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Paul

PaulSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Excellent quality product

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I looked across many slow juicers to make my decision - they are expensive and there are many options. The Optimum has proven excellent. The juice is fantastic, its extracts more juice and build quality is top notch. What convinced me to take the plunge on this juicer was the obvious support offered by Froothie. They back up their products and that was the deal maker.

sunnydayz

sunnydayzhastings

brilliant juicer

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this optimum 600 juicer is brilliant - i love it - easy to use, set up & take apart. Easy to clean and juices very well. It is the only juicer I have owned, but like the Optimum Blenders, I love it. The worms in our wormfarm love the pulp. haven't tried wheatgrass yet, but plan to - does lots of other greens really well so shouldn't think it will be a problem with that as well. I would not hesitate to get another product from these guys. The service was great as well.

Rob

Rob

  • 2 reviews

Great product and excellent customer service!

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Very Good.

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The Optimum 600 is a great juicer. You can tell it's getting most of the juice as it leaves dry pulp. It’s easy to use. Cleaning is easy if done shortly after use. (Once its dried it’s a lot more annoying to clean).

Expensive but if you use often enough you will find it well worth the purchase.

Spikkels

Spikkelswhangarei

  • 3 reviews

A Juicer worth every cent and more

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"Beyond all expectations - Fast - Smooth - powerful - after a tedious search I am now very happy and wouldn't choose any other juicer; my industrial juicer is no match. Well, very well done with your superb product.”

If anyone is finding it hard looking and deciding for a machine that's a real pleasure to use - then I can confidently say that so far as I am concerned you don't even have to worry about wasting time doing the search this one does it at an affordable price in comparison to its rivals.

aqzhe1

aqzhe1Melbourne

A game changer for those who are seeking optimum health, nutrition, wellbeing, fasting, disease elim

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I have had a vitamix and a food blender, however I resisted from purchasing a slow juicer due to the price point. Now I can't live without it. I have been fasting for a deeper cleanse, and this machine really helped me get through it. Naturally, as a slow juicer it is going to take longer, but the juice keeps for a Very very long time and it is still crisp if you don't consume it within 24/48 hours. I have taken many cold pressed juices with me when I am traveling, stored in an eski and off I go. It has kept for 72 hours with no problems if refrigerated well. A no brainer for those who already have all the other appliances, it will fit in your kitchen and add value to your health.

Steve

SteveBowral

  • 3 reviews

Sceptic Humbled

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I was sceptical of yet another Juicer. Fortunately I learned long ago to listen to my wife. We purchased the Optimum 600 at Christmas time and WOW what a machine! Who thought you could get so much juice from so few pieces of fruit or veggies. It is simple to use, simple to clean and the best part of all is our children have been awakened to the benefits of PURE fresh juices all varieties. Thank you Optimum - another great Australian Product!

Vando

VandoGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 5 reviews

Almost 5 stars!

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Good juicer. The big mouth is very handy for slightly bigger fruits and vegetables. Relatively easy to take apart to clean. The only down side is there is a little bit of pulp in the juice, which I had to drain using a drainer. Otherwise, I would give it a 5.

Gowtham

Gowtham

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Super Juicer!

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While I was searching in internet for a slow juicer, I found Optimum brand and based on the positive review, I placed an order for Optimum 500 with Froothie. But to my pleasant surprise, I was given an upgrade offer for Optimum 600 for a discounted price which I grabbed with no hesitation. It was delivered overnight and I am using it since three weeks. My family and I are very pleased with its performance and great output - a tasty and healthy juice! I find the product design and quality superior and the accessories are very useful. It is indeed one of our best buys and extremely happy with this product. I would strongly recommend that every family should have one such juicer.

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Bec

BecWarana

Excellent Choice Of Juicer, Really Happy With Purchase.

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I like most did a lot of research for a good juicer. Reading these reviews nearly seemed like it was to our old to be true. Plus the slow juicing is supposed to retain more nutrients as it doesn't heat up. It is a fab juicer. Easy to use, relatively simple to clean. I just rinse it out and give it a quick scrub afterwards (make sure you get all the bits t of the spout where the silicon piece is use the end of the brush works a treat). The reverse feature is great for making sure you get all the pulpy bits of fruit/veggies down and it is easy to put together, as long as the arrows and red dots line up it just clicks into place. Never have I loved Beetroot so much!!

Great Product!

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Have had this machine for a month now and am using it a few times a week! Did a fair amount of research. Had borrowed a friend's regular juicer before investing and the difference in the amount of pulp and quantity of juice is amazing! There is hardly any pulp with this juicer comparatively and if the pulp is still wet, I just put it through again and get more juice out of it!!! With the wide mouth, don't have to cut the fruit and veg up as much which is great. Put the whole lemon or apple in so easy. Just remember to wash straight away so it is an easy rinse! Only bug I have is the little cleaning hook/brush that came with it snapped in two but am hoping to get a replacement! Very happy!

Looby

LoobySale

Awesome, love it

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I reviewed a lot of juicers before choosing the optimum 600 and I'm extremely happy with my choice. It's amazingly powerful, I roughly chop up items like carrots and beets and they go through the juicer with total ease. I use it most days of the week and am feeling the best I have in a long time and I put it down to all the cold press juices I can make.
Cleaning the juicer is very simple, providing you don't leave it too long and allow food items to dry.
This juicer is a great product and I'm very happy with it, and my optimum blender

Kim A

Kim A

  • 2 reviews
  • 4 likes

Great results overall

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I bought my juicer about a year ago, and unfortunately I don't use it as often as I should. It is absolutely fantastic in that I don't have to really cut the fruit and veggies up. My kids love feeding the apples through the wide mouth shoot. I like the balance between the pulpiness and smoothness of the juice. The only thing that prevents me from using it more often is that it is very clunky to assemble and not dishwasher compatible, so it does take a while to clean, especially the valves where the pulp collects. I did a lot of research before I bought mine, and weighed up the pros (easy to feed fruit through) and cons (not dishwasher compatible) and still bought it.

markis007

markis007Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

One of the Best Slow Juicers

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Froothie A.Optimum Appliances

Great slow juicer

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I had previously use a centrifugal juicer but when it died I was determined to buy a slow juicer for the health benefits of being able to better juice greens. I did my research and settled on the optimum 600 and bought it on line from Froothie. It works perfectly, is easy to clean and is great value when compared to other slow juicers of similar quality. I love it.

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Bilja

Bilja

  • 2 reviews

Best juicer ever

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Amazing juicer. I got it a few months ago and never looked back. It's very simple to use, even simpler to clean. Worth every single cent. I just started making juices every single day. Love it. The best thing about it is that you can chuck in just about any type of fruits or veggies and get whole family to enjoy best fresh juice without even questioning what's inside. One of the best products I've ever bought.

Best Juicer ever

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Purchased the optimum 600 about 2 months and it really is the best cold press juicer out there. Everything as advertised and amazed at how easily it cleans. Don't even get me started on how much juice this product produces. Every cup of juice i make now is like heaven. Thank you Froothie.

If only I had bought this years ago.

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My most used appliance. Have made everything, no complaints whatsoever. My life now revolves around my Opti. I had to purchase a small freezer as I ran out of room in my main one storing all the icecream that I make in bulk. Thanks Froothie I'm one very satisfied customer.

Great value for price!

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I am an avid juice maker, back at home (USA) I own a Norwalk Juice press which is the number one juicer when it comes to cold-press juice but it is also very expensive. When I moved to Australia I didn't want to move a 60 lb machine here since I wasn't sure how long I'd be here. I originally got a centrifugal juicer but wasn't really satisfied with it so when I looked for a cold-press juicer I came across the Optimum 600. I absolutely love it, it is quiet, you have a heap less pulp and I did a flavor test between my centrifugal and cold press and the taste difference is significant! (Cold-press, much better). Frothier has been helpful and my juicer arrived quickly.

RL

RLGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 4 reviews

Best juicer I have used

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I've had centrifugal juicers and a small mouth slow juicer, but this is the best of the lot. No prep, just drop it in. Less of a pest to clean (let's face all juicers are painful to clean!), it has just 5 parts that come apart and rinse fairly easily.

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Questions & Answers

Katrina

Katrinaasked

600 1st Generation

I purchased optimum 600 and it seems the pulp gets stuck in the tube causing my juice to have alot of pulp. Am i doing something wrong?

2 answers
KtB
KtB

Katrina, I'm wondering whether you are using the right strainer? You need the fine one to screen out more of the pulp, and the coarser strainer is good for smoothies. If you have further questions, ask Froothie - they have good customer service. Good luck, it's a great juicer and provides far more juice than other ones I've had in the past.

Optimum Appliances
Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances

Hi Katrina, I can definitely help you out with that! I’d be glad to :-)
Here are a few points we've compiled that are important to achieving the best results:

1) Do not press/shove food into the juicer - Do not use a pushing/pressing/shoving force with the Optimum Juicer or any other slow juicer. There is no spinning blade and no dizzying shredding taking place. No pressing is required. Instead, simply let your food fall into the "chewing auger." Virtually no force is necessary, and forcing more food into the chute can cause too much vegetable mass to clog in the auger, resulting in pulp overflowing into your juice, or the juicer becoming blocked.
When juicing grasses, feed the Optimum Juicer a small amount of grass at a time, cutting the grass into short pieces approximately 3cm long. This ensures the waste can easily come out of the waste chute. You do not need to "clump" the grass into a ball. In fact, you can slowly feed small strands of grass, coriander, parsley, kale, spinach and other leafy greens without any force necessary.

A great tip for large leafy, stringy or fibrous vegetables is to remove the leaf from the stem, cut both leaves and stems into 3-5cm lengths and feed through gently, letting the auger pull the ingredients into the juicer, using the tamper only gently if required.
2) Juice low-fibre plants first, and high-fibre plants last - Here's a really important tip: If you're going to juice high-fibre plants like celery or spinach, juice them last! Why? Because the fibres in celery tends to accumulate in the ejection port at the bottom of the juicing auger. If this port becomes clogged, then "pulp overflow" will occur, sending extra pulp into your juice. Following Tip #1 though will minimise the chances of this occurring to almost zero.
As long as the ejection port stays open, the pulp in your juice will be minimised. The best way to do this is to juice low-fibre fruits and veggies first: Apples, carrots, etc. and saving the stringier, fibrous plants for last. This will lead to a much better result when your concern is the amount of pulp in the final juice.
NB: If you are planning on juicing large amounts and do not mind a very small amount of pulp in the juice another alternative (to ensure you do not block the juicer), is to alternate your leafy greens and stringy items, with the harder items like carrot and beetroot.
3) Insert red plug correctly - Make sure the red rubber plug/tongue/stopper on the underside of the juicing bowl, is correctly inserted into its slot. This part is removable to assist with cleaning but often not reinserted correctly. It acts as a pressure point to ensure pulp ejects from the waste chute.
4) Juice your juice - If you still find too much pulp in your juice, simply pour the juice back through the machine again and you will find that the second time through, nearly all the pulp is removed. You can also strain it through a nut-milk bag, if you wish, but that takes more time and effort.
Any other questions Katrina? My direct email is [email protected], the office phone number is 1300 309 900, any questions please just call or email us (or FB us, IG, Live chat… you can even mail us! We’re here to help :-) )

Francois N.
General Manager at Froothie

Kerry Holly

Kerry Hollyasked

600 1st Generation

I just went onto the website froothie.com.au to buy this juicer, however there in none in stock. I wanted the 600 optimum. When will you be getting them back on stock please.
Regards Kerry.

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Optimum Appliances
Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances

Hello Kerry, thank you for your message. Please contact our customer service team directly at [email protected] and they will be able to answer your question. Hope this helps :)

Kerry Holly

Kerry Hollyasked

600 1st Generation

Can pineapple be placed in the juicer without peeling it, also with pineapple do you have to take the middle core out of the pineapple first?

3 answers
KtB
KtB

Absolutely - I regularly juice a whole pineapple. The peel has most of the bromelain in it, so keep it on, but it's a good idea to just roughly grate the skin back a bit, so that there's no risk of blocking the juicer. Leave the central core in, except for the very end bit. You can either slice the pineapple thickly and then cut each slice into thirds, or cut the whole pineapple into strips lengthwise - either is fine.
Hope this helps!

Tiff1971
Tiff1971

Yes you can juice whole pineapples. I remove the leaves and also cut the spikey skin off purely to save unnecessary strain on the machine but the juicer is tough and can handle it.

Optimum Appliances
Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances

Hello Kerry, better late than never :)
We could not have said it better than KtB and Tiff1971!

Here are some more juicing tips:

You can find tips on using a slow juicer and avoiding any blockage while reducing pulp here: froothie.com.au/Juicer-FAQ.php

Tip #1) Do not press/shove food into the juicer

Most of us have juiced with the old-style centrifugal juicing machines. If you recall, those machines require you to forcefully press/shove food into them, and allow large items like whole apples. You are required to push hard on carrots and apples to shove them into the spinning blade where they are shredded into tiny flying pieces.

Do not use this same pushing/pressing/shoving force with the Optimum Juicer or any other slow juicer. There is no spinning blade and no dizzying shredding taking place. No pressing is required. Instead, simply let your food fall into the "chewing auger." Virtually no force is necessary, and forcing more food into the chute can cause too much vegetable mass to clog in the auger, resulting in pulp overflowing into your juice, or the juicer becoming blocked.

When juicing grasses, feed the Optimum Juicer a small amount of grass at a time, cutting the grass into short pieces approximately 3cm long. This ensures the waste can easily come out of the waste chute. You do not need to "clump" the grass into a ball. In fact, you can slowly feed small strands of grass, coriander, parsley, kale, spinach and other leafy greens without any force necessary.

A great tip for large leafy, stringy or fibrous vegetables is to remove the leaf from the stem, cut both leaves and stems into 3-5cm lengths and feed through gently, letting the auger pull the ingredients into the juicer, using the tamper only gently if required.

Tip #2) Juice low-fibre plants first, and high-fibre plants last

Here's a really important tip: If you're going to juice high-fibre plants like celery or spinach, juice them last! Why? Because the fibres in celery tends to accumulate in the ejection port at the bottom of the juicing auger. If this port becomes clogged, then "pulp overflow" will occur, sending extra pulp into your juice. Following Tip #1 though will minimise the chances of this occurring to almost zero.

As long as the ejection port stays open, the pulp in your juice will be minimised. The best way to do this is to juice low-fibre fruits and veggies first: Apples, carrots, etc. and saving the stringier, fibrous plants for last. This will lead to a much better result when your concern is the amount of pulp in the final juice.

NB: If you are planning on juicing large amounts and do not mind a very small amount of pulp in the juice another alternative (to ensure you do not block the juicer), is to alternate your leafy greens and stringy items, with the harder items like carrot and beetroot.

Tip #3) Insert red plug correctly

Make sure the red rubber plug/tongue/stopper on the underside of the juicing bowl, is correctly inserted into its slot. This part is removable to assist with cleaning but often not reinserted correctly. It acts as a pressure point to ensure pulp ejects from the waste chute.

Tip #4) Juice your juice

If you still find too much pulp in your juice, simply pour the juice back through the machine again and you will find that the second time through, nearly all the pulp is removed.

You can also strain it through a nut-milk bag, if you wish, but that takes more time and effort.

In case you have any additional questions please contact our support team at [email protected] or call 1300 309 900

Hope that helps :)

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