Tribest Slowstar SW-2000 Review

The Slowstar is a 47 RPM vertical cold press juicer with a second job. The included mincing attachment turns it into a food processor for pates, sorbets and nut butters, which makes it genuinely two machines rather than a juicer with a marketing bullet. The catches are 19 lb of weight and a stated duty cycle of under 30 minutes.

What Tribest states

• 47 RPM, near the slow end of vertical cold press.
• 200 W, with a stated torque power of 9.4 HP.
• Maximum continuous use of under 30 minutes.
• 120 V, 60 Hz.
• 19 lb net weight, 190 x 225 x 460 mm.
• A 10-year warranty.
• A duo-blade auger and a mincing attachment.

Tribest is one of the few brands that publishes a duty cycle at all, and we would rather have that information than not. Thirty minutes is ample for domestic juicing -- a full batch session is typically well under it -- but if you were planning to run it continuously for an hour, now you know not to.

The mincing attachment

Worth taking seriously rather than dismissing as an accessory. It is a homogenizing screen that replaces the juicing screen, turning the auger into a mincer -- which produces pates, nut butters, frozen fruit sorbets and baby food.

If that replaces a food processor you would otherwise buy, the economics of this machine change substantially. If it does not, you are paying for a part that will stay in a drawer, and Omega's VSJ843 is slower and carries a longer warranty for similar money.

47 RPM and the torque claim

47 RPM is the second-slowest figure in our registry after Omega's VSJ843 at 43 RPM, and slow crushing is the mechanism that suits long fiber. The duo-blade auger is Tribest's approach to grabbing produce at that speed.

The 9.4 HP torque figure is a specification about force rather than about yield, and we want to be careful not to let it drift into being read as one. Tribest publishes no yield figure, as nobody in this category does. More torque means a machine less likely to stall; it does not quantify extraction.

The warranty, in context

10 years is good -- considerably better than the 1 to 3 years on cheaper machines -- and it is shorter than the 15 years Omega, Hurom and Kuvings quote on comparable or cheaper models. Tribest's own twin gear Greenstar range carries 12 years for household use.

At this price, Omega's J8006HDS offers a 15-year warranty on a horizontal auger. That is the direct competitive comparison and it is a real one.

Who this is for

Somebody who wants one machine for juice and for pates, sorbets or nut butters, and who will actually use the second function. Also somebody who wants a slow vertical -- 47 RPM -- with high stated torque for hard produce.

Who should skip it

Anybody who only wants juice. You are paying for an attachment and for 19 lb of machine, and the warranty is five years shorter than Omega's at comparable money. Anybody who needs to store the machine between uses -- 19 lb does not go in and out of a cupboard willingly.

And anybody planning extended continuous sessions, given the stated sub-30-minute duty cycle. For big batches, Kuvings' AUTO10 is explicitly rated for 45 minutes.

Where it appears on this site

The Slowstar appears on best masticating juicers and best juicers under $300. For alternatives at similar money, Omega J8006HDS is the warranty argument and Omega VSJ843 the slower-vertical one.

The picks in full

1. Best juicer-and-mincer combination

Tribest Slowstar SW-2000

Tribest SW-2000 · $200–400 · Our score 7.9/10

Tribest states 47 RPM, 200 W, 9.4 HP of torque power and a 10-year warranty, with a duo-blade auger and a mincing attachment that makes pates, sorbets and nut butters. It also states a duty cycle of under 30 minutes continuous, which is unusually honest and worth planning around. 19 lb, so it lives on the counter.

Yield

Not availableNot sourced

Pulp

Not availableNot sourced

Cleanup time

Not available - no published cleanup time in minutesNot sourced

Speed

Tribest states 47 RPM, 200 W, and a duty cycle under 30 minutes continuousManufacturer claim: Tribest · checked 2026-10-02

What works

• Mincing attachment included, so it is genuinely two machines
• 47 RPM with high stated torque
• Mid-range street price for a premium-tier vertical

What does not

• 19 lb, and it does not want to live in a cupboard
• Rated for under 30 minutes continuous use
• The 10-year warranty is shorter than the 15 Omega and Hurom quote

Skip this if: You only want juice. You are paying for a mincing attachment and 19 lb of machine you will never use for anything else.

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• Yield9/10
• Pulp8/10
• Cleanup7/10
• Value7/10
• Quiet8/10

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