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.
Nama M1
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M1 Plant-Based Milk Maker
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.
