Which Squeezing Method Gets You the Most Lemon Juice?

But is there a best way to get juice out of a lemon?

There are countless different methods that various cooking experts insist isthe very best wayto juice a lemon.

One is toroll the lemon firston a counter.

Or you canmicrowave the lemonfirst.

Some say you shouldcut the lemon into multiple pieces.

you’ve got the option to even use a tool for the job, like ahand-held citrus press.

But what really works best?

They are as follows:

Control: Your standard, no-frills lemon squeeze.

I cut a lemon in half, width-wise, and squeezed by hand.

Multiple cuts: I followedthe adviceof food writer Patricia Wells.

The Results

Here are, so you can lowest-yielding to highest-yielding, the recordings for each method.

My lemon squeezer has seemingly lasted forever (Ive had it for close to a decade and counting).

Trust us: its worth its weight in gold.