Does the juicer juice leafy greens such as spinach and kale?
1574476
Yes it does. I have used it for recipes that call for romaine or iceberg lettuce as well. All have been juiced successfully. This is a fantastic device! I am discovering it's just a matter of finding what I like juiced as far as taste goes but all my juicing attempts have gone well.
1574477
We didn't try spinach, but it did juice kale (so I would think that spinach would work as well). :)
1574478
I don't have another juicer with which to compare it. It did juice the greens I put in but not a lot of juice came out. However, I don't know how much juice they have.
1574479
It juices both, I was skeptical at first but I tried it and it truely juices everything I have tried so far!
853040
With leafy greens it's tricky. I've juiced spinach and kale, but you have to roll it to make sure it does juice. And then you have to immediately after run a juicy fruit such as an apple, pear,a citrus fruit or any fruit or vegetable with a high volume of juice such as also cucumber and tomatoes to make sure you get all the juices from the greens that are left behind. I've never juiced lettuce our asparagus. However both of these vegetables are listed in the produce chart of fruits and vegetables ideal for juicing in the fusion juicer book. Hope this help.
1008993
Yes it will juice greens if you add water. If you over load it the motor will burn and stop
1658267
Yes it does, however it is not as good at juicing some of the greens such as leafy greens etc... It will do the job particularly if you feed greens in with carrots or other vegetables. Champion does make a separate leafy greens attachment however it is not very highly rated. I think there are also manual leafy green juicers available too, it depends on how much green juice you drink. The champion is very good at juicing all hard vegetables and fruits in my experience.
486882
Yes! All go through without any problems - and no need to stop mid-way through. Though, keep in mind that you may need to bunch up your kale in order to get the most extracted from them when you juice vs. just dropping the leaves in separately. But, all in all, this machine is magic - and clean up is a snap. I would highly recommend this juicer to anyone and everyone!
262944
It juices greens just fine, this is where it excels. It works much better than centrifugal juicers where your greens will get caught up in the blade instead of getting juiced. So far I've tried wheatgrass, spinach, beet, celery, and carrot greens and all did great. Only a cold press juicer can do a decent job with greens.
1113823
Yes, it does a good job with kale. I would recommend juicing kale before anything else so the screen is clean and you get the most juice from it. Anything leafy I would recommend cleaning it after juicing a decent amount as the screen gets little pieces stuck in it, but I think this is true of any juicer.
1710180
I juice a lot of kale and spinach. It does well as long as you have something a little more substantial to push through after (carrot, cucumber or celery do the trick)
185427
I use leafy greens in mine all the time, but for best results I mix them with hard vegetables and alternate between the two going into the juicer. There is lots of info on the nutritional content of all sorts of vegetable juices if you google 'juicingbook'
1576976
It juices all leafy veggies with ease..I juice spinach cilantro and swiss chard. to get the most juice out of them roll them in a tight ball then trow in the juicer.. :)
127073
It works great with fresh kale! I have only tried spinach in it twice and found that spinach just doesn't have the flavor or amount of juice that I can get from the kale. In other words, it works, but I would save my money and invest in the kale instead... you only need a few leaves of kale vs. several handfuls of spinach.
2269604
All I have tried so far, like kale, is parsley and collard greens. It has a bit of a rough time with them, but, it does the task. I break up the greens with pieces of cucumber, which pushes all the greens through. Otherwise, I LOVE this juicer.
1852411
Yes, I regularly juice carrots, apples, oranges,limes, kale,& ginger root, great am drink. I make a half gallon at a time, lasts 5 days fresh in the fridge. Kale is like spinach, ginger root is gnarlier than any other vegetable. I love this juicer. Heavy duty, industrial strength.
312240
is it perfect for greens? No. however with a little practice and trial and error i have been happy with the amount of juice i get. try rolling the kale or spinach up tight and running through with cucumber or zucchini.all said would not trade for any other juicer
956527
this will not juice spinach, kale or chard, you will get very little juice with this juicer, I would go with another juicer...
127074
It works perfectly with kale. I've never juiced spinach, but I would assume it should yield the same results. As advertised, the pulp that remains is VERY dry.
1761841
I have successfully juiced spinach in this machine. It is not meant for wheat grass and you need a masticating juicer for that.