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If you buy a new juicing machine, it will cost you a good amount of resources. This is not just initial price, but additionally the money for the fruits and vegetables you are juicing, and the time you are going to spend preparing, juicing, and cleaning up.

The Breville BJE510XL and the Omega VRT330 juicers are among the most frequently purchased juice extractors. Both Breville and Omega are reputable companies. Hundreds of buyers have given their machines highly favorable customer ratings (on Amazon, the Omega VRT330 was rated 4.2, the Breville BJE510XL, 4.5). Each of these juice extractors has advantages and disadvantages, so how do you choose? You need to decide based on your lifestyle and your juicing plans.

Will your juice be green? That is, will you be juicing wheatgrass, celery, and the many green leafy vegetables? For greens, you need a masticating juicer. The Omega VRT330 should be your choice. Its 80 rpm speed auger crushes then squeezes which seems to get more out of the greens especially. It also generates almost no heat, which preserves these plants’ nutrition. Its wiping blade and automatic pulp extrusion keep these stringy vegetables from clogging up the works.

Half of those who rated it at Amazon gave the VERT 5 stars. The VERT is easy to use, easy to clean, and efficient. The VERT requires as little as half as much produce as other juicers for similar amounts of juice. Sixteen percent of the reviewers at Amazon gave it only 1 or 2 stars–mostly for speed of operation and some jamming. Its cost of around 60% more than the Breville BJE510XL is a higher initial investment, which is off-set by lower produce costs over the long run. Its 10-year limited warranty demonstrates the manufacturers confidence in its durability.

Do you want to get your juice and be on your way in a hurry? The Breville BJE510XL juicer seems to take less time both in preparation and juicing. With a three inch intake spout, you don’t have to chop as much, or at all. The Breville can make eight ounces of juice in five seconds, compared to 10 minutes on the Omega. The heat issue, too, is minimized as the time the produce is subject to the admittedly greater heat is very short, and mostly affects those tender greens, which the juicer isn’t designed for anyway.

Seventy-four percent of buyers of the Breville BJE510XL gave it a 5-star rating and only six percent rated it at only 1 or 2 stars. Its most serious problem is jamming, particularly if it causes the motor to “chug down.” If you don’t catch a jam quickly, it can cause an internal circuit breaker to be thrown, that only a trip to the manufacturer can reset. Most of that disgruntled six percent had that happen, but listening to the machine and treating it kindly prevents this problem. If greens are your primary produce, though, the Omega VRT330 is a better choice.

If your needs are for slow, cool, and green, select the Omega VRT330 juicer. Need quick, easy, and still suited to a wide variety of produce? You’ll want the Breville BJE510XL. Both yield good service. Both serve different needs. One of these two juice extractors will be just right for you.