In our Omega juicer reviews, we take a closer look at the best juicers they have to offer. But first…

Why Omega?

Omega are known for making the best masticating juicers (slow juicers). They’re a great choice for three reasons:

1. They make the best juicers for leafy greens.
2. They make solid and dependable machines.
3. They’ve been around for a long time.

Why is how long they’ve been around important? Because their warranty actually means something. Juicer companies tend to pop up out of nowhere, also offering 15 year warranties. The problem is, they probably won’t be around to honor it. With Omega, you won’t have this problem.

They have a lot of machines, so to make it easy, I’ve only picked their best machines for my Omega juicer reviews.

Omega make two different kinds of slow juicers - horizontal juicers and vertical juicers.

They both juice in the same way - using a slowly rotating single auger. This powerful auger crushes and squeezes every last drop of produce, producing extremely dry pulp. It also adds almost no oxygen or heat into your juice, preserving your juice’s valuable nutrition and enzymes.

Vertical juicers will take up less space on your kitchen counter, which makes it better for you if you have a small kitchen.

Horizontal Juicers:

Omega 8006

 

The Omega 8006 does a tremendous job of balancing price, performance and reliability, with some nice surprises along the way. Its single auger does a great job of juicing expensive leafy greens, yielding twice as much juice on leafy greens than a centrifugal juicer.

In fact, because of the daily savings you’ll be making on leafy greens, this machine will pay for itself within a few months.

Combined with the 15 year warranty, the savings you’ll make over this time will be in the $thousands.

It’s quiet, quick to clean (taking under 2 minutes) and easy to use. It’s also versatile, making fruit sorbet, nut butters, and more.

In my opinion, the Omega 8006 is the best entry-level masticating juicer on the market.

• You can buy the Omega 8006 at a discount here.

If you don’t care about the color, you can save even more by buying the Omega 8004 here, which is the same as the 8006 but in white.

(This is a summary of my full Omega 8006 review.)

 

Omega NC800 HDS

This is the 2014 update of the Omega 8006, and it has all of the same benefits plus a few more up its sleeve:

It has an adjustable end cap which lets you maximize the juice yield over all produce, and not just leafy greens.

It has heavy-duty juicing screen.

It uses BPA free plastic, which is safer.

It has a wider feed chute, meaning you will spend less time pre-cutting produce.

It looks more modern.

The price of the NC800 HDS isn’t much more than the 8006, and you’ll certainly have no regrets if you can stretch your budget to it.

• The best savings on the Omega NC800HDS can be found here.

(Taken from my full NC800 HDS review)

 

Horizontal Juicer Comparison Table

Juicer	Omega J8006 Nutrition Center Juicer	Omega Heavy Duty Masticating Juicer 8008	Omega NC800 HDS Nutrition Center Juicer
Price	$	$$	$
Generation	4th	5th	6th
Color	8004 = White Plastic 8006 = Chrome-effect Plastic	8007 = Matte Silver-effect Plastic 8008 = Chrome-effect Plastic	NC800 HDS = Silver-effect Plastic NC900 HDC = Chrome-effect Plastic NC800 HDR = Red Plastic
Auger	8x stronger ULTEM auger	8x stronger ULTEM auger	8x stronger ULTEM auger
Feed Chute	Circle; 1.5" x 1.5"	Circle; 1.5" x 1.5"	Oval; 2" x 1.5"
Dual stage juicing screen material	Regular: 1st stage = Plastic 2nd stage = Stainless Steel	Heavy Duty: 1st stage = Stainless Steel 2nd stage = Stainless Steel	Heavy Duty: 1st stage = Stainless Steel 2nd stage = Stainless Steel
Hopper at top of feed chute	Regular	Larger	Regular
BPA Free?	No	Yes	Yes
Adjustable end cap for better yield control?	No	No	Yes
Yield on leafy greens	4 / 5	4 / 5	4.5 / 5
Yield on firmer fruits and veggies	4 / 5	4 / 5	4.3 / 5
Warranty	15 years	15 years	15 years

 

Vertical Juicers

Omega VRT350 HD

The Omega VRT350 HD is an upright masticating juicer. Like the 8006 it has a single auger, which ensures you get the most out of your leafy greens.

The main advantage this has over the 8006 its space saving design. Ideal if you have a smaller kitchen. It has another huge advantage over the 8006 - effortless juicing.

With the 8006, you need to put pressure on all produce with the plastic ‘pusher’. The auger will then take ‘bites’ out of it until it disappears. The VRT350’s auger, on the other hand, does it by itself. Simply feed the item (e.g. carrot, cucumber, large leafs) into the top, and the auger will pull it through on its own.

Other benefits are a pulpier juice (simply place a strainer like this on top of your juice container if you don’t like the pulp), and a wider feed chute which saves you time in preparing your produce.

Cleaning takes a bit longer than the 8006 though, taking around 4 minutes.

It comes with a 10 year warranty, making sure your investment lasts a full decade.

• You can save money on the Omega VRT350 here.

(This is a summary of my full Omega VRT350 review)

 

Vertical Juicers Comparison

The Omega VRT350 has had two revisions since:

VRT400 HD (Minor Updates)

• Two juicing screens - a fine and a coarse one
• An included sieve to strain your juice as it leaves the juicer
• A ‘stopper’ on the juice port to prevent it dripping onto your counter
• 5 more years on the warranty

VSJ843RS (Major Update)

• Slightly increased juice yield
• The easiest to clean vertical juicer

Here’s a table comparing the VRT350 vs VRT400 vs VSJ843RS

Juicer	Gen	Price	Clean	Warranty	Yield	Noisy	BPA Free?
Omega VRT350 Heavy Duty	2nd	$	4 mins	10 years	4.5 / 5	Fairly Quiet	Yes
Omega VRT400 HD	3rd	$$	4 mins	15 years	4.5 / 5	Fairly Quiet	Yes
Omega Vertical Juicing System VSJ843RS	4th	$$$	3 mins	15 years	4.7 / 5	Quieter	Yes

Omega Juicer Reviews: Conclusion.

The most important question I haven’t answered in our Omega juicer reviews is: Which one’s right for you?

If saving space is the most important thing for you, get the upright Omega VRT350.

If saving money is the most important thing for you, get the Omega 8006. Or save even more on the white 8004.

If you want the highest juice yield, get either the horizontal NC800 or the vertical VSJ843RS.

If you hate cleaning up, get any either the horizontal 8006 or NC800, or the vertical VSJ843RS. You don’t want to buy a machine you’ll never use because you hate cleaning it!

• You can buy the Omega 8006 at a discount here, or save even more by getting it in white here.
• The best savings on the Omega NC800 HDS can be found here.
• You can save money on the Omega VRT350 here.
• Buy the vertical Omega VSJ843RS at a discount here.