Tribest Solostar SS-4200-B Horizontal Slow Masticating Juicer, Single Auger Cold Press Juicer & Juice Extractor, White

We have a citrus juicer, we have a centrifugal juicer, and now we have a masticating juicer. All three serve there purposes well. We use the Tribest Solostar 4 juicer to juice spinach, micro greens, and other leafy greens. The amount of juice extracted from these leafy greens is amazing, the centrifugal juicer can’t touch this. In addition, we make coconut cream with it (we live in Hawaii and gather coconuts we find). Oh yeah, Shrimp Curry made with FRESH coconut cream is the best (YUM). The Tribest Solostar 4 is relatively quiet and has a small foot print. Finding a home on the kitchen counter for daily use was easy. The juice pictured with this review is spinach, celery, and carrot. Cleaning the Tribest Solostar 4 isn't difficult but you must include it in your juicing time, you don't want to let the fiber dry out on and in the screen cone. Just plan on cleaning it right away, about five minutes or so. It helps juicing carrots after the leafy greens to get the fiber pushed through and it adds great taste to you juice. Cleaning takes a bit longer after running coconut through the machine. Just add cleaning the juicer into your timeline and you are good to go. We've been using this juicer for about a month now and haven't had any jamming or other issues with it. We are happy with our choice, which John Kohler of Discount Juicers helped us make through his YouTube juicer comparison videos. Sorry we couldn't support John through purchasing the Tribest Solostar 4 from Discount Juicers but, again, we live in Hawaii and Discount Juicers free shipping only covered the mainland’s 48 states. If you are looking for a juicer and aren't sure which type of juicer or which brand/model of juicer to purchase, check out John Kohler's YouTube videos, he's been doing this for many years. A word of caution however, John can be a bit overwhelming, just deal with it, his enthusiasm is genuine and the information he provides is extremely helpful. UPDATE: It's been six months since I wrote this review and we are having NO issues with this juicer. I would certainly purchase this juicer again. ~Lona

I started juicing a few years ago with a centrifugal juicer, and loved juicing in general. Then I decided I was gonna stick with it and upgraded to a Dash masticating juicer, but it was a pain. Just the shape in general was bulky, the juice separated just as quick as the centrifugal juicer, with just as much pulp, and you lost a lot of product in the straining process. I wanted a new juicer, but wanted a horizontal one like this, but could not spend $300-$400 on one, and was afraid it wouldn't be worth it. I was lucky enough when the new juicer bug was biting me a few weeks ago that I found this for less than $200 on Amazon. I knew it was a deal after researching this brand and jumped on it. I am so glad I did. It is worth $400. It is such a huge difference over other juicers. I have a lot less pulp, a lot more juice, the juice barely needs to be strained, but it comes with a strainer. The juice isn't frothy, or pulpy, and doesn't separate quickly. I used to have to make myself finish my juice b/c it was so thick, but not anymore. This juicer truly makes juicing a pleasure again. Yes, there are a lot of pieces, but it is SO EASY to clean. And the footprint is smaller than my last Dash juicer. If you're worried about spending the $300, don't. Because this will pay for itself in improved health, and enjoyment of juicing. I even bought a second juicer for my sister while they were on sale. If you're new to juicing and it seems daunting, a simple trick I've found that works, is juice colors of similar colors i.e. greens, green peppers, pears, etc. Use a little more fruit at first till your taste buds get used to juicing, and slowly reduce the amount of fruit and increase the amount of vegetables. Mixing green juice and carrot juice may be healthy, but a brown or black juice just isn't appetizing to drink if you mix too many colors at once.

Oh man do I love this juicer! So well designed and operates PERFECTLY! I have only used it for juicing so far, but I would expect that the other capabilities.. (Pasta and spaghetti) would be just as good as the juicing function. Pulp extraction is almost completely dry, and the unit squeezes pulp-free juice out of virtually anything. Our first run was with apples for juice, and the result was fantastic. Not a speck of pulp and delicious! (I feed the pulp to my worms, and they love it too!) Cleaning was easy and pain-free. Quick, and with no hassles disasembling or reassembling the unit. Cleaned under a faucet and dried on a towel. Five minute operation, if that. Very pleased with the juicer, and it is attractive as well as functional. HIGHLY recommended. (Thank you Harvest Essentials for expeditious shipping!)

I just received my Tribest Solostar 4 about an hour ago and, made and drank my first ever green juice. It was fairly decent. Ingredients included: Kale, collards, chard, granny smith apples, Italian parsley, celery, lettuce and heirloom carrots. The Solostar 4 performed flawlessly. The unit ran quietly and due to its low rpm's, didn't heat the produce noticeably. Cleanup was easy and took three to four minutes. I have limited counter space and the low profile fits well. I look forward to many more green juices in my Solostar 4.

Once again, a lot of research was involved before we purchased this juicer. This is such a nice machine, and we are extremely pleased with it. I'm glad that we decided on the Solostar 4 over the Omega 800. It takes up less space on the counter, has a stronger horsepower motor, a bigger auger, and not as much plastic. This little beast is a heavy, well constructed machine! You do have to chop the food just a bit smaller, but it is well worth it. There is nothing that it cannot juice. We have juiced wheat grass, kale, spinach, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, beets, apples, carrots (just walks through carrots and beets), oranges, ginger, cilantro, parsley, etc. We have an older silex juice it for citrus, and a vitamix to make smoothies (berries). As long as you clean the unit right away, it is a breeze. I took another reviewer's advice and bought a baby bottle brush for cleaning, which makes it go even faster. We've used this daily for the last two months, and love it. If you are sitting on the fence, don't hesitate to get this one. It is perfect!

The Solostar is my sixth juicer, and by far the best. The juice is extremely pure with basically no pulp, and it extracts more juice than my other juicers do. Cleanup is easy and quick, the screen takes just a bit more to clean than some of my other juicers but no big deal. My only complaint is the size of the feed tube. It's small and you have to chop apples and large carrots down quite a bit to fit. But to get this high a quality of juice it's totally worth it. Wish I would of bought this juicer years ago!

As a first time juicer, I scoured the internet to find the perfect cold press juicer in my budget. I heard Tribest makes some of the best juicers on the market but $500 was out of my range so, i was thrilled to find a smaller, less expensive one under the same brand. I don't write reviews often. This juicer kicks ass. It's quiet, easy to assemble and clean, it's like bringing home a sweet little robotic dog to the family. It produces AMAZING tasting juices. Yes, you have to cut up the fruits and veggies to fit into the small feeding chamber but that doesn't bother me one bit. While I'm processing my produce, I'm feeding the juicer in the meantime. Celery, carrots, cucumbers, apples, oranges, kale, I've had no issues thus far. It feels like a well made product. Throughly pleased. Happy juicing!!

I was so excited to finally receive the juicer that I had been waiting to buy. I studied the manual, put it together, and tried juicing cucumbers. The part that holds the auger in place just popped off! From cucumbers! On Youtube videos, I saw people putting a whole lime in it. I tried that. The end part popped off again. This thing claims it can grind coffee, but it can't handle a lime peel. I tried juicing carrots, and filmed it this time. I'm attaching the video for you. See for yourself. I contacted Tribest about this. They do seem to have good customer service so far. But as for product quality, I'm feeling very disappointed.

Very quiet and powerful. So far, I have used it to juice 50 lbs of beets and carrots in one afternoon. Found that if i used my food processor to shred the beets and carrots first -actually made the job faster, more efficient, even quieter, and easier on the machine. Did not heat up at all. The whole process, even with the extra step went very quickly and efficiently. Foaming was a bit of an issue but i just put the foam back into the shredded beets bowl where it broke down. Very easy to dismantle and clean. Warm water and soap cleaned the juice stains , so looks new still The pulp was very dry compared to my previous centrifuge type juicer. Well worth the expense. Highly recommend for people who juice in large quantities and freeze.

As advertised! Makes great juice

I’ve been using this juicer for about two months, almost daily. It works great for celery, does not require the stalk to be cut into small pieces. Easily processes an entire stalk. Apples, carrots just need to be thin enough to fit through, otherwise it processes them well. Leafy greens are not the best. However, it does get some juice out of spinach and kale. Easy to put together and take apart. Cleaning is easy and quick other than the screen, takes a few minutes. Important to rinse immediately after using so food doesn’t stick to the screen. Fairly quiet. I researched several brands for weeks before I purchased this one. So far, I’m very happy with it.

Product arrive with broken parts.

So far so good. received a month ago and juicing about 2x's a week. Sometimes juice filters through one of the attachments to the main body so when that happens a little hard to clean. otherwise is been good