A lemon cutter is the easiest and most effective tool to extract the most juice from lemons. It is inexpensive and comes in wood, plastic, or various metals. The lemon cutter is simple to use and is preferred over manual juicers.
If you’ve ever tried to squeeze a lemon by hand, you might be disappointed by the small amount of juice that comes out. If you’re trying to make lemonade or get a lot of juice, your pile of used lemons may mount high before you’ve accumulated enough juice for your baking project. Some people suggest rolling the lemon on a hard surface first to soften it for easier juicing. This tends to work better than just cutting and squeezing the lemon, but it’s still quite fiddly.
Others recommend using a manual juicer, such as those made for oranges. This may not be particularly practical. The size of such juicers tends not to be compatible with small lemons and you are still doing a lot of work pressing and twisting the lemon to extract the juice. Enter the lemon cutter, probably one of the easiest tools to use in the kitchen and certainly the most effective way to get the most out of lemon juice.
The lemon skimmer looks like a manual juicer with a handle, instead of sitting in a bowl collecting the juice. Typical styles come in wood, plastic, or various metals. A wooden cutter tends to be preferred over metal types because lemon juice can degrade some metals.
The medium lemon cutter is quite simple to use. Cut the lemons in half (through their center, not lengthwise) and use the lemon reamer with a few twisting motions on a bowl to squeeze out the lemon. If you’ve purchased lemons with seeds, you’ll want to try and remove them, which may be difficult. Alternatively, run the collected lemon juice through a strainer afterward to remove any seeds.
People who use lemon in recipes often swear by the excellent qualities of a lemon creamer. As kitchen tools go, not only is the lemon cutter effective, it’s also very inexpensive. A simple wooden model costs four to ten United States Dollars (USD). You’ll pay a little more if you want a fancy one. Some people prefer a cutter with a non-slip rubberized handle so they have a better grip for twisting the lemon halves.
There are times when a reamer might not be the most practical tool, especially if you just need a little juice. If you don’t want to squeeze a whole lemon, you can poke a small hole in the lemon instead, with a fork or knife, and squeeze the lemon that way. The lemon can then be wrapped and stored for later use, especially if you want to use the peel to flavor something else. Once you’ve used the lemon skimmer on a lemon, unless you only rinsed half of it, you’ve pretty much run out of options to save the lemon for later use.
On the other hand, if you have a lot of lemons, and as the saying goes, you’re going to make lemonade, the lemon cutter is the least expensive and most effective way to extract the juice. It’s easy to use; even children can have fun with them. It’s also inexpensive and doesn’t take up much space in your kitchen utensil drawer.
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