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.

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 $200 Annoyingly, 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.

Hi I like it but the machine burn down I paid warranty for it help me with this thank u

We need a replacement for our Juiceman Jr and after some research settled on the Omega 4000. Compared to the Juiceman, this thing is fabulous. The first one we received had some issues with one of the safety sensors on the lid latch, and the unit would not turn on until we opened and closed the latch several times. Amazon replaced the original promptly and we've been very happy with its performance. It juices everything we've tried effortlessly, including carrots which gave our Juiceman a real workout, causing it to rumble, grind and sound like it was about to explode. We are impressed with the 4000's quiet efficiency. The unit is reasonably easy to take apart to clean, though we are not thrilled with the screw assembly that holds the blade in place. It's too easy to lose and you have to be careful to make sure the blade is properly seated. Some minor negatives. Make sure the blade has stopped moving before you attempt to remove the lid. If you do this while the blade is moving it can cause the plastic chute to come into contact with the blade and tear apart the plastic tube. Also, the spout continues to drip well after you're finished juicing and if your juice cup is full, you are likely to wind up with juice on the counter while swapping cups. It also sputters sometimes, splattering juice around the counter. Overall this as an excellent juicer with very minor flaws. Update 2010: Still using this juicer. Recently one of the clamps that hold the lid/chute assembly on cracked. I e-mailed customer service and received no response. Called and kept getting voice mail. Left a message and did not receive a return call. Finally I got a live person who advised me to send in the broken part and they would send me a replacement. Did that and a month later nothing. Called again and the person I spoke with said there was no record of their receiving the part (their fault or USPS, who knows?). Anyway he promised to sent a replacement latch and 3 days later I received two latches in the mail, so now I have an extra. Customer service could have been more responsive, but in the end they came through. Note that when I spoke with the Omega rep he mentioned that there are two different style bowl/lid/chute assemblys. I had to describe mine to him so he could send me the correct latch. Since I've never had the clogging and splattering issues that some others here have described, I suspect that they redesigned the bowl/lid/chute assembly to address those issues (notice that most of the complaints are much older). We've also learned that if we tilt the unit forward when we are done juicing a little remaining juice in the bowl will come out, so doing this eliminates the dripping issue I mentioned earlier. Still very happy with the Omega 4000.

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.

I just got this juicer on Monday. There is a white knob to hold the basket in place. You have to screw it on before using it and when it is time to remove it so you can clean the juicer--it will not come off! I have to break my hand to get it off. This is a design flaw. Otherwise the juice works really well. It has a powerful motor to do the job. Now I have to send it back dirty to the manufacturer to have it repaired. I am very unhappy customer because of the flaw and frustration to get the knob off so I can clean it. I cannot go through this every time I use it. It says in the directions not to tighten the knob to tight. Which means other people have had this problem before and they should have invented a instrument the grabs onto the knob to get it off without breaking your hand. Update: I got some pliers to get the knob off. I have to use pliers everytime to clean the juicer. Even though this is a hassle to do everytime I use the juicer, I am keeping the juicer only because I like the powerful motor and it is easy to clean once the inside knob is taken off. If you do not mind using pliers then this juicer is really a good one.

I really wanted a good juicer that wasnt going to break the budget and this is it! I love this thing! My sister and I thoroughly researched juice machines and I decided I needed a centrifugal juicer and then I found this company. There is a guy doing a demo on YouTube that called it the Cadillac an he was spot on with his description, it's quiet, doesnt jump at all unless you throw in too many tomatoes and it's super easyto clean, not to mention the 15 year warranty. I do have some problems juicing "meaty veggies" like pineapples and tomatoes, but that's to be expected with any centrifugal juicers, if that your main interest that citrus juicers are a better fit for you, I just noticed that it leaves a very wet pulp and is honestly a waste of the fruit , on the contrary, the leafy veggies it doesn't hesitate at all with. If you want a good solid machine for all kinds of fruits and veggies, this is the machine.

I've owned a few different juicers over the years and though I love the juice, the clean-up was always a pain. The pulp ejection system on this machine makes clean-up a breeze. The motor is much quieter than juicers I've owned in the past. I could carry on a conversation while making juice without having to shout. The pieces come apart and go back together easily with no "IQ test" involved. Produces lots of juice and fairly dry pulp. I've repurposed the pulp to thicken soups and spaghetti sauces which was delicious. One note, there is always a little juice left in the bowl so be sure to pour it into your glass before cleaning. Overall, a well-designed and functional appliance.

I purchased this juicer about 4 months ago to replace my Omega 1000 that I have had for almost 20 years. I have experienced none of the problems other Canadian reviewers mentioned however I purchased my unit from Amazon.com so perhaps it's a supplier issue in Canada with broken or refurbished machines being sold. I find the 4000 so much more convenient to use vs the 1000 and juice production is excellent. No more messing around with paper filters to help with clean up! Pulp ejection system works much better than I expected making clean up quite easy. Omega stands behind there products...I had to make a warranty at about year 5 on my 1000 for a chipped feed chute and they replaced the whole top no problem. The fact that parts are easy to get is a real bonus. UPDATE 11/15------------------------------------------------------------ I have been so impressed with this juicer I have bought 2 more from amazon as gifts for family and friends and they absolutely love them as well. We've had none of the issues that other reviewers have experienced and we use our juicers daily.

At first I was excited to see that the juicer worked. However in less than a month it broke down and would not even turn on when it is switched on and plugged in. And I used it extrmely carefully and cleaned it and maintained it according to manual. I am so disappointed and want my money back!!!

Omega is simply the best product with the longest warranty! Great product

we use to make carrot juice - and it does a good job

The juicer looks well-built and yield good amount of juice leaving semi dried pulp, takes a bit of space of kitchen counter as it is a big juicer compared to other juicers in the market, cleaning is easy a cleaning brush provided could have been better overall i am happy with this juicer.