Champion Juicer White 1/Unit

by Champion Juicers

Product Features

• Model No.: G5NG853S
• Dimensions: 17 x 7 x 10-in. / Feed tube measures:1/4 in diameter by 3 inches in depth
• Weight: 30-lbs.
• Volts/Watts: 540 watts
• Origin: USA

Product Details

• Item Weight: 22.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0001VQIGS
• Item model number: G5-NG853S
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,480 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #94 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Juicers

Product Description

STANDARD US AND CANADIAN HOUSEHOLD UNIT Powered by a full 1/3 h.p. heavy duty General Electric motor. An Improved model with more starting torque, stainless steel motor shaft with latest design of front and rear endshield, front and rear ball bearings for smoother running and cooler operation. Manufactured as per CUL requirements.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

90 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it does superbly, July 5, 2005

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Wings42 (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Champion Juicer White 1/Unit

I've been using my Champion juicer for about four years now. I also have an Acme 5001 juicer. The Acme is excellent, but I've found myself using the Champion and storing the Acme.

The Champion juicer is extremely easy to set up and use.

The continuous feed feature allows making large amounts of juice without intermittent cleaning. The Champion is versatile. With the screen removed, it's a mincer. With the blank instead of the screen it makes sorbets. With the large hole screen, the juice is pulpier, my preference. You can buy a mill attachement to mill small amounts of flour, nuts, or flax seed.

Juicing is messy. The Champion is OK in that regard but not great. It's not as messy as some, more messy than others. Cleanup is quick and easy. Disassembly is a breeze. Unlike other machines with many parts and hard-to-clean screened centrifical baskets, the Champion has a small semi flat filter screen that is easy to clean.

The plastic parts are tough nylon but stain easily from food. The stains go away in the dishwasher. The parts aren't supposed to be dishwasher safe, but we've never had problems.

The residue is usually reasonably dry. If not, it can be run through again to squeeze more juice out of it. The residue can be used as mulch or to thicken and flavor soups and stews.

The home model motor has almost never stalled on me, though it has slowed with carrots or cabbage if I use too much pressure. Just a slightly reduced pressure on the tamper and the motor speeds right back up.

I know somebody who has had the same Champion since the 1950's and still uses it. Parts are reasonably priced and easily available.

It doesn't juice grass, but you can roll the leaves of cabbage or lettuce and juice them. It doesn't juice leaves as good as some other juicers, but it's OK for occasional use or if the leaves are to add flavor to other juices. A person who only eats raw food would probably benefit from a slow speed gear or screw press type unit instead, even at twice the price.

The unit is heavy and bulky, but has had the same honored spot on our kitchen sink since we bought it new. I love the 1950's utilitarian styling. I'd recommend getting another juicer if it needed to be stored in a cabinet after each use or if you want something sleek looking.

If it was stolen, I'd buy another, except maybe a dark color that doesn't stain.

Update November 2009. It's still going strong, and I've discovered other uses for it. We bought the grain mill, and use it to grind flax seed. An apple butter recipe I made calls for quartering the apples, boiling them for 20 minutes, and then straining the apples to remove the skin and seeds. Straining by hand was extremely slow and labor intensive, but I got a brain storm (necessity being the mother of invention) and put the sieve plate with large hole in my Champion. Running all 20 or so lbs. of cooked apples through it took about 5 easy minutes. The applesauce came out of the bottom, the skin and seeds out the end. If anything, I love my old Champion even more than before.

70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but could be better, September 3, 2004

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C. Harris "Raw Foods Nut!" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Champion Juicer White 1/Unit

First off I'd like to say for the price the Champion is an excellent machine for what I imagine most people use it for. However with that being said I must say that for a Raw foodist or a pro-active vegan/vegitarian it is less than ideal. It makes juice GREAT but does not juice greens or wheatgrass well and smokes when you try to homogonize several things such as almond butter and wheat berries. Overall good but defintly has room for improovement.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great juicer, May 29, 2005

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SWB (Boulder, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Champion Juicer White 1/Unit

I am not a raw foodist, but I really like making my own peanut butter, good juices and fruit sorbet. For these sorts of things, the Champion is great. We like putting frozen fruit into it to make yummy, no-sugar-added desserts. and since it has a continuous extraction, it doesn't get clogged. Definitely worth the price.