Omega Juicer Cold Press 365 Vertical Slo

The two biggest complaints I read before purchasing is 1)to much pulp being left unjuiced in the strainer basket, around the auger and ) the motor overheating. Let me start with my juicing experience, Ive owned a horizontal Omega brand juicer (pictured) that I have used for about 15 years! It still works amazing and Omega knows how to make a great juicer!! I only decided to add a vertical masticating juicer to make softer produce easier to juice. -Horizonal is better for fiberous (celery, pineapple, greens and carrots) veggies and vertical is best for soft (citrus, grapes, tomaroes, cucumbers). Either can work for both its just the facts that soft does better in a vertical. Lets talk about the Omega 365 overheating. Ive juiced with this juicer at least once sometimes twice a day since receiving it. I make between 28 and 32 ounces at a time. Ive been using this Omega 365 jc3000 exclusively for both the soft and fiberous fruits and veggies just to push its limits and see if I should keep it or send it back. It HAS NOT overheated or bogged down once. Its a little powerhouse for its size! As far as pulp in the strainer basket/ around the auger. Yes, there is pulp in there. Its quiet normal as this is a SLOW juicer. It isnt just going to magically sling the pulp and eject it. Because it juices slowly fruits and veggies are crushed between the auger and strainer being fed down by its weight through the auger and NOT just violently whirled around. Thats a good thing. Fast juicers heat up your expensive precious produce. Keep that in mind. Slow is good and the pulp that didnt get remove from the basket is ok. Its a Tbs or 2 at the most of juice and the juice its made is still cold pressed and full of nutrients. Compaired to my older juicer the pulp left around the auger is about the same. This morning I juiced: 1 head celery that I cut into about 3" pieces, 2 uncut carrots that the machine chomps through and pulls in and 5 small quartered tomatoes and got a full 28 ounces!! Thats impressive IMO! After everything is throufh let the machine run on high for a few seconds while tipping it toward the juice pitcher. Its not necessary but I like to get every drop of juice out. I try to not use the pusher unless something gets stuck in the shoot, as slow juicing is good juicing. Youll get the most yeild by letting a juicer juice slowly and not cramming produce through as fast as possible :) A couple of things to keep in mind. There is a little red gasket (pictured) on the bottom of the fruit bowl that you have to make sure is inserted before reassembly after washing. Its easy and it doesn't leak once in place BUT if you forget to put that back after cleaning things; juice will leak between the basket and machine while juicing. Its not the end of the world. Mine leaked maybe a teaspoon after a whole juicing cycle when I forgot. Now....I double check that. Noise level is not bad. Its a juicer so its not whisper quiet but its pretty quiet compared to a centrifugal juicer. Its not unbearable to listen to first thing in the morning. Its a whirling humm of the quiet motor and chomping of veggies. Ive grown to love the sound of both these juicers. And then also, a little learning curve. Just took me one cycle to learn. The juice basket,strainer basket and auger all lift off very easily *together* to clean. The first time I went to clean I tried removing the auger while attached to the machine; it was akward, slippery and almost impossible. I was doing it worng. So just remember remove the shoot/cover and then the whole basket, strainer and auger lift off the machine effortlessly as one unit to take to the sink. Its simple and perfect! Keep in mind that when you juice softer fruits the pulp will always be a little wetter (reguarless of the juicer). Okay okay, lastly. The juicer has a generous juice collection pitcher. I just pop a straw in and go! I hope youll give this juicer a try because juicing and clean up is simple making juicing easier to stick to. Pro tip: The #1 rule in juicing is always take apart and wash the juicer part before drinking your juice. It will keep you disciplined and not dealing with dried on pulp. Clean up will be a breeze while the pulp is wet. Everything basically rinses off with warm water. Use the brush to scrub the strainer. If you make this the golden rule of juicing you will fall in love with it! 15+ years and Ive never once drank before cleaning. HAPPY JUICING!