Name this plier-like culinary tool!
August 24, 2013 10:51 AM Subscribe
I was at a vacation home recently and came across this cooking impliment. It had a corrugated stationary anvil and a flat (IIRC) moving head. When closed the device has its drainage off to the side of whatever's being squished, sugesting that the juice is the thing here and the flesh of whatever's being pulped is neither desirable, retained, nor delicate enough to require much straining past the rather large holes. What's it for?
Yup, lemon/lime squeezer.
posted by primate moon at 11:46 AM on August 24, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by primate moon at 11:46 AM on August 24, 2013 [1 favorite]
Another yes here for lemon squeezer. (A garlic press will usually have a smallish pocket where the clove goes in, with small pegs that push down on the clove and match holes --- smaller than on this lemon squeezer --- in the bottom of the garlic press, where the garlic mush comes out.)
posted by easily confused at 1:09 PM on August 24, 2013
posted by easily confused at 1:09 PM on August 24, 2013
This is an old-fashioned and not very good citrus juicer.
posted by slkinsey at 2:28 PM on August 24, 2013
posted by slkinsey at 2:28 PM on August 24, 2013
This is an old-fashioned and not very good citrus juicer.
what? It's perfectly good...it's designed to be used one handed, unlike most juicers. I used to see these a lot in the south (gulf coast area) and even along the mid atlantic coast...this kind is really useful for seafood (because it cooks so fast) as it lets you get lemon juice all over it really fast, accuracy not as important (think crab/crawfish boils, grilled whole fish, outdoor cooking, etc) It's even shaped a bit like a fish. I've also been served one of these before in a seafood restaurant, on the plate, with half a lemon in it.
posted by sexyrobot at 3:26 PM on August 24, 2013
what? It's perfectly good...it's designed to be used one handed, unlike most juicers. I used to see these a lot in the south (gulf coast area) and even along the mid atlantic coast...this kind is really useful for seafood (because it cooks so fast) as it lets you get lemon juice all over it really fast, accuracy not as important (think crab/crawfish boils, grilled whole fish, outdoor cooking, etc) It's even shaped a bit like a fish. I've also been served one of these before in a seafood restaurant, on the plate, with half a lemon in it.
posted by sexyrobot at 3:26 PM on August 24, 2013
Ditto sexyrobot: it's perfectly good for what it was designed for --- not so much producing enough juice for drinking, like making lemonade; this style is more for squeezing a sprinkle of juice from wedges onto seafood or cocktails.
posted by easily confused at 3:34 PM on August 24, 2013
posted by easily confused at 3:34 PM on August 24, 2013
Most importantly, it kept the seeds out of your beverage.
posted by halfbuckaroo at 6:07 PM on August 24, 2013
posted by halfbuckaroo at 6:07 PM on August 24, 2013
It's for squeezing pre-cut lemon or lime wedges, like restaurants give you with fish dishes.
It's not big enough to tackle a half-lemon. For that (and after trying everything on the market), I use the thing that looks like the two halves of a lemon, with a cup and a ball. You need strong hands to use this, particularly if the lemon is big. I got one made for oranges, which makes things much easier.
posted by KRS at 7:34 AM on August 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
It's not big enough to tackle a half-lemon. For that (and after trying everything on the market), I use the thing that looks like the two halves of a lemon, with a cup and a ball. You need strong hands to use this, particularly if the lemon is big. I got one made for oranges, which makes things much easier.
posted by KRS at 7:34 AM on August 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
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