Omega Vertical Juicer VRT 350 HD String of the Day Post #3

Today I juiced carrots, one apple, a handful of alfalfa sprouts, and organic spring mix, which is fresh, tender, little baby lettuce and greens -- you know, the type you can buy in bulk or purchase in a one pound recyclable plastic box.   And now Southwest Desert Blogger presents . . . the Omega VRT 350HD string of the day photo:

Measure in inches. 

 This is the last in the "string of the day" series.  I do not enjoy this stringy material in my Omega VRT 350 HD juice.  In my opinion, juice should not have strings in it.  The sound of the VRT350HD juicer squeaking has grown old. I will no longer try to invent ways to clean places that their cleaning brush does not fit.

VRT 350HD juicer spout with solid plastic piece in the middle:  the space between the solid rectangular piece hanging down in the middle of the spout and the wall of the spout  is less than one-half inch.  You can see the sort of material that gets caught there.  In one of my many posts reviewing the VRT 350HD I tried to guess the purpose of this rectangular piece. [see post dated Oct. 29, 2011, et al.] 

I am getting rid of this Omega.  Good riddance.  Adios.  Bon Voyage.  Bye-bye.  Cheerio.  Sayonara.  Adieu.  Arrivederci.  Au revoir.  Auf wiedersehen.  Ciao babe. My 16 year old juicer can juice stringy  vegetables such as celery and chard stems without a single string in the juice.  It can juice root vegetables, greens, ginger, fruits, and anything else I have put through it without strings or particulate pulp. The old juicer produces a juice that is smooth and clean.  I find it produces a sweeter carrot juice than the VRT350HD.  I cannot explain why.  It has less parts to clean and actually cleans faster than the VRT350HD!  Finally, I don't have to get the grit out from between my teeth after drinking my old juicer's juice.  With the VRT350HD there was the need to brush and floss the solid material in the juice out of my teeth!  No mas!

May all your juice be smooth and sweet,
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Omega Vertical Juicer VRT 350 HD Strainer Question

Try not to strain yourself:

Solid yellow strainer photo 1.  Notice the red dot on the right side of the strainer rim.  It is used to position the strainer in the bowl correctly.  However, it wears out over time.  After a few months of regular use, it is barely visible in my "clear yellow" everyday strainer that Omega refers to as the "-less pulp" (?!) strainer.  See photo 2.

Got an Omega VRT 350HD juicer?  If you do, please tell me what you do with this second strainer (solid yellow).  Folks at Omega have told me not to bother with it.  If that is the case, why does it come with the Omega VRT 350HD?

This is photo 2 of the solid yellow strainer.  In the Omega VRT350 Instruction Manual it is simply noted as "Strainer (solid yellow) -more pulp" as opposed to the "clear yellow" strainer which is "-less pulp" --  Is that clear?  As I have stated in previous posts, I get too much pulp for my taste using the "less pulp" strainer.  I certainly do not want more pulp.     

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