Omega J8006 Nutrition Center Review

Omega J8006 Nutrition Center
150-watt Commercial Masticating Juicer

Specifications
Type	Masticating
Casing	Chrome-plated metal
Dimensions	Vertical / Upright Design 7 x 15.5 x 8.5 inches
Power	150 Watts
Speed	Slow Juicer 80 RPM
Weight	18 pounds
Juice Shelf Life	72 Hours
Nutrient Retention	High
Noise Level	Low
Can Juice Wheatgrass	Yes
Can make Almond / Soy Milk	Yes
Price	$$$ / $$$$$
Warranty	15 Years
Rating	Omega J8006 Nutrition Center Review 4.58/5 (91.63%) 1070 votes

This commercial juicer uses a low speed, masticating style juicing system with a few more functions other than juicing. You can make pasta, baby food, and you can even use it as a grinder or a nut butter maker. It includes a GE Ultem Auger which is 8 times stronger than most other plastics. The juicer processes at 80 RPM so it squeezes and chews the fruit and vegetables, instead of grinding, which allows the juice to maintain its pure color, natural taste, vitamins and nutrients. It can extract juice from leafy vegetables like kale and spinach at generally higher juice yield.

Key Features

Masticating Juicer Benefits

Masticating Juicers can process almost everything, from fruits and vegetables to leafy greens such as wheatgrass, spinach and kale. Some models can even help you make soy and almond milk.

The efficient low-speed masticating technology presses and extracts juice instead of shredding like high speed juicers do. The juicing screw masticates the fruits and vegetables, breaking down the cellular structure and releasing the nutrients and minerals. This technology minimizes oxidation and preserves nutrients and healthy enzymes, producing a fresh all natural juice which can last up to 72 hours.

Demo Video

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Customer Reviews

Since I got this juicer, I’ve used it daily. First and foremost, if you’ve never juiced, you’re in for a dramatic change. Since I started juicing, my energy level has increased dramatically. The benefits of juicing have shocked and amazed me.
- Secondly, if you’re going to juice, get this style, the masticating juicer rather than the centrifugal style. Yes, it is slower, but it’s also more efficient and less damaging to the juice. You will get more juice out of your produce. Importantly, you will also be able to juice greens such as kale, lettuce, herbs and so on. This particular juicer is rock solid. I’m very impressed with it. The motor is very powerful and grinds up whatever you throw at it. It has a monster warranty. And what I like most is that it’s extremely easy to clean. I keep it next to my sink, since I use it multiple times a day, and I can have this thing cleaned and re-assembled in a little over a minute. — Harry Slaughter

I have rated the 8006 at five stars because of its efficiency, ease of use and quality of materials. The newly designed auger is a translucent black material that GE calls ULTEM. The warranty has been increase from 10 years to 15 years. The juicer probably functions the same as the model 8005 and 8002 so all of the previous reviews apply to the 8006. The power switch is located at the lower back of the juicer and allows the auger to be reversed if something would become lodged in the mastication extraction tube. The Omega auger is patented and has a two stage screen for greater juice output compared to other brands. For example, five medium sized HoneyCrisp apples produced a full quart of wonderful clear pulp-free juice. The apple juice does not turn brown nearly as fast as the juice from centrifugal type juicers due to the lower oxidation from the 80 rpm auger. There is very little foam, and the included screen can be used to filter the final product, if desired. The Omega 8006 does a great job with carrots but with this juicer as with any juicer, the smaller the items, the greater the juice extraction efficiency. I need to point out that the feed tube is only about 1.5″ in diameter. There lies the problem with large tube centrifugal juicers. They waste about 20% of the juice and this is significant when you count the price of organic produce. I use a little cutting board to slice items while the juicer pulls them in almost by itself. It works very well. I juice greens including wheat grass and parsley, which can adhere to the spinning basket of a centrifugal juicer and cause the basket to be out of balance. This happened to me with a JuiceLady JL-500 and it cracked the top of the juicer before I could turn it off. If you do not want to cut the produce into smaller pieces then this is not the juicer for you. I enjoy using the 8006 and I have yet to see a bad review of an Omega single auger juicer. Of all the juicers made, this is definitely in the top ten and some websites rate it as No. 1. I can recommend this Omega juicer with no reservations. Enjoy! — Stephen Seidel

I am a very experienced Juicer for over 20 years. I owned a Champion Masticating juicer and loved it but the masticating blade auger kept slipping. I bought a new masticating blade for 60.00 which I thought was very expensive and it still slipped too and I realized that the main metal axle had worn down and could not be replaced. In July 2012 after researching many different juicers I chose the Omega J8006 and I am giving it 5 stars for several reasons. #1. It is easy to clean up, far easier than the champion and centrifugal units. #2. It does NOT create foam like most units do, a plus. #3. It will NOT heat up the juice which damages the juice like the champion did and many juicers do, and cold juice is much better to drink than warm juice. #4. It is very stylish, stainless steel and takes up very little space. #5. It is very powerful and will easily handle any fruit or vegetable I put in it. #6. It only turns at 90 RPM so the juice stays cold and the enzymes are not destroyed from excessive heat. #7. It is one of the very few juicers that will do wheat grass which I use. #8. It has a great warranty. #9. The main auger will never need replaced, no teeth on it. #9. It is only 300.00 and not nearly the most expensive. #10. It can also be used to make Pasta and is very functional. #11. I can clean it up in less than 4 minutes, only 3 pieces to clean. #12. It is build to last. #13. Omega has been in business longer than most every company out there and they are here to last. #14. It is USA made and sold. I have been using the juicer for several months now and I use it daily. If you are going to spend your money on a juicer, this is the system to get. You can get a system cheaper but what it will boil down to is how quickly it cleans up, how much it heats up the juice, how much foam it makes, and if it is able to do fibrous vegetables without plugging up like celery. I have done dozens of hours of research and reviews, and did my research properly and I am very pleased with this system and know you will be too. — Cliff Stockamp

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