White Omega J8004 Nutrition Center Commercial Masticating Juicer

I have been using a Champion Juicer since 1975. One good thing about it is it is still going strong like the day I bought it. However, I've recently become interested in wheat grass juicing. The Champion Juicer is not very capable in juicing wheat grass. In fact, it is not mentioned in the user's manual and anywhere on their web site. Celery and other stringy produce gum up in the Champion. I find I have to clean the Champion several times when juicing celery and kale and wheat grass juicing was extremely tedious because of the gumming up.

I have found the Omega 8004 juicer a dramatic improvement over the Champion juicer. There has been 35 years of progress. (Please note the Champion juicer sold today is identical to the 1975 model - the parts are interchangeable and the user's manual is virtually the same.) There is much less foam with the Omega. You can juice wheat grass and green leafy produce without having to stop to clean it several times when trying to juice 16 oz of juice. With the Champion you have the stringy fiber gumming up the teeth of the masticator whereas the Omega does not have teeth. The Omega is quieter and about half the weight of the Champion. I have found the Omega's extraction is more thorough than that of the Champion.

Overall, I find the performance of the Omega far superior to that of the Champion. Will it hold up for 35 years? I don't know. But if it lasts for only 10 to 15 years I will gladly replace it with another because of the improvement in juicing performance and versatility. Yes the feed chute is small on the Omega but think of the safety issues that would come with a larger chute. I find the design of the plunger on the Omega easier to use than that on the Champion.