Purchasing a juicer in 2024 provides a lot of options and a few challenges. If you’re looking for the absolute best masticating juicer, there is no simple answer. The Angel Juicer (formally known as Super Angel) is a favored contender; however, there are a lot of phenomenal masticating juicers that extract high amounts of nutrients. For many, budget will be the deciding factor. Masticating juicers are often referred to as cold press juicers or slow juicers. We’ll cover lots of important information for deciding which masticating juicer is the best for you, including what cold pressed means and why you might choose a masticating juicer over a centrifugal juicer.

The Tribest Greenstar juicer, the Omega Cold Press juicer, and the Angel juicer are some the most trusted brands available. However, there is a plethora of incredible juicers we'll cover below. It’s helpful to note that there are two different types of masticating juicers: single auger and twin gear. Welcome to our official guide of the best masticating juicers.

Masticating juicers use a central gear (or gears) to “chew up” fruits and vegetables, making them highly efficient machines that get 15-20% more juice from produce than your classic centrifugal juicers. While they are generally more expensive than centrifugal juicers, many users feel they save money because of needing less produce to get the same amount of juice. 

When it comes to juicing leafy greens, wheatgrass, sprouts, and other hard-to-juice produce, a masticating juicer is the ideal way to go. Masticating juicers also make other delicious and nutritious items including nut butters, nut milks, fresh baby food, sorbets, pates, and sauces.

When referring to masticating juicers, people are generally talking about single gear (or auger) masticating juicers. Which quite literally means there is one central spinning gear that “chews up” the fruits and vegetables to release their juice. A Twin Gear juicer, on the other hand, has two gears to grind the juice from produce. If we rank centrifugal juicers as "good" and single gear masticating juicers as "better", then twin gear juicers would be considered "the best".

Twin gear juicers offer all the same benefits of single gear masticating juicers (i.e. cold pressed, minimal-to-no oxidation, versatility, dryer pulp, and more juice). However, twin gear juicers do it even better by virtue of having two gears to do the work instead of just one. In other words, they are the top-of-the-line juicers recommended for the person who knows they want to juice long-term and is ready to invest in a juicer that will last them for many years to come.

With a 47 RPM motor, this juicer is the "slow star" of the show. It employs a duo-blade auger, which increases the overall juice yield and produces a dryer pulp. The Tribest Slowstar SW-2000 is 100% BPA free, and it includes a stainless steel mesh strainer for removing any additional pulp from the juice. The homogenizing attachment allows you to make sorbets, nut butters, pates, salsas, and sauces as well. This is also a vertical juicer, which means that while it is designed to juice leafy greens, it’s ideal to juice them alongside a variety of other vegetables such as carrots and celery. Vertical juicers also take up less counter space, if that’s a concern. This is the perfect middle-budget vertical slow juicer for the juicing enthusiast.

Omega Nutrition Center NC1000HDS Premium Horizontal Masticating Juicer ($459.95)

This Omega brings the many elements of a good juicer together. Its versatility is hard to match: while most juicers are better with some types of produce over others, the Omega VSJ handles all types of produce efficiently. The Omega VSJ is the slowest juicer on our list; however, it also has an automatic shut-off feature should it ever begin to overheat. It’s also a quiet juicer, surprisingly so. 

Since the Omega VSJ is a vertical masticating juicer, it utilizes a metal screen for extracting pulp from the juice. In lower quality machines, significant amounts of pulp become stuck in the screen, making it tedious to clean. Not so with the Omega; it’s fine pores ensure easy clean-up and a higher juice yield overall. In fact, it’s considered the easiest vertical juicer to clean according to its loyal users. 

Omega is a trusted brand that backs up their machines: this machine includes a 15-year warranty. Overall, The Omega VSJ Juicer offers versatile masticating power in a smaller footprint. If you’re looking for an all-around quality juicing machine, this is the way to go. Its slow squeezing process makes for consistently crisp, highly nutritious juice.

Kuvings Whole Slow Chef CS600 Stainless Steel Commercial Juicer ($1499.95)

If you’re ready to invest in your long-term health, consider upgrading to a twin gear masticating juicer. They carry a higher price point, but anything a single gear masticating juicer can do, a twin gear juicer can do even better. They are listed from the lowest in price to the highest, though all are fantastic machines. Here are the best twin gear juicers available:

The Tribest Greenstar Elite GSE-5000 has a three-stage juicing process with twin gears for optimum juice extraction and nutrient preservation. It’s the original twin gear juicer with patented technology for both breaking down fruits and vegetables and for maintaining the freshness of juice for longer periods of time. The Tribest Greenstar Elite GSE-5000 is ideal for juicing all kinds of produce, including hard root vegetables, leafy greens, and soft fruits.

The Tribest Greenstar Elite GSE-5000 has an internal strainer that’s finely meshed, which results in less pulp in the final juice product. It includes separate attachments for grinding and one for creating nut butters, sorbets, and more. This juicer also has different pressure knobs: one to ensure every last drop of juice is extracted and another knob for creating items with a smooth consistency. The Tribest Greenstar Elite GSE-5000 also includes a 12-year warranty. If you’re ready to invest in an extremely high-quality twin juicer but can’t quite afford the Angel (described below), then this is by-far the best option available. It’s been on the market for years and is considered one of the best masticating juicers money can buy.

Tribest Greenstar Professional Juicer ($849.00)

Formally known as the Super Angel, the Angel 7500 Twin Gear Juicer is available in four different models at various price points: The Angel 5500, 7500, and 8500. The Angel 7500 Twin Gear model is our personal favorite at Extreme Wellness Supply, but we’ll go over what makes each model unique below so you can decide which is your favorite. First, what are some of the things all of the Angel models have in common?

The Angel Juicers are made from 100% food-grade stainless steel, including the gears. This means absolutely no chemicals can leak into your juice, the juicer will never absorb flavors, the entire machine resists rust and corrosion, and it’s hygienic. Lots of experienced juicers have a hard time finding the perfect juicer, and finally end their search by upgrading to the Angel.The Angel is made of only four components, making it easy to clean as well. Plus, its built-in thermal sensor insures the Angel never overheats. In short, the Angel provides maximum juice extraction with minimum oxidation and pulp, creating the most vibrant and tasty juice you could ever make. Now let’s take a look at the different models:

ANGEL 5500 ($1,410.00):

This model includes the manual reverse function; should you accidentally overload the Angel, it’s easy to turn on the reverse function, release the produce, then move it forward to grind them into juice.

ANGEL 7500 TWIN GEAR ($1,510.00):

This model has an automatic anti-jamming function, which detects an overload of produce and self-adjusts the speed control. It also has an automatic reverse function that clears any accidental blockages.

ANGEL 8500 TWIN GEAR ($1,830.00):

The Angel 8500 is the ultimate in top-tier juicers. This juicer includes everything from the Angel Deluxe; but its primary parts and standard extracting-screen housing are made of surgical-grade stainless steel, which lends to extreme corrosion resistance and provides the highest level of hygiene. The rest of the machine is made of the same food-grade stainless steel as previous models.

Pure Juicer Cold Press Juicer, All Stainless Steel ($2,495.00)

This juicer is in a league of its own, comparable only to other two-stage hydraulic cold press juicers. So what does it mean for a juicer to have two stages? Most home juicers are single stage, meaning produce goes through the machine and the juice is extracted. However, a two stage juicer separates the grinding and juicing step to give you the highest quality juice. 

In the first stage, the juicer grinds the fruits and vegetables into a mash. It’s highly beneficial to have all of your fruits and vegetables in this mash, as there are certain processes that happen amongst some vegetables that yield even better enzymes and nutrients when they come in contact. The second stage uses the hydraulic press; here, you put the mash onto a (included) mesh screen that’s then placed on the hydraulic press. Then you turn on the press and it squeezes every last ounce of juice out, so much so that you end up with a brick of dry pulp!

This machine comes with eight different screen trays for use in stage one; these various screens are meant to be used for varying types of produce from carrots to greens, as well as for grinding coffee, creating fluffy sorbets, and more. The Pure Juicer meets all commercial standards for juicers, yet it’s designed for your kitchen at home. It comes with a 12-year warranty and has all dishwasher safe stainless steel components.

If you’re interested in or are following Gerson Therapy, the PURE is one of the few juicers recommended by the Gerson Institute. Gerson Therapy is a nutritionally-dense regiment that has revered chronic diseases for a wide range of people; you can learn more in our Complete Guide to Juicers for Gerson Therapy.