How well does it juice leafy greens?
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Charlotte, Joe Cross was right...it's fabulous, juices really well, and it's like drinking sunshine. Watch Joe's video Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead....and see what this machine can do. I love mine. ceg, Prescott, AZ
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I have nothing to compare it to other blenders but I am satisfied on the amount of juce I get from leafy greens. However I have only blended Kale. Overall I am very satisfyied withe the Breville jucer.Kind regards,Claylon
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I find it juices leafy greens quite well and kicks out the leftover veins as pulp in the waste bucket opposite the juice container side. Easy to keep clean, use a produce bag from the store to line the waste bucket side first and use a nylon bristle brush circularly on the metal mesh part and blades, and I hand dry those parts carefully. :)
1747310
Its smooth, it goes through a mesh tray before it is collected. The only exception I notice was with heavy dark greens, they have a denser juice that is a thicker consistency as a result of the chlorophyll. Nothing to worry about though, I totally recommend it. I use it everyday!!!
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I have not put wheat grass into it yet. I can say this though as I use this juicer more the more I am disappointed in how is handles greens (i.e. kale, spinach, parsley). There are places inside the "bowl" where the fibers get stuck, making cleaning a chore.
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To be honest, and I LOVE my Breville, if you are looking to extract all the juice in greens, you would be better with a "green juicer", which presses the greens to extract the juice. The centrifugal force juicers really don't work well with wheat grass and greens. OR you can juice your fruits and veggies, and place the greens in a Vitamix and then add them with the pulp!!
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I can't attest to its durability since I don't use it commercially. But do note that it is slow (by design) to extract the most out of leafy greens. So if you are using this for production purposes, you may find it to be too slow.
1243887
I juice every morning (almost) and juice spinach, kale, beets,apples, ginger and sometimes carrots and citrus. From start to finish (including cleanup) it takes no more than 20 minutes max. The chute is larger but the 5-level adjustment was worth the upgrade. I think you would love it!
956528
With greens I'm using extractor to drink all... I'm using this juicer for my miracle juice everyday... And I love it..
2192913
It juices all of those items excellently. I juiced pineapple, greens, carrots and beet the other day. One of the videos about juicing I watched on YouTube recommended this juicer as the best for fruit. I have found that for best results, the trick is to alternate items when juicing.
1986166
I didn't have any trouble juicing beats with it. However, I thought this juicer didn't do a great job of extracting juice, a lot of it ended up in the waste bin.
1008993
Yes it will juice greens if you add water. If you over load it the motor will burn and stop
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Yes, it does. To be honest, I'd never even heard of kale until I started juicing. But from everything I've read now, it juices as expected. I get about a tablespoon of juice per large kale leaf. When I do juice kale, I juice two large leafs. Again, from what I've read, that's plenty in a juice recipe.
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I haven't juiced wheat grass, but I can tell you that it doesn't do well with leafy greens. I'd go with a masticating machine for wheat grass.
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Yes, it does a good job with kale. I would recommend juicing kale before anything else so the screen is clean and you get the most juice from it. Anything leafy I would recommend cleaning it after juicing a decent amount as the screen gets little pieces stuck in it, but I think this is true of any juicer.
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I think it does a good job except with small raspberries.... But I also recommend using the pulp in cooking meat dishes like meat loaf or stuffed chicken breast etc. that way there is no waste period. I also recommend adding great flavored like freshineple to all my juices...I blend carrots and kale and pineapple and apples together frequently. The most powerful juicer I think is the ninja....but it I not quiet like the fusion....the fusion is also easy and quick to clean. :)
91354
No, because I don't like it enough to use it more. It's not good for greens like the reviews say. If you have more money to spend, spend it on a better juicer.
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My Blendtec leaves no chunks. If your going to be juicing a lot of greens? You should look at the Omega 8004, it's a Juicer, not a blender. As Blenders go, I feel the Blendtec is the best thing going.
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No experience with Green Star juicer but compared to other masticating juicers the yield is better especially with leafy greens. We have used the juicer daily for two years without any problems and to reiterate what others have said the motor may be overbuilt for juicing and the other components are top quality.