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Champion Commercial Juicer G5-PG-710 - BLACK MODEL (MAR-48C) | 
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Category: Kitchen
List Price: $269.00
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Rating:  9 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 24
MPN: CHAMPIONCOMMERCIALB
UPC: 833304002322
EAN: 0933304000486
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| • | Large feeding chamber of 1-3/4 inches in diameter; able to take large vegetables without cutting the | | • | Floating Cutter designed to separate the juice from the pulp in a continuous operation. No intermitt | | • | Tempered stainless steel cutting blades are cast into the cutter for strength and durability. They n | | • | Warranty: 10-Year Limited Warranty. The Champion Commercial Juicer is recommended if juicing exceeds |
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Product Description
Champion Commercial Juicer G5-PG-710 Features & Specifications Champion Commercial Juicer G5-PG-710 - BLACK MODEL The Champion Commercial comes in Black,Silver, White and Almond The Champion Household 2000+ is a veteran to the juicing market. Champion has been around for over 20 years and we have clients who still rave about their juicer. This is build of a powerful 1/3 horespower heavy duty GE motor. The large 1.75" diameter feeding tube allows it to take in larger vegetables without cutting them. The floating cutter is designed to separate the juice from the pulp all in one continuous operation with little to no intermittent cleaning. The blades are made of tempered stainless steel that are cast into the cutter for strength and years of use. They never separate or rust! The Champion is also a very versatile machine and can juice all types of fruits and vegetables, but cannot juice wheatgrass. If you are looking for a wheatgrass juicer that can also do fruits and vegetables, 877MyJuicer.com recommends the Lexen Electric Healthy Juicer. The Champion household is great for those juicing once to a few times a day. If you are needing more than that, we suggest the Champion Commercial (G5-PG-710). Generally juicing over 12 ounces a day constitutes the upgrade to the commercial juicer. Features: Juices all types of fruits and vegetables Makes nut butters, frozen fruit sorbets, baby foods, ice creams, sherbets, purees, salsa, muesli and more! All parts are FDA approved 650 Watt Motor Simple re-wire to make it a 220v Machine! (Conversion kit required) Cooer motor operation Attachments Included: Tamper /
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 The Champion-Really! August 16, 2008
J Keistler (Lake Jackson, Texas USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Before considering reviews of juicers, the first thing the reader needs to examine is the experience of the reviewer. I've noticed that dozens of these reviews are by those new to juicing, often assessing their first juicer purchase. They then are making arbitrary statements about equipment of which they know little. Rather like assessing a sewing machine, a camera, any piece of technology without sufficient perspective.
I began juicing back in the 70's when I became vegetarian. At that time juicers were not considered fashionable as now, and certainly there were no infomercials or cable! There was a fairly inexpensive line of centrifugal juicers made by Braun, Krups, Oster, etc. There was the Norwalk, still the Rolls-Royce of juicers (at $2000+). There was the excellent Acme centrifugal (now sold as Omega). And there was the Champion, then selling for $250-300. After chopping through a nice little Braun in a year or so I spent hard-earned college earnings on a Champion; they only came in white then. Much of of the hoopla about oxidation of juice hadn't come up yet. We had no health food stores in Texas that I knew about that carried the Champion, so I ordered mine over the phone.
I was shocked when it arrived at the weight. This is no lightweight! Unlike the department store juicers, it has a very large motor, a GE, with tons of torque. This is because this is a masticating juicer with a slow-turning cutting cone. Without the cone assembly on the front it is actually not large at all.
The 'plastic' parts on the Champion were/are nylon rather than just molded plastic. This means they are also quite flexible and are of course shatterproof. The cutting cone is quite different than other machines, being a solid piece of nylon on a large metal cutting shaft. The 'blades' are not sharp as on a centrifugal juicer; one can run one's fingers over them without cutting oneself. Why? Because their purpose is not to cut alone; they force the food around the cone inside the outside housing, then over a curved screen at the bottom where the brushing motion and pressure mash the juice out of the produce. The cone has an indentation that spits the pulp out the front of the cone assembly. Again, this is not the same as a single-auger juicer where the auger forces the food against a screen at the front. I won't say which is better, they're just different. However, unlike single-auger machines like a Samson or Omega 2005, it is not self-feeding. There is a supplied pusher; if you look down in the feeding area you can see that the cone turns while you apply pressure on the food, to grind off bits of the produce to send over the juicing screen. It is NOT pressureless, but you don't have to put your weight on it to get it to feed, either. Judging from what I've seen of twin-gear machines on YouTube and a couple of friends, the pressure required is nothing like trying to force produce through those. There's one bodybuilder on YouTube who demonstrates putting his twin gear on the floor so he can put his weight into it! A child can easily operate the Champion's required force.
Assembly of the Champion is extremely easy. I suppose it sounds quaint now, but one needs to keep a little Crisco container and put a dollop on the motor output shaft prior to juicing. This is a metal-to-metal contact when the juicing cone is put on and simply helps separate the cone when finished. I guess one could use Pam or some spray but I've never had a problem with keeping a little Crisco can for that, and only a very small amount is required. Slide the cone on, put the juicing screen in its recessed holder on the nozzle container holding the cone, a short twist and you're ready.
The Champion amazed me then, and still amazes me at the simplicity and durability of its design. Not a bunch of little plastic parts to keep up with. As the parts are nylon, they won't break if dropped. They don't crack, they don't deform. They just work.
At the end of juicing, just twist the cone exterior a few degrees and it's off. Reach over and pull off the cutting cone. That's it. Take the juicing screen out and scrub it just like any other juicer, except this one is only a little curved screen and very easy to brush w/o any weird crevices. Wash the cone assembly clean, wash the cutting cone, and you're done. I've always owned dishwashers but have never seen the need to run any of this through. Juice pulp is not baked-on spaghetti sauce; it rinses right off, so why dishwash it? These new Champions come in colors; the light colors will certainly stain with carrot and beet juice, as in any other juicer. If it bothers you, just wipe the affected parts with a little bleach and you are back like new. The motor housing is powdercoated paint.
Those who know juicing know that to juice greens they should be alternated with firm produce like carrots, celery, radishes, apples, etc. This aids the juicer in pushing the greens through. This applies to any juicer I've ever seen, including the Norwalk. Don't expect to run pounds of spinach, etc., through without a 'cleaning' carrot every so often. Most of us don't juice just greens anyway. Once again, a little common sense and knowledge.
Since this is a masticating juicer and the pulp comes out the cone in the front, one can conceivably juice all afternoon w/o having to stop and empty anything. I set mine next to the sink so that the cone end just drops the pulp into the sink bowl. Because of the design of the machine and in the interest in keeping the cone assembly reasonably compact (several inches) the size of the receptable for juice is somewhat limited. Perhaps because I've used one of these so long it's not an issue for me.
I can't count the number of juicings my Champion has had. It has never overheated, never jammed, never plugged up. The motor has never required service or maintenance. Does it remove more juice than any other juicer? No. If that's the supreme issue, buy a Norwalk. However, there is a device known as the People's Press--you can find it on the web--where you can use your Champion, discharging pulp into a cloth bag, then using a hydraulic press (like the Norwalk) to truly get all the juice out of the pulp. My pulp is damp, but again, I don't consider that the only criterion for juicing, not by a long shot. It's just an easy way to market machines.
I currently use two other juicers also, but if my Champion died tomorrow I'd order another one. I remember a few years ago seeing Elizabeth Taylor's kitchen in a magazine and there was a Champion like mine on her counter! Last place I expected to see one.
There is a small blanking plate one can put in place of the juicing screen. This makes great nut butters, drop them into the feed tube and out comes the butter at the other end. I've used this machine forever for frozen dessert by freezing banana pieces and strawberries, etc., then dropping them down the feed tube and coming out with soft-serve at the end of the cone. If one wants something like grated carrots, just run the machine without any plate under the cutting cone and beautiful grating will come out the bottom.
I've found over the years that each juicer has its strong points for some foods and is weaker at others. I've never gotten wheatgrass to do well in here. If I were doing wheatgrass daily I'd buy a juicer for it. On the whole, though, and if I could have just one juicer, this would still be the one. A couple of friends have bought Champions in the last few years and I don't see any difference in quality between mine and theirs. It amazes me that they can sell them so cheap now--the $300 I paid in the 70's was a lot dearer than now!
 Not worth the cost August 4, 2008
F. Loving (Winder, GA United States)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
After much research on the best juicer for my purposes, I bought this item in order to juice a combination of leafy greens and vegetables. The hardest item I juiced was carrots and I ground them in a food processor prior to juicing.
Initially it seemed to work fine but the blades dulled incredibly quickly and the pulp clogged in the screen and chute and would not exit.
I called the manufacturer and inquired if this was normal and they said that it was not and that perhaps I should "push down on the chute". Push down on the chute? I was incredulous, shouldn't it work without my intervention? Well in any case, that didn't work either.
I began processing all the food prior to juicing and went through a lot of replacement blades over time (at $30.00 each plus shipping) because the manufacturer wouldn't further address the issue and the juicer was not inexpensive. I wanted at least SOME return on investment.
The process takes much longer than it should because I've got to constantly stop (every 3-4 times I fill the in feed chute) and clean the screen and chute or it wont work.
Bottom line, it's a bulky, messy, expensive & poorly designed POS.
Apologies for being so negative about it. It has not been a pleasant experience.
Everything I Have Ever Wanted In a Juicer! June 28, 2008
Byzantine Betty (The Golden State, Ca)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
WOW. Do not be dissuaded by the reviews on here that say this juicer is messy, hard to clean, etc.
I am thinking that perhaps those folks did not have it assembled correctly, or used too small of a container to catch juice and pulp...we used a glass mixing bowl to catch the juice and a large pickle jar for the pulp and it works wonderfully. It is quite a breeze to clean, use cold water and do it very soon after use. There are only about 5 (easily accessed) parts to clean, none of which require special brushes or tiny hands. This juicer is a joy to use. It is sturdy, heavy, quality. It will make nut butter and even juice wheat grass. It comes with a wonderful little guide with some detailed, in depth instructions on juicing certain produce. This juicer is the real thing. Buy this one once and save yourself the trouble of replacing janky ones.
 No support when ages May 22, 2008
Joyce Evans (Florida)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
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.
 More powerful, more messy than cheaper juicer. April 25, 2008
Jeffrey M. Irwin (east nashvegas, tn)
7 out of 13 found this review helpful
I 'upgraded' to the Champion after burning out the motor on my Jack V. juicing leafy greens. It was a decision based on all of the raving I'd seen and heard. I knew about masticating juicers already because I own a small travel juicer that is hand powered. I loved my little travel juicer for it's ease of juice and cleaning.
The Champion, however, is a mess. When juicing, I would estimate that 65% of the juiced produce will exit as designed, through the end. 30% of it will remain in the main body assembly for you to scrub it out. 5% of it will somehow squeeze onto the main motor assembly, where you have to wipe it of the metal rod that holds the blade. With my previous centrifugal (Jack V.) and masticating juicers, I've never had so much cleaning to do.
The juice, i should say, is fine. 30% more frothy than my Jack V.
Nut butters- make that mess ratio 50% (which is desirable in this case)/40%/10%
Smoothies- 60% (desirable)/30%/10%
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