Will the Ikon juice spinach, kale & lettuces? We are thinking of buying the Ikon juicer, but I want to make sure that we can juice leafy greens. I don't care about wheatgrass, etc. just leafy greens. Will it work? Will the Ikon juice spinach, kale & lettuces? We are thinking of buying the Ikon juicer, but I want to make sure that we can juice leafy greens. I don't care about wheatgrass, etc. just... » Read More Will the Ikon juice spinach, kale & lettuces? We are thinking of buying the Ikon juicer, but I want to make sure that we can juice leafy greens. I don't care about wheatgrass, etc. just leafy greens. Will it work? « Show Less
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When I want to juice greens I core my apples and stuff the greens into them - that seems to work best for me in terms of getting the most juice out of my greens.
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I think it works quite well for greens, considering that it isn't an auger juicer. You can't juice wheatgrass, but if I cram in greens, so the whole chute is filled tight, greens work pretty well. For kale, use the frilly type, and put it in "head first" with the stems sticking up top to push down on.
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I juiced spinach for the first time and it did a great job of juicing it. I didn't think there was going to be much but it truned out to be the right amount. The second time I added oranges for flavor and that mad eit tastier. So yes does great on spincah. Also depends on the amount of spinach I use a whole bag to get the right amount so now I know the amount I need. I noticed a comment that on person had to reuse the pulp to get more juice well theres nothing wrong with that and that could be done with any type juicer.
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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'
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I had the Ikon and recently purchased the Hamilton Beach 67650 Big Mouth Pro Juice Extractor. The Big Mouth actually is more effective at juicing leafy greens than the Ikon. I usually felt the need to put greens back through the Ikon and juice again and I would always get a bit more juice, but not the Big Mouth. The pulp is already quite dry. I do find it helpful to experiment with each juicer because it makes a difference how you load the vegs in the chute and push them through. Overall, the Big Mouth has been more effective on leafy greens than the Ikon and it's way cheaper too.
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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.. :)
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I have a masticating juicer. It is true it will get slightly more juice out of Kayle. The only problem with the masticating juicer is that it will not juice other vegetables and fruits. Also the masticating juicer is extremely difficult to clean and a lot more money. Personally I think juicing should be made as easy as possible. It's a lot of work to buy the fruits and vegetables wash them and then Juice them. I don't have time to operate and clean two machines. Unless you only want to use Kayle I would not buy masticating juicer.
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We didn't try spinach, but it did juice kale (so I would think that spinach would work as well). :)
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I have not tried wheatgrass but my opinion is that it will not work as well at all. The wheatgrass is too fine to get efficient juice out of the machine. Unless you load a lot of it in there. You need to buy one with a smaller nozel that will handle the fine leafy consistency of wheatgrass. I juice lager greens like Kale, dandelion greens, and beat greens and it works well. Also works well for celeary and other juice veggies. Carrots I would prefer a jack la lane juice type of machine it's much better, this goes for fruit as well. This machine is not great with fruit it does not extract all the juice you would expect. a lot goes to waste. Hope this helps,Dennis I have not tried wheatgrass but my opinion is that it will not work as well at all. The wheatgrass is too fine to get efficient juice out of the machine. Unless you load a lot of it in there. You need to buy one with a smaller nozel that will handle the fine leafy consistency of wheatgrass. I juice lager greens like Kale, dandelion greens, and beat greens and it works well. Also works well for celeary and other juice veggies. Carrots I would prefer a jack la lane juice type of machine it's much better, this goes for fruit as well. This machine is not great with fruit it does not extract all... » Read More I have not tried wheatgrass but my opinion is that it will not work as well at all. The wheatgrass is too fine to get efficient juice out of the machine. Unless you load a lot of it in there. You need to buy one with a smaller nozel that will handle the fine leafy consistency of wheatgrass. I juice lager greens like Kale, dandelion greens, and beat greens and it works well. Also works well for celeary and other juice veggies. Carrots I would prefer a jack la lane juice type of machine it's much better, this goes for fruit as well. This machine is not great with fruit it does not extract all the juice you would expect. a lot goes to waste. Hope this helps,Dennis « Show Less
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If you only want to juice wheatgrass, I recommend getting a juicer designed specifically for wheatgrass. Since they only do one thing well, they are often much less expensive, too.
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Yes. I juiced broccoli, cauliflower, beets, kale, jicama, apples, berries, swiss chard, romaine, lemon, grapefruit, mint, parsley and more. The only thing that would not juice was artichoke, but I was probably doing it wrong. As long as you cut the veggies small enough to fir in the feeder, this juicer can do pretty much anything. I was shocked by how well it worked! Good luck.
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We make fresh salsa with our garden veggies all the time. We also make our own V8 type juice with carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, cilantro, celery, etc, so I'm sure the Ninja would handle kale just fine.
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I usually put leafy pieces through with another fruit or veggie. I add the spinach or kale with a carrot, apple or other firmer fruit or veggie. Maybe this will help...
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I made spinach juice with mine. I would think it would work just as well for any green leafy veggie.
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It won't juice, per se. But it will blend it like a smoothie. I always make a kale smoothie with mine and it's perfect.
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I had one. Hated it. Did a terrible job juicing even basic things like carrots or apples. You had to practically dice everything to get it in. I got rid of mine after two weeks and got a Jack Lalane power juicer. Works great. But it's not made for leafy things like kale or wheatgrass.
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This juicer works great on wheat grass. It produces very dry pulp. We find wheat grass is just too strong for us to drink. We juice kale at the end of juicing a Tablespoon of flax seed, a knuckle of ginger root, followed by apples, celery, beets tops and roots, and carrots. We separate the bitter and very dry kale pulp from all the rest of the fiber to compost. The apple and other fiber we add pomegranate juice to, along with Ceylon (real) cinnamon,a pinch of cloves and some chopped nuts. We mush this into a dough then roll into balls to make raw vegetable "cookies" which are awesome and supply the fiber which gut microbes need to create satisfaction for us in fullness. We drink and eat these raw vegitable cookies each morning and love it ,really love it. Sometime we put a fresh raspberry on top of each one, really better than tollhouse, we follow with about half cup of cooked little red bead with garlic, red onion, and a fewcooked mushrooms since the health benefits of these cooked plantfoods are tremendous for satiation, fighting cancer and longevity. A good site to visit for latest research is NutricianFacts.org(not dot com) Mr Greger at NutricianFacts provides all the lastest research in hundreds of 5 minute videos. We are attempting to grow baby broccoli greens to juice since the research shows they are at least 20 time higher in nutrients than bigger broccoli leaves for juicing,why eat only the flower and waste the leaves. Dr Joel Furhman,of Eat To Live, has also been very helpful in our quest for optimum wellbeing. The best to your health Rachel
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With the Omega, I find that carrots have to be rather larger, sturdier pieces (baby carrots don't work well for juicing), and leafy greens can be problematic, too, as they sort of just 'sit & spin'. I get a little out of them when done with carrots and other hardier veg, but on their own they don't do well... Other than that, it is an excellent machine.
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Yes, it does handle greens however, you will want to juice something a little less dense after. I do a handful of greens first and then add 3-4 celery stalks. Adding a juicy vegetable or fruit right after is the best way to extract the juice from the greens. Greens (normally kale or spinach) are always the base in very juice I make. This is an excellent juicer, great investment! It has a lot of power, juices almost anything easily. And it is very easy to clean.
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Leafy greens are tough. I do it almost every time I juice, but the yield is disappointing. If you roll the wheat grass into a tight ball you will get some juice, but not nearly as much as with a slow juicer.
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Juices everything. I make a juice that includes papaya, apples, pears, spinach, celery, parsley, kale, and cucumber. The opening is like 3 in so I have to cut some things down to fit but I but the whole thing -- skin, seeds, stems, etc. it has no problem. Fair warning -- keep an eye on the pulp shoot. Things like greens and skins will accumulate and can cause the juicer to clog up. However, I was making two pitchers of juice at the time. But I love it
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This juicer is excellent on anything that is "leafy". I have used it on kale, cabbage, spinach... it works very well. The pulp which comes out is very dry. You can always pass the pulp through the juicer one more time to get those extra drops. Hope this helps.