Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I'm considering buying one or the other, but the amount of time it takes to clean & assemble the Green Power juicer is discouraging. It takes one experienced Green Power user I know 15 minutes to clean hers, & she considers that fast. I've heard of it taking some people a half hour to clean & the fastest I have ever heard is 7 1/2 minutes to clean. I'm considering buying a Solo Star II juicer since it's easier to clean & the juice is of almost as high quality, but the idea of a troublesome juicer is not appealing either. I have a Champion juice which is great for carrots, apples, pates & frozen banana desserts, but not so great for greens & wheat grass. So for folks who have Solo Star II & /or Green Power, what is your assessment of your juicer? What do you usually juice in it? How easy/difficult is it to use, assemble, dissamble & clean? How long does it take you to clean it? Do you have any trouble with it & if so, what? Would you buy it again? If you're selling yours, why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 We have a Champion and a Green Star and the GS is better, hands down, no argument. Joe or I can make a quart of juice in less than 20 minutes from cleaning the veggies to putting the juicer away. We've never had a lick of trouble with the juicer with the exception of a piece of cracked plastic on the casing and I bought a new part just in case and it's still holding together over a year later. The juice has been used daily for over 7 years and everything is just great. The Champion we've had for at least 20 years and used it everyday until the GS. We went through two blades and numerous screens. They weren't terribly expensive, just a nuisance to keep ordering. The clean up becomes rote after a while and it won't bother you. Of course it also depends on how badly you want the juice. If you really want it you wouldn't care if it took an hour! Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 My take on Green Star vs. Champion: Both are good juicers. In general, the Green Star will extract more juice, for things like carrots. It does quite well with greens and fibrous foods. It does horribly with soft fruits, such as pineapple. It chokes on it. The champion is versatile and does a great job on pineapple and other fruits. The Champion heats up when juicing fibrous foods and chokes on greens. I like having both juicers for more flexibility. I recommend considering what type of juicing you'll be doing. The Champion is also great for making frozen banana (and other fruit) " ice cream " using the " blank " . I haven't tried the GS for that, so can't comment on it. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I haven't tried the Solo, so can't comment on that. Like SV mentioned, we get used to the clean up as part of the process. I don't know how long I take, but it's not 15 minutes. I use the brush that comes with the Green Star, as well as a tooth brush (used strictly for dishes). Washing goes pretty quick. Jeff > It takes one experienced Green Power user I know 15 minutes to clean > hers, & she considers that fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Hi All, we have a like-new Green Star juicer for sale for $200. We used it off and on for a year before switching to green smoothies instead of juice, but we found everything Shari said about the GS to be true. It comes with instructional manual, video, and recipe book. Please contact me off-list if interested. Gael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 The Naughty Vegan Ice Cream maven hasn't tried making frozen banana ice cream in the Champion?!! It's quick, easy & delicious. A low- fat alternative to Vice Cream. Question for Jeff & Everyone. My favorite juice is: carrot, apple, celery, kale, parsley, beet. Which is the best juicer for that? Green Star? For those familiar with Solostar II, how well would Solostar II do? Hey, I have an idea for an event! We have a " Battle of the Juicers " . We get people to bring as many brands of juicer as possible. We chip in for a huge bag of carrots & people bring produce. Then we make all sorts of juices from the different juicers & compare & contrast. We also take a cup of carrot juice from each juicer & leave it out to see which oxidizes first. If we want to get more scientific, we can bring a scale & determine specifically how much juice each juicer gets out of identical weights of produce (carrots, kale, etc.) Dessert includes frozen fruit ice cream from the Champion. Hopefully the noise levels wouldn't get too out of hand. > The Champion is also great for making frozen banana (and other > fruit) " ice cream " using the " blank " . I haven't tried the GS for that, > so can't comment on it. > > Jeff > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 > The Naughty Vegan Ice Cream maven hasn't tried making frozen banana > ice cream in the Champion?!! I said I hadn't tried it in the Green Star. the green star does come with a blank, I just don't know how well it works for the frozen bananas. > Question for Jeff & Everyone. My favorite juice is: carrot, apple, > celery, kale, parsley, beet. Which is the best juicer for that? For that, I would use the Green Star. It should do well with all those ingredients. I would just alternate them, so it keeps fiber pushing through the softer stuff. I have no problem with apples in the GS, when alternating with carrots, etc. > Hey, I have an idea for an event! We have a " Battle of the > Juicers " . We get people to bring as many brands of juicer as > possible. That would certainly be educational. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I have used both Champ and GP/GS for frozen bananas. And yes, I agree the GP/GS chokes on soft fruit even with the soft fruit attachment, but I found the Champion to be no better (just MY experience). Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 A Battle of the Juicers seems like a great idea. Jeff Rogers <jeff wrote: > The Naughty Vegan Ice Cream maven hasn't tried making frozen banana > ice cream in the Champion?!! I said I hadn't tried it in the Green Star. the green star does come with a blank, I just don't know how well it works for the frozen bananas. > Question for Jeff & Everyone. My favorite juice is: carrot, apple, > celery, kale, parsley, beet. Which is the best juicer for that? For that, I would use the Green Star. It should do well with all those ingredients. I would just alternate them, so it keeps fiber pushing through the softer stuff. I have no problem with apples in the GS, when alternating with carrots, etc. > Hey, I have an idea for an event! We have a " Battle of the > Juicers " . We get people to bring as many brands of juicer as > possible. That would certainly be educational. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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