J4000

I was a serious cyclist about six years ago and used a "Juiceman Junior" three times a day five days a week. I was initially impressed with the unit, especially for the price. Around a year later the bearings in the Juiceman gave up. About this same time, I was married and life took over. Now, seven years later I am looking to get back into cycling and juicing. I have looked at the Omega 4000 several times and compared it with others. I decided on this unit over others based on other reviews and the warranty. I used this unit as soon as it came in. I am happy to say that it performs beautifully. Rather quiet compared to the Juiceman, if I recall correctly. The pulp ejection worked fine and was much dryer compared to that (I feed product in rather slow) ejected from the juiceman. Clean up is no different from what I remember. In my opinion clean up is still too time consuming. Other than making the unit entirely out of stainless, I don't know how it could be easier to clean. If your as picky as me about "clean" a toothbrush works well for the mesh basket. One shot of seven carrots stained the plastic parts as I expected. I am sure by following the provided cleaning tips this can be removed. Plastic parts are; however, far more sturdy than the Juiceman. The juice produced from the Omega 4000 is fantastic, very light on "texture" or pulp. I have been rather hesitant on spending money on another juicer, but hopefully I have made the right choice. Others have commented on good customer support from Omega, that is encouraging. Out of the starting gate I am impressed with the performance of the Omega 4000. We will see what happens in the future, I intend to give this unit a workout! Don't get me wrong the Juiceman is a fair juicer for occasional use, especially for the price. If you are a serious juicer look elsewhere, possibly the Omega 4000.

Word of caution here!! Do not buy anything from this company!! I am yet to see worse customer support. Not to mention the motor on my juicer died less than 2 months after I purchased.I called Customer Service to get my item repaired... they told me because it was past 30 days I had to handle the shipping for repair. That wouldn't have been a problem for me if the item had lasted at least one year... but not even 2 months, I feee like they should have offered to replace it. That aside, I was able to escalate the issue and finally get them to issue a FedEX pick up call, so they handled the shipping.It has been almost three weeks and I have been trying to follow up on the order. They can't even tell me if the item is at the repair site, let alone when it will be done. They keep telling me they will call back with status, and nothing.I wish I had just returned it at Amazon and never get anything from Omega again.The juicer itself is okay. It is not great, but it is not bad... it serves the purpose. It is easy to clean, so that is a plus.Omega products never again.

To qualify myself: I bought my first juicer 22 years ago, a substantial Acme Juicerator w/ citrus attachment for about $400. After 12 years of heavy use I passed it along to a sick friend, and have since used many many other types with varying performances. I settled on a L'Equip for years, but it is no longer available so I could not get parts.Given the stainless steel juice bowl and overall design, I took a chance on the Omega jJ4000.It is the first juicer that equals the strength and quality construction of my first work horse. It is quiet, strong, fast, and good looking. It cleans easier than the old Acme did, and the cutter basket design does not require paper filters. I could not be happier with the Omega J4000, especially for under $200Annoyingly, it did arrive lacking the plunger, which is an indictment of Amazon warehousing rather than Omega.I contacted the Omega service rep and the part was sent.A word of advice to those who are new to juicing: I bore my friends often with odes to the benefits of juicing, but know that there is work involved. You will be scrubbing veges, you will be cleaning your juicer (under 10 minutes for a thorough clean if DONE IMMEDIATELY). Be willing to do these things, and your skin and overall health will thank you. And by the way, nothing in my experience reduces appetite better than 6 oz. of fresh vege juice!As always, know that I am a real consumer and this is an honest review.So thumbs up for the Omega J4000. A good deal.

This is a famtastic product. I would agree with other reviewers on practically every point, and add that even if you don't clean it immediately after use that it is stain resistant and will come clean, even with dried residue on the screen. Depending on what you juice it might start to smell like some fermentation is occuring though and you will attract fruit flies. My sink is fruit fly proof so I havent actually had them set up shop in my home, but they have visited. Overall great product, powerful yet quiet, efficient, can handle ginger and turmeric roots which is exactly what I wanted from a juicer. For the price, it makes perfect sense to get one of these centrifuges over a low speed juicer or any more expensive rivals.