The 5 Best Wheatgrass Juicers
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Wheatgrass needs a slow auger, not a spinning blade. Hand-crank and electric slow juicers compared on grass handling and warranty; the Omega J8006 leads. When users buy our independently chosen editorial choices, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
Wheatgrass is too thin and stringy for a fast spinning-blade juicer, which turns it into green froth and wet pulp. It needs a slow press: a hand-cranked auger or an electric slow juicer that squeezes the blades. These picks suit people who grow or buy grass for a daily shot, and several also handle fruit, nut butter and sorbet.
Editor's Notes
October 26, 2026, by Ezvid Wiki Editors:
The Omega J8006 now leads. Omega names wheatgrass among the juices it makes, and a slow auger lying on its side is the standard tool for grass. It's the current version of the Omega Dual Stage Nutrition Center from the old list, and the Handy Pantry Hurricane stays for anyone who'd rather crank by hand.
Seven older machines are gone or out of stock. The Samson Super SB0850, Super Angel Premium Deluxe and Willsence Masticating have vanished from sale, while the Tribest Green Star Elite, Green Power KPE1304, BioChef Axis and Lexen Original Healthy GP27 are unavailable. The Hamilton Beach 67951 had no current price. The Green Star's successor, the Greenstar 5, now sits in special honors.
New picks are three upright slow juicers, the Tribest Slowstar SW-2000, Kuvings Silent Juicer 850SC and Hurom H330. None of their makers names wheatgrass, so they suit people who juice fruit and greens as well as grass. No one has run a lab test on wheatgrass juicers, so we weighed what each maker says about grass, Wirecutter's broader juicer test, warranty terms and recall records. Five good machines beat ten with a row of unbranded hand-crank clones.
Earlier notes
February 3, 2020, by Daniel Imperiale:
Going over the selections on our previous list, there were one or two options whose build quality weren't quite up to snuff, and whose designs matched identically to a number of other companies' offerings, leading us to believe they were from faceless factories in low-wage countries that promise little more than the bare minimum of quality. In their places, we included the Samson Super SB0850 and the Super Angel Premium Deluxe, both of which are rugged and capable enough to fit in at a professional juice bar, but easy enough to use that anyone could enjoy their quality at home.
We tend to prefer steel components wherever possible in a category like this, as you'd also see in our masticating and centrifugal juicer lists, even as BPA-free components have become cheaper and more readily available. Augers in particular, seem to have a much easier time pushing through wheatgrass and other veggies, and to last longer while doing it, when they're made of steel.
Special Honors
Tribest Greenstar 5 Tribest's fifth twin-gear juicer replaces the Green Star Elite. It presses produce between two stainless steel gears turning at about 110 rpm, and Tribest names wheatgrass among the greens it handles. It sells for about $850 from Tribest. That's a lot for a juicer, but it suits people who juice tough greens every day and want the heavy-duty option. tribest.com
Why Grass Needs A Slow Press
An upright, or vertical, slow juicer takes less counter space and handles fruit well, but grass is best fed in small bunches between firmer pieces.
A centrifugal juicer spins a blade basket thousands of times a minute and flings juice out through a screen. That works for apples and carrots, but wheatgrass blades are thin and fibrous, so they wrap, shred into foam and come out as wet pulp. A masticating, or slow, juicer crushes produce with a turning auger instead, which is why it's the usual advice for leafy greens (Breville).
Slow juicers come in three shapes. A horizontal single auger, like the Omega J8006 at 80 rpm, is the classic electric choice for grass and also makes nut butter and pasta. An upright, or vertical, slow juicer takes less counter space and handles fruit well, but grass is best fed in small bunches between firmer pieces. A twin-gear juicer presses produce between two interlocking gears; Tribest's stainless steel Greenstar 5 turns at about 110 rpm and sells for around $850 (HomePage News). Whatever the type, slow juicing takes time: Breville puts a batch at five minutes or more.
Hand Crank Or Electric
A hand-crank juicer is a stainless steel auger in a housing that clamps to a counter. It needs no power, has few parts and lasts for years. The trade-off is effort and speed. True Leaf Market rates the Hurricane at about 1 ounce of juice a minute, fits it to counters up to 2 1/4 inches thick and backs it for five years (True Leaf Market). That's enough for one or two shots in the morning, but not for a full tray.
An electric slow juicer does the cranking for you and handles fruit and vegetables too. Warranties are long in this category: Omega covers the J8006 motor for 15 years (Omega), Tribest covers the Slowstar for 10 years (Tribest), and Hurom covers the H330 for 15 years (Hurom). Register the machine when it arrives and keep the receipt, since a long warranty only helps if you can claim it. If you'll juice only grass, a hand crank is cheaper and simpler. If you'll juice greens with fruit most days, buy electric.
Cleaning, Safety And What To Expect
Rinse every part as soon as you finish. Wet grass fiber dries hard in the screen holes and can grow mold if it sits. A stiff brush clears the screen, and metal parts should be dried before storage. Makers disagree on dishwashers, so hand washing is the safe default for screens and augers. Unplug an electric juicer before you take it apart, and use the pusher, never fingers, in the feed chute.
Go easy on the juice itself. WebMD notes that most research on wheatgrass comes from lab and animal studies, that large amounts can cause headaches or nausea, and that raw grass can carry bacteria or mold from soil and water (WebMD). It advises pregnant or breastfeeding people, young children, people with weak immune systems and people allergic to grass or wheat to avoid it, and suggests starting with a small amount. The young shoots don't contain gluten, but cross-contact is possible, so choose certified gluten-free grass if that matters.
How we researched this
We compared 16 juicers, including all 10 from the earlier list, read makers' pages and warranty terms, Wirecutter's juicer test, a juicer maker's guide to slow and fast juicers, a garden supplier's specs for the Hurricane and WebMD's guidance on wheatgrass, looked at long-term owner feedback, and checked every brand for recalls with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. No lab has tested juicers on wheatgrass alone, so the grass ratings rest on what makers state and on how each type of juicer works.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best juicer for wheatgrass?
A slow juicer with a horizontal auger, such as the Omega J8006, is the usual choice, and Omega names wheatgrass among its juices. If you want no motor at all, a hand-crank model like the Handy Pantry Hurricane does the job more slowly.
Is a manual wheatgrass juicer better than an electric one?
Not better, just different. A hand crank is quiet, needs no power and has few parts, but it gives about an ounce of juice a minute. An electric slow juicer is faster and also handles fruit and vegetables.
Can a centrifugal juicer juice wheatgrass?
Not well. Its fast blade shreds the thin blades into froth and wet pulp. Use a slow juicer with an auger or twin gears, or a hand-crank juicer.
Can I use a vertical slow juicer for wheatgrass?
Yes, but feed the grass in small bunches, ideally between pieces of apple or cucumber, so the blades don't wrap around the auger. Their makers sell them mainly for fruit and vegetables.
Is wheatgrass juice safe to drink every day?
WebMD says research on people is limited and large amounts can cause headaches or nausea. It advises pregnant or breastfeeding people, young children and people with weak immune systems to avoid raw wheatgrass, and suggests starting small.
Is wheatgrass gluten-free?
The young shoots don't contain gluten, which is in the seed. Cross-contact can happen during growing or packing, so people who must avoid gluten should buy certified gluten-free grass.
