Spend enough time in wellness circles (online or off), and you’ll probably hear people raving about Nama. Founded in 2018, the kitchen appliance brand has built an incredibly loyal following, and it’s easy to see why. Nama’s small handful of focused appliances are durable, intuitive, and designed to make your life easier.
You can tell Nama is intentional about design the moment you open your appliance’s package. Every part is neatly packaged and labeled in its own box with a canvas sleeve to keep it safe from scratches or dust. As for the machines themselves, they’re sleek and quiet and deliver on their promises. The juicers extract more juice with drier pulp than almost every juicer we’ve tested, and their nut milk maker produces smooth, creamy drinks without the gums and oils you find in store-bought versions.
There are three Nama products that have topped our product tests: the M1 Plant-Based Milk Maker, which earned a spot in our Gear of the Year Awards, and the J2 and J3 Cold Press Juicers, which have both landed on our list of top-tested juicers.
Here’s why these three appliances are worth the investment, and why they’ve earned their cult status.
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Nama M1
If you’ve ever ordered oat milk in your latte and winced at the extra dollar tacked on to your bill, you know that a regular alt-milk habit adds up. And that’s not even the worst part. The ingredient lists are often questionable, loaded with gums, stabilizers, oils, and added sugars that brands throw in to make their products taste and act like real milk.
So maybe you’ve considered making your own at home. You’ve even googled “how to make nut milk,” only to immediately close the tab when you saw the tedious process: soak nuts overnight, blend, squeeze through cheesecloth (all of which, by the way, makes a huge mess). And after all that you still usually end up with grainy results that don’t taste like they’re worth all that trouble.
That’s where the Nama M1 Plant-Based Milk Maker comes in. It turns the entire nut-milk-making ordeal into a ridiculously easy, two-minute process. Because it doesn’t require any presoaking, the M1 takes a fraction of the time other nut milk makers do. It’s done before you finish brewing your morning coffee.
Here’s how it works: Toss in a cup of raw ingredients as your alt-milk base, three to four cups of water, and any flavors and sweeteners you want, then click start. The M1 spins for one minute at 10,000 rpm with a blade that grinds your nuts, seeds, or oats, then forces everything through a superfine strainer basket using centrifugal force. Open the pour spout to release the milk, then the machine automatically runs a 45-second cycle in reverse to squeeze out every last drop.
What you get is smooth, creamy, non-grainy nut milk. Oh, and it actually tastes like almonds or oats, not some watered-down, flavorless product. Plus, with the M1, you have total control over what goes into your recipe. Nama provides a recipe booklet with creative options like Chai Coconut Milk, Chocolate Oat Creamer, and Brown Rice Horchata. You can adjust the sweetness levels, type of sweetener, and raw ingredients exactly to your liking.
The leftover pulp is so dry it almost becomes almond flour right before your eyes. Dump it onto the included silicone mat and store it in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze it for months. Use it in baking, toss it in granola, or make vegan cheese. Nothing goes to waste, and you can keep adding to your stash with every batch.
As you’d expect with any Nama product, the M1’s design is clever and intuitive. The pitcher doubles as both a measuring cup for your liquid and a storage container for your finished milk. The lid measures exactly one cup of solids, the amount most nut milk recipes start with. It’s those little thoughtful touches that show Nama thought about the everyday use of their pieces.
Cleaning is also a breeze. The M1 has just three parts: the chamber, blade frame, and filter basket. Rinse with warm water, give them a light scrub with the included brush and a drop of dish soap, and then let them air-dry or towel them off. And because the pitcher acts as a measuring cup, you don’t have to worry about cleaning two other tools.
Whether you’re tired of paying $6 for a carton of oat milk, want total control over what goes into your body, or just love the idea of experimenting with flavors like lavender cashew milk or cardamom maple almond milk, the Nama M1 is absolutely worth the investment.
Nama J2
I’m sure you've heard the complaints about juicers: They’re tedious to use, incredibly loud, and a nightmare to clean. Maybe you’ve considered getting one but talked yourself out of it. The Nama J2 will change your mind.
Juicing will never be effortless, but the J2 makes it pretty darn close. It has a large self-feeding hopper that can hold enough produce to make anywhere between 16 and 32 ounces of juice per load, and it requires minimal prep—you only have to chop long vegetables like celery ribs, carrots, or English cucumbers in half, but you can still toss large pieces of fruit, like a whole apple (stem, seeds, core, and all!), in as is. I’ll note here you can throw in whole oranges or half grapefruits unpeeled, but you probably don’t want to. It will make your juice more bitter than you probably want it.
After prepping your fruits and veggies, load everything into the container, close the lid, turn the knob to start, and walk away. Seriously, that’s it. No standing around pushing produce down a chute one carrot at a time. No juice being flung across your counter and staining your clothes. The J2 does all the work, leaving you free to finish getting dressed or simply enjoy your iced matcha latte on the couch. In a few minutes you have fresh-pressed juice waiting for you—no trip to the juice bar required.
The juice quality from the J2 is exceptional. It’s smooth and vibrant and has a rich vegetable-forward flavor that reminds you that you’re consuming fruits and veggies, not chlorophyll water. Because it’s a slow juicer, the machine crushes and pulls ingredients down into the chute, squeezing out every last drop, rather than shredding them like centrifugal juicers do. Centrifugal juicers whip air into the juice, leaving it frothy and separated. Nama’s juice doesn’t separate into layers after sitting for a few minutes. It’s consistent, deeply colored juice from top to bottom.
Whether you’re juicing tough roots like ginger, seedy fruits like apples, or fibrous greens like kale, the J2 works through them easily. If the auger does happen to jam, there’s a simple reverse function to dislodge anything that got caught in the chute. And the pulp is so dry that you know you’re getting every last drop of that preciously pricey produce.
It’s also suspiciously quiet. When we tested centrifugal juicers in the Test Kitchen, they sounded like jets getting ready for takeoff—and that was before dropping fruit onto the blade. We kept bracing for the screaming motor when we dropped in a full apple into the J2, but it just kind of…purred. We even loaded it up with hardcore ingredients like carrots, beets, and kale, and it powered through almost silently.
We found the cleaning process less painful than with other juicers we’ve used. Yes, the parts are hand-wash only, but they come apart easily and rinse clean fast. Even the pulp was easy to remove thanks to a convenient hinge on the pulp spout that flips open, letting the hard-to-reach waste fall right out. No poking around with a tiny brush.
Nama J3
If the J2 feels like too much juicer for your needs, or if kitchen storage space is at a minimum, the Nama J3 delivers the same cold-press quality in a remarkably compact design. And—trust us—its sleek, modern design is definitely one you’ll want to have sitting out on your counter. But don’t let its size fool you. It’s still a powerhouse.
Like its larger sibling, the J3 has a hands-off self-feeding system. Fill the chamber, close the lid, and let it work its magic. And like the J2, you get an almost entirely homogenous product with only a touch of sediment at the bottom, a light layer of foam, and no bitterness or off flavors. We made green juice in the Test Kitchen, and the flavor was crisp and balanced, with just enough texture to feel fresh without being pulpy or watery. The capacity is perfect for one or two servings—you’ll get anywhere between 8 and 16 ounces in yield, depending on ingredients.
Backed by a 15-year warranty, as are all Nama products, the J3 is ideal for beginners who want to start juicing without the intimidation factor, as well as seasoned juice lovers who need something more compact.