Omega NC800HDS Cold Press Juicer Machine, Vegetable and Fruit Juice Extractor and Nutrition System, Dual-Stage Slow Masticating Juicer, 150 W, Manual, Silver

I just got this juicer and used it for the first time this morning (I will update my review, if needed, after a few weeks of using). But after just the one use, I was blown away by what a difference masticating over centrifugal makes.I previously bought the Breville JE98XL Centrifugal juicer. At the time, I had wanted to get a decent juicer but didn't want to spend much. (In hindsight, it cost me more to get a cheaper juicer that didn't squeeze much out of anything I juiced.) If you're only interested in making orange juice and stuff, the Breville was fine, I guess? The pulp was never that dry (and yes, I tried all the tricks) plus the centrifugal juicers are CRAP at juicing greens. IYES, yes they are - there's no amount of rolling greens around other produce to get more out of them. And forget running the pulp back through a centrifugal juicer, it usually just spins right back out immediately. I don't juice fruits, other than lemons & limes and MAYBE the occasional apple. I'm interested primarily in greens. So I gave up on juicing at home for awhile because the amount of money I was spending on produce for the amount of juice I was getting was ridiculous. Also, I could not STAND cleaning the large screen on the Breville. No matter how much soaking and scrubbing I did, the screen always seemed covered in pulp residue.But I've been feeling run down with allergies lately. I spent a lot of money purchasing fresh green juices from a nearby place and noticed that I felt significantly better for a few days. Given how much I spent on a couple days' worth of juice, I figured I could either resign myself to spend too much on juice for a few days or just go at it again with a better, masticating juicer.I would have loved to have gotten one of those huge Norwalk's but I wasn't about to spend $1000+. The Omegas got good reviews and I decided to go for the NC800 over the J8006 for two reasons: One, the adjustable end cap because it said that you could tighten the pressure of the auger for things like greens, but loosen it for softer fruits or hard vegetables. I wanted to get the very most out of greens that I possibly can. Two, the feeding tube is oval and a little bigger than the J8006. I don't mind doing prep work and cutting things up, but if there was an option, might as well take the larger tube. The NC800 really doesn't cost that much more than the J8006 so might as well go for it.Some other reviews have said there's a learning curve - I really didn't find it difficult to use, at all. I thought I had done something wrong at first because it took a few minutes for the first bit of juice to come through when I started feeding kale leaves into the tube. But then the juice started to make it's way out and I was amazed at the size of the puddle from just a couple kale leaves. I spent a couple of minutes cutting up celery, peeling a cucumber & cutting it, tearing apart leaves, and peeling a lemon. No big deal. And totally worth it. Especially since with this juicer I can make one big batch and stick the rest in the fridge for a day or two. For this first go around I juiced: one cucumber, a small knob of ginger, about 6 stalks of celery, several leaves of kale and romaine, two small lemons. (I also added a couple pinches of sea salt at the end for an extra kick.) For the amount of juice I got with this juicer, I would have had to have used TWICE as much produce in the old Breville centrifugal. Plus, this juice definitely tastes brighter and crisper AND the juice actually seems a little thicker without being pulpy at all. (Oh, I forgot - I also added parsley and I can actually TASTE the parsley flavor now!)There are many little parts but it is SO easy to clean. You really don't need to scrub anything if you clean it immediately - just rinse it under hot water or let it soak for a few minutes and rinse off. I scrubbed the little screen quickly with the brush that's included, but it was SO quick and easy.Lastly, this juicer is much quieter than the Breville. The noise never bothered me so much, but with this one, I feel like I now have the freedom to start the juice even while the rest of my family is still sleeping. I LOVE this juicer and I wish I had just spent the extra few dollars to get it last year. (PS I am now off to try to convince someone on Craigslist to buy the old juicer... *smile*)

I've been juicing for over 30 years, and this is my favorite juicer. Note that the NC800 & NC900 are the SAME except for color. I also own the Kuvings Whole Slow Juicer, and I feel that the Omega NC800 is much better.I've noticed that most of the rave reviews on the Kuvings are from people who are coming from a centrifugal juicer - well, any slow juicer will be a vast improvement over a centrifugal juicer, so I understand their enthusiasm.Cleaning - hands down, the Omega NC800 is easiest to clean! By far. It takes less than 90 seconds. The Kuvings is not simple to clean (although, again, much easier than any centrifugal juicer!). Kuvings has lots of parts with nooks and crannys, plus a huge screen, all of which require careful cleaning.Pre- Juice Prep - this might surprise you, but although the Kuvings has a huge chute, the juicer itself is not too great at handling fibrous things, so anything tough and fibrous (like celery, kale, wheatgrass) needs to be cut into very small pieces, so the idea of the huge chute is kind of misleading. The Omega on the other hand, has a much smaller chute, but takes abuse much better. You can cram whole pieces of celery, ginger, kale, whatever into the chute and it just chugs along. No, the omega won't fit an uncut apple, but an apple is far easier to chop into pieces quickly than greens and celery, etc.juice quality - The omega handily wins for greens, and "mixed juices" (like a morning juice of 1/2 apple, 1/2 cucumber, handful of greens, few stalks of celery, piece of ginger, turmeric, half a lemon, couple of baby carrots, handful of herbs). Very little pulp in the omega, and a very hassle-free prep and cleanup. Kuvings has lots of pulp, so be prepared to strain. I don't do much fruit juice (other than a bit of apple or citrus in a vegetable based juice). The kuvings would probably be better for just fruit juices like just pineapple or oranges (but really, you should be mixing more vegetables into your juices).Nut Butters - Kuvings DOES NOT DO NUT BUTTERS! Very annoyed by this, as that was one of the reasons I bought it. But when I got home, I looked at instructions and it says nothing about nut butters. I called Kuvings, and they confirmed, the machine is not designed to do nut butters. Ugh! The Omega does awesome nut butters, they're better when the nuts are lightly roasted (raw almonds for instance take about the same amount of time as in the Cuisinart). Raw brazil nut butter comes out really well In the Omega.Nut Milks, Coconut Milk & Butter - This is where the Kuvings excels. You have not tasted homemade coconut or almond milk until you've made it in a Kuving. OMG something about crushing the nuts/coconut makes the milk taste infinitely better than if you use the vitamix. And, the Kuvings makes it easy, since no need for nut milk bag, it sends the pulp out the ejector (save the pulp and use it for yummy treats!). And coconut butter from the Kuvings was an accidental surprise - I no longer purchase this very expensive product from the store. Sadly, the Omega doesn't do milks.So, my take away is that the Omega NC800 is just an amazing all around juicer. The key to juicing is actually taking the time to do it everyday - this machine makes that much easier to do.PS - I highly recommend watching John Kohler of discount juicers on YouTube before buying a juicer. His videos are very informative and kind of amusing in a Sean Penn from Fast Times at Ridgemont High sort of way (although most are way too long, but you can fast forward).