About GreenStar

This is the newer version of the juicer
we have in our home.
We LOVE it!!!

In January, 2002 the Green Life was replaced by the GreenStar. They are identical in all of the important ways!

The text below sometimes refers to Green Life (the one we own) and sometimes to GreenStar (the newer improved juicer). As stated above - they are identical in all of the important ways, so don't sweat the text.

We started with a Manual Wheat Grass Juicer, moved to an electric (MJ-550) Grass Juicer a few years later and in 1999 we bought The Green Life. It has totally changed our lives. Now the manufacturers have changed the name and added even more reasons to own one.

We routinely go through 3-5 big trays of Wheat Grass, 20 - 30 pounds of Carrots and 10 pounds of Apples weekly. We juice a lot of watermelons in summer (our kids favorite), make exotic beverage meals like Pineapple + Cilantro + Lime (a recipe we got from the GreenLife recipe book which can be purchased separately) and basically experiment freely with anything and everything - because this juicer will juice just about anything and as you find out when you have such a powerful juice machine - Juice is Great! The increased energy and general feeling of health that we have is awesome.

The Green Star is actually an extractor

This makes the resulting juice different in several ways. Juicers and blenders with fast rotating blades can destroy a substantial amount of nutrients in fruits and vegetables due to the heat during the operation of the machine. The Green Star has a unique triturating twin gear feature which is an impeller press system, its powerful low r.p.m turning speed generates virtually no heat to your juice and thoroughly crushes and presses fruits and vegetables, instead of cutting and shredding them into small pieces. The resulting juice is packed with nutrients - you'll feel your juice =:->
And - The new Twin Gear system incorporates magnetic and bio-ceramic technologies which enables juices made in The Green Star to be stored longer, without losing nutrients.

Pulp is ejected at the end of the machine as you juice like any Grass Juicer, so you can juice continuously. We hope to remodel our kitchen in a few years and we plan to make a rather big part of it "The Juice Area". Part of the reason is that if we can build our compost container into our counter (if you don't compost but do have a garbage disposal that would be the perfect place to juice) we can eject more pulp and juice virtually non-stop when we're juicing.

This is a very quiet and durable juicer.

As we said before The Green Star will juice just about anything. We regularly juice Wheat Grass, Carrots, Apples, Beets, Watermelon, Ginger, Pears, Pineapples, Cilantro - pretty much anything. The only thing we haven't been able to juice is Bananas. The patented Pocket Recess of the Twin Gear easily guides tough, fibrous vegetables and herbs into the juicing area between the two gears. There are three cutting points on the TWIN GEAR, set to cut stringy fibers into small pieces, preventing a machine jam, which can occur with ordinary dual gear juicers. We are pretty heavy users and we have not had anything more than a temporary clog which was (caused by Gil's trying to fit too much in at once) easily fixed by flipping the motor into reverse momentarily. Though The Green Star is not listed as a commercial juicer it has impressed me more than many of the commercials I have seen as regards durability.

Easy to clean

You can easily disassemble this machine for cleaning quite easily. A great multi-faceted brush is included in each box. It is a rule in our house that s/he who juices shall wash the juicer promptly. If you pull off the front end and clean it within an hour or so of juicing it takes no time at all to complete the task. If you let it sit all day that is something else all together.

Check out these Gears:

Whatever you feed in through the top comes down in between these gears.
The fruit, grass or vegetable is crushed and squeezed to perfection. The picture shows you the interior as well.

Special Features of the Green Star Juice Extractor

1. Super twin gear triturating and squeezing power, equivalent to 4HP.
2. One-step continuous juicing with automatic pulp ejection.
3. Juices all vegetables and fruits.
4. Juice can be stored in a refrigerator long periods of time without losing nutritional value.
5. Heavy duty construction using highest quality materials.
6. Ejected pulp is dry indicating maximum juice extraction.
7. Make wheat grass juice, herb juices, baby foods, nut butters, pastas*, mochi* (Japanese rice cake), and an interesting variety of other delicious food.
8. Easy to disassemble/assemble and clean.
9. 110 rpm rotational speed for low heat and noise.
10. Reverse turning safety feature.
11. Built-in convenience cord storage.
12. Carrying handle for easy relocation of the machine.

The pictured items are included with your Green Star.

Specifications
12" high x 6.5" wide x 18.5" long
built in carry handle
built in cord storage
110 rpm turning speed
190 watts  60 hertz 120 volts
5 year warranty on unit.  2 year warranty on motor and gears.

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Notes

Some of the things you run through the Green Star will foam up. In our kitchen we experience foam mostly with apples. We juice a lot of apples. Our solution is to keep carrots ready - we juice even more carrots - they will pass through the juicer perfectly and will clean out the softer apples. We use carrots in this way during many of our juicings.

Grass juice is extremely well extracted by GreenStar - the amount of juice you get is the most you'll get from any juicer! Some folks are concerned about all the foam that passes through the juicer along with their juice. We have found that foam regardless of the juicer we use and consider it a reality of grass. Our advice: Just live with it - the juice you get is what you should get (10-20 ounces per 11x22 inch tray) - the foam is not lost juice - it is a by product: foam.

We do not stock these juicers. When you order them we call our supplier and have one - or more - drop shipped directly to you. If you need additional parts or items, or a different voltage - like 220v - just ask!