The Omega J8006 is what\u2019s known as a\u00a0masticating juicer\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 a member of the \u201cslow juicing\u201d family. A masticating works by grinding fruits and vegetables with an auger. The auger moves at approximately 80 RPMs. (Breville and other centrifugal juicers move at up to 10,000 RPMs.) Because the auger moves more slowly, the juice doesn\u2019t oxidize as much and tastes much fresher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You run the vegetables or fruit through the chute. The auger slowly spins, squeezing juice from one end and ejecting the pulp from the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Juicing kale with the Omega J8006.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The auger moves at 80 or so RPMs. Because the auger moves more slowly, it extracts more juice from the produce. You will absolutely get higher yields from the Omega J8006 than from centrifugal style juicers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Does Omega J8006 juice taste better?<\/strong> Yes. Juice from an Omega juicer tastes better because the juice goes through less oxidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oxidation is what happens when a fruit or vegetable is exposed to oxygen. When you slice an apple in half, you\u2019ll notice it browns. (Add lemon and limes to prevent oxidation.) A centrifugal juicer makes thousands of cuts in an apple, thus leaving more surface area exposed to oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How long does the Omega J8006 Take to Clean?<\/strong> Two or three minutes. It\u2019s easier to clean than centrifugal juicers because the screen is much smaller. I\u2019ll be doing a separate post on cleaning the Omega juicers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How long does it take to juice with the Omega J8006?<\/strong>\u00a0It takes longer than a centrifugal juicer. Hey, it\u2019s called a \u201cslow juicer\u201d for a reason. But once you factor in reduced clean-up time, it\u2019s a wash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is the Omega J8006 better than the Omega VRT350?<\/strong>\u00a0No. They are different juicers but both of them are the best juicers you can buy. When comparing a\u00a0VRT350\u00a0to a J8006, you can only decide that one of those juicers is \u201cfirst among equals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I personally lucked into a J8006. It was given to me as a gift. Otherwise I\u2019d still be agonizing over whether to buy a VRT350 or J8006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can you afford an Omega J8006?<\/strong>\u00a0$299 is\u00a0a lot of money. A causal juicer probably shouldn\u2019t buy an Omega. A causal or newbie juicer should go with the\u00a0Consumer Reports best buy juicer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buy an inexpensive juicer at first. If you don\u2019t like juicing, then sell the inexpensive on Craigslist. You\u2019ll be out only a few bucks; big deal. Only buy a high-end juicer if you\u2019re serious about juicing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If juicing is for you, then you absolutely can afford an Omega juicer. I might even say that you can\u2019t not<\/em> afford an Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using kale, we performed a yield test using a Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Juicer, a Breville Juicer, and the Omega J8006. The Omega J8006 yields over twice as much<\/em> kale juice as the Breville and about 50% more<\/em> than the Hamilton Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I juice around $15 worth of kale, collards, and other leafy greens each week. With the J8006, I\u2019ll get the same amount of green juice from $7.50. That\u2019s a 50% return on my investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The machine will have paid for itself after within 9 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you consider juicing a fixed cost, my Omega Juicer will actually earn me money. After 40 weeks it\u2019s paid for. Thus each week is $7.50 in profit gained from cost savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The J8006 has a 15-year warranty. Over the course life of the machine, the Omega juicer will have earned me over $5,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now maybe I won\u2019t juice every day. Maybe I\u2019ll lose some days with the machine when sending parts off to be replaced. The numbers won\u2019t be that clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can confidently say that my $299 Omega will save me thousands<\/em> of dollars \u2013 which, again, is savings from money that was already going to be spent. In economic terms, I earned thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe this post should have been titled, \u201cThe Economics of Juicing\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Save Money by Buying the Omega J8004<\/strong>. The Omega J8004 has a 15-year warranty. It\u2019s the same machine as the J8006. It just comes in white rather than chrome.\u00a0Save $40\u00a0by not caring about the color of your juicer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is the difference between the Omega J8003 and J8005 and the Omega J8006 and J8004?<\/strong> They are the same machines save for two material differences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0Omega J8003<\/strong> has a 10-year warranty. You save some cash up front but sacrifice five years of the warranty. The Omega J8005 is the same as the J8003; it just comes in chrome<\/p>\n\n\n\n One last tip, if you\u2019re going to order an Omega single-auger masticating juicer, double-check your order. Why didn\u2019t Omega number the juicers\u00a0sequentially? It would make more sense to say: the J8003 and J8004 are the same but for color; the J8005 and J8006 are the same but for color. That\u2019s not what Omega did, however. Instead the J004 is the same as the J8006, and the J8003 is the same as the J8005. Man, that really is confusing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep juicing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is the best juicer an Omega juicer? At Juicing for Men you will find two juicing buying guides. These guides help you cut through the jargon and decide which juicer is right for you. See, \u201cBest Juicer Under $100,\u201d and \u201cBuying the Best Juicer.\u201d We also reviewed the brand of juicers used in Fat, Sick,…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fit-juice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Making-Kale-Juice-with-Omega-J8006-Juicer.jpg\")
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