Making Good Food in the Kitchen

[Huntn]

How do you squeeze your lemons?*
* for use in the kitchen.

Back in December I purchased a robust looking lemon press, Moocii Brand. During that time I squeezed about 25lb of lemons about 65 lemons before it broke.

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So now I have a decision to make. As a hand press, this one is better than most with long handles providing better leverage, but squeeze enough lemons, and I can feel it in my hand. ($25) With light use I’d expect it to last longer.

I do have an old fashioned dome juicer, cut the lemon in half and twist it on the riged dome to extract the juice. (<$20) I’ve not used it a while for occasional juice extraction, maybe it will suffice.

Option 3 is an electric juicer, which I imagine is easiest but most expensive. ($80ish +). Is it slow? A Lemmon press is a couple of seconds per lemon half.
Opinions?

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[Bballrob]

When I saw this topic title, I was sure my wife had started it. She makes lots of good stuff in the kitchen. And I love her.

 

[eyoungren]

When I saw this topic title, I was sure my wife had started it. She makes lots of good stuff in the kitchen. And I love her.

My wife is making tacos tonight!

 

[Macky-Mac]

I don't squeeze lemons in my kitchen...but if I did, I'd get the electric juicer...and it would ultimately sit unused after a while

 

[satcomer]

You should get a decent Airfare for better cooking!

 

[mikzn]

How do you squeeze your lemons?*
* for use in the kitchen.

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Had this for about 8 years - very robust - great for lemonade and grapefruit juice - and add about 50% soda stream when I feel like carbonated

 

[Huntn]

Had this for about 8 years - very robust - great for lemonade and grapefruit juice - and add about 50% soda stream when I feel like carbonated

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I like the look of that. Do you know the brand name?

 

[mikzn]

I like the look of that. Do you know the brand name?

I really like it - no brand name on it - bought it at HomeSense was about $35 about 8 years ago

found a link on the web for a similar product (if not the same) - see here

 

[glenthompson]

I use this type. Rarely squeeze more than 6-8 lemons at a time.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I still use my trusty old manual dome juicer each and every morning. (For lemons, oranges, and grapefruit). For some strange, inexplicable reason, I actually like the physical action of juicing lemons (and/or oranges, grapefruit etc) by hand.

And I have a citrus/lemon reamer, perfect for salad dressings.

 

[jav6454]

Nothing like a dome juicer.

 

[velocityg4]

How else would I squeeze a lemon?

In all seriousness. I use one of these presses. Not sure of the brand. But I've had it for years now.

 

[Pakaku]

A Gordon Ramsay video showed me to just roll the lemon very hard against the table, then just cut it in half and squeeze it

 

[Huntn]

Nothing like a dome juicer.

I still use my trusty old manual dome juicer each and every morning. (For lemons, oranges, and grapefruit). For some strange, inexplicable reason, I actually like the physical action of juicing lemons (and/or oranges, grapefruit etc) by hand.

And I have a citrus/lemon reamer, perfect for salad dressings.

Next time I buy a 5 lb bag of lemons I’ll try my dome juicer and see how it goes.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Next time I buy a 5 lb bag of lemons I’ll try my dome juicer and see how it goes.

I also slice lemons and add several slices of lemon to the (sparkling) mineral water I sip daily.