Whether to use it in vinaigrettes, sauces, desserts, to make refreshing drinks, to marinate or season certain seafood, to preserve the freshness of certain fruits or even to use it for its antibacterial, digestive and virucides, we may needextract the juice from lemons for many reasons. Generally, when we squeeze a lemon, we prefer remove the seeds, which can otherwise affect the whole with their bitter taste. If you don’t have a colander or sieve to filter them, there is a simple trick.
The magical technique for squeezing the juice of a lemon without dropping the seeds
She’s the influencer Loulou Kitchen who shared this life-changing tip on Instagram. To squeeze a lemon without dropping the seeds, she recommends pricking the inside of your fruit in half with a skewer. Gently twist the stick inside the lemon, then remove it. Then simply press hard on the citrus fruit to make the juice flow through the hole created by the pick, and that’s it! “I’m 29 and I just discovered this!”notes the influencer, still stunned not to have known about this life-changing tip sooner.
What are the tips for extracting abundant juice from a lemon?
To make the lemon juice without a lemon squeezer, there are many tips.
1. Roll the lemon: Before squeezing it, you can for example roll the lemon on a hard surface by applying light pressure with your hand. This will help break down the lemon’s internal membranes and make the juice easier to extract.
2. Use heat: soak the lemon in hot water for a few minutes before squeezing it. The heat will help soften the fruit and release more juice.
3. Microwave: If you are in a hurry, you can heat the lemon in the microwave for a few seconds. Make sure you don’t heat it for too long as this could alter the taste.
4. Use a fork: If you don’t have a juicer, you can use a fork to puncture the flesh of the lemon and squeeze the juice through the holes.
5. Use a clean cloth: To extract the juice from a lemon, without its seeds, cut the lemon in half and squeeze it through a clean cloth to filter out the said seeds and obtain a clean juice.