Z-Star Wheatgrass Manual Juicer Review

I am partial to the masticating (rather than spinning centrifugal) juicers for reasons I won't go into here, so I went nuts shopping trying to fit my budget.I looked over this model quite a few times thinking it wouldn't be suitable for more than wheatgrass, or assuming it would be a lot of extra work.

Turns out that it is so easy to use I can't hardly believe more reviewers don't talk about it.Granted I chop the veggies, but to give you a frame of reference it's less effort to turn the handle than to tamp the veggies down the chute, and you have to do that even with an electric (not that either is hard).I could liken the manual/electric usage to driving manual/automatic transmission.I actually prefer this manual over the electric masticating I have used most days.Staying actively engaged makes it go by faster or something.

It is also extremely efficient.I have also used an Omega 8005 and feel like I not only saved money up front, but am spending less on veggies.As a daily juicer, that adds up.It's also lower pulp in the juice and less froth, the first a matter of taste the second a matter of shelf life.If you like the pulp, you can obviously add it back in.

As others have mentioned the pulp wants to drop into the juice container.There are about a hundred ways to easily work around this.My personal favorite is to put something under the container to raise it up a bit, allowing it to slide "out of range."Complaining about that seems to me about as petty as complaining you need an outlet for your toaster.It's really no big deal.

I have been extremely pleased with what it is able to juice.I am growing wheatgrass, but so far have fed it mainly apples, celery, and carrots.

I suspect this is the Green Star or Solo Star or whatever it's called these days with a crank instead of a motor.That is just a guess, based somewhat on the available "conversion kit" for electric model owners.Either way it is a terrific juicer and I'm glad I didn't fork over triple the price for an electric motor.

Update 11 1/2 months after buying:
I finally had something go wrong with this juicer. I was making peanut butter with the plug in the cap and it broke. I jumped on the Tribest web site, found a toll-free number, and in less than a minute I had someone from the company on the phone who replaced the part free of charge. They honored the 1 year warranty with no hassles even though I was pushing the thing pretty hard (I think the rep was surprised I had successfully made as much PB as I had with the plug in). BTW - the peanut butter this makes is amazing. It's actually capable of making creamy peanut butter, just leave the plug out of the front cap. ;)

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Product Description:
Unlike other manual juicers, you will be impressed by the Z-Star's versatility. Not only can you juice wheatgrass, you can also enjoy fresh nutritious juice from a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens. Its unique single-auger juicer design uses an extremely gentle and efficient process to extract more high quality juice from all of your favorite fruits and vegetables without electrical power. Perfect for traveling or in the comfort of your own kitchen, you just need to clamp down the lightweight and durable Z-Star Manual Juicer on a smooth surface and feed in your preferred fruits or vegetables. With a few turns of the arm, you can enjoy the benefits of nutritious juice wherever you go!

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