Champion Juicer G5-PG710 G5-PG720-SILVER Commerical Heavy Duty Juicer

Comment: Love it. We use it all the time for sorbet and frozen fruit. If I were just looking for a juicer I would not have got this. It is big and a little hard to clean but it is the only juicer that I could find that could turn frozen fruit into a ice cream like dessert.

Comment: This machine can change your lifestyle. I discovered it in Hawaii, where it was being used to make a frozen pure-fruit custard that was better than any sorbet I've ever tasted. I bought one immediately when I got home, and set it up within five minutes. Clear instructions come with the machine for making juice with or without pulp, ice-cream-like fruit desserts, vegetable purees, and other purees of wonderfully smooth consistency. It's very easy to use, even with fruit that has skin, like peaches. The very best frozen fruit so far has been mango, with pineapple-banana a close second, especially on hot days. I've also used the Champion Juicer to extract juice from blood oranges and grapefruit. Some other reviewers express dissatisfaction with the Champ as a simple juice-maker. I can't contradict them, since I seldom make simple juice. It's the frozen fruit custard that makes this gadget valuable to me.

It's quite easy to clean, requiring just cold water. Storage is not a problem, since the intake funnel can be disassembled. It's heavy, yes, but the motor is quite powerful and the whole construction is sturdy enough for daily use. Replacement parts are available if and when needed. The place in Hawaii said they'd been using the same machine, with no new parts, to make dozens of servings every day for several years.

For a guy like me with an ice-cream craving in the late evening, this "champion" will add years to my life instead of inches to my waistline. Years to my marriage also implied.

Comment: This juicer works beautifully. The juice is super yummy! But I never end up using it because cleaning it and then putting it back together each time is a real hassle.

Comment: I discovered today that Champion DOES NOT SUPPORT older models. They still appear to be identical but you can't get replacement blades. If you are purchasing now and think you can get a replacement when needed...think again.

If you don't care about future support then it's a great machine.

Comment: I inherited my mom's Jack LaLanne juicer not too long ago and decided to start juicing for the family. My sister enjoyed the juice so much that she "stole" my juicer and I went and got a Champion Juicer. I'm happier with the Champion juicer, but there are still some things I miss about the LaLanne juicer.

Juice - Champion juice is much thicker and does not waste a single bit of juice in the fruits/veggies. Everyone says they like it better and it's more filling than the LaLanne juice. Though you can easily strain it if you don't like thick juice. I also notice I can get more juice out of fruits and veggies than before.

Cleaning - Champion is 100 times easier to clean up. LaLanne would just spit the juice out of the spout and end up all over the wall, counter, etc. Also, I would struggle to take apart the LaLanne machine to clean all the different parts. Champion, you just pull out the spout and take it apart in the sink. Very easy cleaning.

Food chute - With LaLanne, I could drop in nice large sizes and fill it up then plunger it in. Now I have to take a little longer in prep to make sure it all fits into Champion's small chute.

Noise - Champion is much quieter and since I juice in the early morning, I no longer have to worry about waking anyone up.

Constant juicing - Surprisingly I had no problems juicing everything non stop in my LaLanne juicer. When I juice certain items (celery, pineapple) in the Champion, I will have to clean out the inside before juicing anything else as the fibers will jam up the blades making them almost useless. Also, if you juice a lot of stuff at once (I make about 8-14 cups at a time) you will notice it gets harder and the pulp starts backing up into the food chute.

All in all, I'm much happier with my champion and juicing actually seems a bit more fun. If you were thinking about upgrading your juicer or starting off big, then Champion is definitely worth it. If you just want a basic juicer that makes good juice, than the LaLanne juicer is more than adequate.