Zulay Kitchen Metal Lemon Squeezer - Durable Citrus Juicer - Manual Press for Extracting the Most Juice Possible

i like the fact that it is metal and not plastic. Feels very robust. I tried it out on key limes, which in the past, juicing a sizeable amount for a pie was a very time consuming process. This little device has been a game changer. I was able to get 3/4 of a cup from those small limes in about 15 minutes with this thing. Well worth what little I paid for this thing.

I can't rave about this metal lemon squeezer enough. Such a great quality product and works amazingly well. easy to clean up and I love the bright yellow color. Fantastic!

Although Zulay calls this a "lemon" squeezer, it obviously can be used on other fruits... so long as the item you're squeezing fits in the tool. I use it primarily on limes. I don't know what the normal expectancy for limes is, but I get between 3/4 oz to 1 oz of juice from a typical (i.e. not very large) lime I buy at the grocery store. [Update 3/31/24] I love this squeezer, but I wish I had known about this 2-in-1 model before I bought this one. No biggie, though.The tool is heavy duty. I was impressed when I opened the box and found a heavy, clanky metallic press. I mean, yeah, the product description says "all metal", but there are cheap metals and then there are quality metals. This is the latter.The weak point in this tool, of course, is the pivot pin. It "looks" like it is well-constructed with quality material. Time will tell; but thus far the tool has performed flawlessly, requires little effort, and really smashes the fruit good!Unfortunately, the juice does sometimes splatter when you first begin pressing, so you need to be aware of that and try to contain it as it bursts outward under pressure; but it doesn't happen all the time and it's usually only a very small amount. It'll get the better of you if you're not prepared for it, though.My only complaint about the tool is that it only opens 90 degrees instead of 180. It's nothing I can't live with--just a minor inconvenience at worst--but a little annoying nonetheless.Cleanup is easy for the most part, but there are one or two problem areas. It would be easier if the tool opened 180 degrees or, preferably, the two halves could be disassembled.For those people (like me) who may not know how this thing works or how to use it properly before making your purchase, let me just say it's real simple, but counterintuitive at first. You cut your piece of fruit in half (crosswise), then place the CUT side face down into the bowl (that's the counterintuitive part). Then as you squeeze the two handles together, the upper part basically turns the fruit inside-out, pushing the rind through the flesh and smashing it into the bowl. I love ingenious, simple-to-use tools!So... while I'm sure this is meant to be a kitchen tool, I actually bought it for the liquor cabinet. No more buying a big bottle of lime juice or lemon juice and then having it go bad sitting on the refrigerator shelf indefinitely. Whenever I need lemon or lime juice in a cocktail now, it's fresh fruit and a Zulay lemon squeezer for me! The drinks taste better that way anyway.[Update 3/31/2024] Again, I love this squeezer, but for BAR use making cocktails, I wish I would have known about the KitchenAid squeezer first. Why? Because it has a pour spout on it, and the juice can be squeezed (poured) directly into a jigger. As it stands now, with the Zulay squeezer I have to squeeze into an intermediate vessel first, then measure into the jigger. Of course, that's only when I'm being OCD about precision... for the most part I just figure 1/2 lime = 1/2 oz and squeeze directly into a cocktail shaker. If Zulay ever comes out with a reasonably priced 2-in-1 lemon/lime presser with a pour spout, I'll be one of the first to jump on it.

This is the sturdiest, best-working hand squeezer I’ve ever used. It’s almost indestructible. Allegedly they are color coded (green for limes, yellow for lemons, and orange for oranges) but I use my orange one for all citrus - even grapefruit, but you’ll need to cut your especially large grapefruits into eight pieces to get it to fit into this squeezer. It’s easy to clean, but wax from the fruit skin tends to accumulate on the ridged, convex part of the device, so you will periodically need to scrub it with soapy, hot water and a sponge, or else use your dishwasher set on hot and on heavy-duty/power wash every once in a while to get off the wax.

melho expremedor de limao q ja usei