Tribest Greenstar GS-3000 Deluxe Slow Masticating Juicer, Twin Gear Cold Press Juicer & Juice Extractor, White

I bought mine listed as used from Amazon Warehouse. It wasn't properly padded packed shipped & delivered non-working with a broken glass breaker inside a box with the side seem split open. It Was return back, Amazon saying 18 day refund processing time. delay. I plan to reorder after the refund is completed.

After destroying several centrifugals and a refurbished single gear masticating juicer (may they all rest in peace), I knew what I needed to do. But deciding which twin gear to get was probably one of the most frustrating decisions I've ever had to make because, seriously, who HAS that kind of money? I don't, that's for sure. Anyway, I found an endorsment for this brand from Kris Carr and when it comes to juicing, I trust what that chica has to say. So I went for it and man am I glad I did. This thing is WONDERFUL. It juices greens like nobody's business...it especially likes the "stalkier" ones, like lacinato kale, carrot greens, dandelion greens, parsley etc. Softer stuff like spinach and chard takes a bit more effort and you have to strain it afterwards. No biggie. The key seems to be to alternate the stalkier stuff with the softer stuff (like cucumbers) to keep it from backing up. If you try to juice all 3 cucumbers at once, you're going to have issues. So alternate the vegetation. The only thing I can't get it to juice is previously frozen and then thawed berries. They're just too soft. Fresh ones work okay. Again, no biggie. Cleaning it took a while at first, but once we got aquainted with one another, cleaning is a breeze. The screen is of course the most time consuming. I just do a good scrubbing with the included brush and then use my fingernails to get the stubborn little corners on the inside of the screen. The directions say the back side of a table knife works well, but I have better success with my nails. I can take the whole thing apart and have it cleaned in about 5 minutes now. It just takes some practice. Definitely get Kris Carr's "Crazy Sexy Juices and Succulent Smoothies" ebook along with this and don't be shy about trying the Market Mama recipe (jalepeño, anyone?). Oh yeah! :)

I am a diehard juicer. I have been doing it since the mid 1990's and could write a book about the benefits of juicing. I've went many of the centrifugal juicers and settled on a Champion juicer in the late 1990's. I used it happily for many years. Earlier this year I decided to get a new juicer and wanted the "best" I had visions of nut butters, pasta, not to mention the wheatgrass juice. Anyway, I have to say this is the hardest juicer I have EVER had to try to clean. I worked and worked to get the itty bitty parts clean, finally leaving everything soaking in the kitchen sink and then begging my husband to help with his added upper body strength. Also, the juice itself was not the greatest. Very foamy and I had to enlist my hubbie AGAIN to help me get veggies and such down the chute and through the auger. It does NOT juice fruit without a fight. I sold it and am getting an Omega 8006. I have a friend that has an 8005 and I have had the pleasure of using hers and drinking the wonderfully clear juice it produces. SO I would suggest you save your money and get either a Champion or an Omega. Happy Juicing!!

I bought this juicer to juice leafy greens. I had read at least a hundred reviews on various websites and everybody seemed to give this juicer two thumbs up in the juicing leafy greens department. but it was said That it didn't juice fruits very well. I thought ok that's cool. All I want it for is to get the most out of my green. but I came to find out that it doesn't do a very good job at all juicing Collard Greens or Kale. Those are the main 2 I wanted to juice. I don't care what screen you use (fruit or vegetable) or what knob you use on this juicer and how much you tighten or loosen it,(the control knob) it just won't work. You'll get a lot of pulp an unbelievable amount of foam and very little juice. It does a good job with broccoli (the stalk). It does an ok job with parsley and cilantro. but greens and kale O.M.G (Oh My Gosh)NO! I never tried wheat grass. I found that it does an excellent job on apples, oranges, carrots and celery. But that's not what i bought it for. Anyway I wish someone had told me what I'm telling you all before I paid almost $500.00 for the GS3000. But 2 years after the fact i found "GSEjuicer vs. Angle part 2" on YouTube. The E in GSE stands for Elite and it has the same problem as the older model. go to youtube and type in the above if you want to see for yourself. you have to double click the video window with the explanation of why it won't play.Update Oct 11 2011. I just checked YouTube and that video (GSEjuicer vs. Angle part 2) isn't there any more. Sorry... I guess it was making Green Star look to bad so they got euJuicers.com to take that "Juice Off" down. they do another one but the GSE is called "The Juicer with the Gray Star" they didn't dare put it up against the Angle juicer again. and it's censored to hell. but if you still want to see it.... the video is called "Greenpower Kempo vs. Juicer with the gray star part 2". The leafy greens part is 5 minutes into the video.