I would like one that does the root vegetables plus the green leafy spinach & lettuce. I was reading on the net that some of them do not do well on the leafy ones. I never juiced before. I need some advice thank you
Judy
There is a SparkTeam that I'm a member of (but I can't think of the name of it?? ha! I'm tired. I think it's Smoothies & Juicers or some such. Just look at the list on my page!!)... anyway... we inherited the old centrifugal style juicer that my mother in law had back in the 70's...that specific brand isn't made but there are gobs of other "brands" using the same basic idea. (I think ours is Acme Juicer but someone else is borrowing ours now. Omega is another etc). The basic thing on these is the centrifuge requires a thin filter and then all the pulp, skin, core, seeds, gunk all lands on this thing while the juice slowly dribbles out... Several drawbacks - one is having to clean this glop, and two, you only make maybe 16-18 oz of juice. If you are trying to do a lot then at some point it will get too full and won't juice and it's just not good, seems like it starts making weird noises (like I said, one friend borrowed it and then she lent it to another friend.). Also because it is stripping out the fibers etc then if all you are doing is a juice fast, then you'll need to take some fiber capsules or powder, psyilleum (sp?) or other fiber type supplements to prevent constipation.
I eventually got a Vitamix and I like it better. The fiber stays with the juices so it's more filling and less likely to get constipated... I think you could do it with the Ninja, just had to be more careful about how you load your machine, especially if you are wanting to combine root parts with leave parts. I can't remember the exact sequence that Vitamix recommends (a DVD was included with my purchase with recipes and tips). The main idea is that the stuff that's easy to pull in and blend needs to be at the bottom and then the harder stuff like ice or frozen fruit (I've even used frozen asparagus or frozen spinach just to portion it out without spoilage in the fridge) on top, if you are putting it all in the Vitamix all at once...plus, they usually recommend 1/2-1 cup of water or other juice just to get that initial start going well. The other approach with Vitamix, and I'd probably do this with the Ninja (I also have an older Ninja and didn't really understand the process of making juices as well until I got my Vitamix) would be to blend the softer things, and then just add and process each additional ingredient one by one, just adding it to the already blended items so it doesn't get overloaded. And since, well in the case of mine, my Ninja containers are both smaller than my Vitamix, so obviously I can't make as ;much at one time.
Some swear by the Breville, which is the one featured in the documentary "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead" by Joe Cross - the Australian who went on a 30 day juice fast here about 2-3 years ago. Or was it a 90 day fast? I forget. You can watch it on NetFlix.com or I think maybe if you join his website, there's a way to see it for free there. I can't remember now. Been awhile and I need to do it myself. Just have family issues to work around. Others, of course, have their own opinions and recommend other juicers. Just really kind of have to try different machines or watch different machines being used (like if you have a Smoothie King or other commercial juice shop in your area) many times they will have a Vitamix and also a Champion, if they are offering wheatgrass juice shots etc. and the owner/employees can give you their opinions.
That's all I'm thinking of right now and I've not done just huge amounts of research. There's plenty around who have. Another one is Steve Meyer... Meyerowitch or some such - "Sproutman" - you'll be able to find his books & materials on search engines, in Amazon.com etc and his own website which I haven't gone back to my email to look it up, but he discusses the various pros and cons of the various juicing systems too. I forget what he actually uses on his day to day stuff.
my advise...if you could rent one first see if you will stick with it. I bought like the most expensive one that really handles everything. It's a Green Star Twin Gear. It was pretty expensive as I recall...like $600. If I were in the states and could ship it to someone I would sell it on ebay. I would also sell the expensive dehydrator I also bought...what was I thinking. too much clean up for the juicer and I decided that I like to eat solid foods more for the calories. Best of everything to you. Sallie
I hope you find an answer to this. I want to try juicing, but haven't bought a juicer yet because I'm not sure what one to get. I do have a Ninja kitchen system that's supposed to juice, but I haven't tried it yet.
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