I was wondering if there are any tips on how to thoroughly remove carrot juice from the juicer. I hand wash it with very hot water and soap and I’ve tried vinegar, but nothing seems to get off that oily orange residue. Thanks.

I don’t have any eco friendly solutions. I used soft scrub with bleach, and it definately has chemicals.

Hmmm. I also wonder if that residue contains bacteria that may seep back into new juice batches…

what about backing soda?

Yes, good thought, will try that next!

what about lemon juice and leaving it in the sun?

That might work in the summertime, but we are a bit short of the sun most of the year where I live :o)

Try olive oil on a paper towel. Sounds weird, but works like a gem on mine :)

I don’t think the stain indicates the presence of bacteria. I recently bought a Lexen juicer, which has a regular and wheat juice auger. The one for regular fruits/veggies is orange and the one for wheatgrass is green. I remembered fighting with the stains on my Omega and thought coloring the augers was really a smart idea.

That was a smart idea! Rawmama, the olive oil worked pretty darned well…thanks for the tip!

Looks like you already solved your stain crisis, but just in case… I see you tried white vinegar, but did you pour boiling water over the stain afterwards? That might be the key. I just did this on some pretty major blueberry stains and it worked like magic!

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We have a GreenStar juicer.
In the instructions, it says you can
remove stains by soaking your juicer
in warm water and baking soda.

We are going to try this method this weekend.
I will let you know our results.