans, making sorbets and pasta using the different tools that are included in the package.
Pro Minimal oxidation for preserved taste and nutrients
The Omega juicer has a motor that operates at 80 RPM - it squeezes ingredients with minimal oxidation, preserving natural taste & nutrients, which would be lost by high-speed centrifugal juicers that grind, crush, and heat the ingredients due to the fast-rotating blade.
Pro The juicer will last for a long time
Due to the low power motor and the fact it doesn't heat up, it will last longer than standard centrifugal juicers.
Cons
Con May clog up if only soft fruits are used
This juicer doesn't handle soft fruit and vegetables (like pineapple, tomato, or any citrus) very well - their pulp can quickly clog up the mesh screen. The solution for this can be making mixed juices: for every piece of a soft fruit, you can add a hard one (for example, pineapple and carrot, tomato and celery), that way the hard fruit pushes soft pulp all the way through.
Con Not BPA-free
The Omega J8006's plastic parts are not BPA-free. This means there is a possibility that some of the chemicals from plastic containers could seep into the juice, if you microwave or store the juice in the collection containers.
Con It takes longer to extract juice
Due to a slightly different auger and smaller chute when compared to some vertical low-speed juicers, it might take a longer time to extract juice from the ingredients. The ingredients have to be pre-cut due to the small chute and then pushed to make sure all the ingredients reach the auger.
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