I purchased the omega 8004 about a year ago, after extensive research on different models. I have used it almost exclusively for vegetable juicing, not modernist cooking, however. Because I wanted a vegetable juicer, low-speed-masticating styles are the only way to go. I have made frozen fruit sorbet, and the machine is capable of making nut butters, milks, and pasta, but I can't speak much to any additional uses. I highly recommend the 8004 as a vegetable juicer, though I would have gone with the vert model if price was not an issue (for the wider mouth and self-feeding functionality).
