Early in December we’ll be heading down to our timeshare for a week of sun. Each day there has a fairly typical routine that includes being back in one of the timeshare apartments playing Scrabble, cards, reading and, of course, having afternoon drinks. It for that reason that one of the items I may be packing this year is a citrus squeeze. Yes, I may actually bring my own citrus squeezer along on our vacation. Why? Because nothing is better than a delicious fresh margarita made with fresh squeezed lime juice!!
Over the years we’ve tried a number of different juicers. All worked well enough but, recently, Elana found one that stands above all others. It’s a simple kitchen utensil that makes quick business of juicing lemons and limes.
Enter the Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer.
The Squeezer is simple but does a good job of getting as much juice from the limes as possible. (That’s a good thing considering how much they have the menu to suggest and cost depending upon the season.)
There are a few tricks to getting the best results as possible. First, before you cut the lime in half, cut off both of the ends. I don’t know why this makes a difference but with this juicer it does. Then, one at a time squeeze each half of the line as much as possible. When you’re done, don’t throw it away yet because there’s still more juice that can be drawn from it. After all of the initial halves have been juiced start piling them into the juicer two or three at a time depending upon how many will fit. Squeeze down hard again. Then take the combination of “empty” limes and put them on their side. Squeeze again. You will be amazed at just how much juice you can actually get out of the small citrus.
And if you don’t like the look of this one you can try OXO’s offering, the OXO Good Grips Citrus Squeezer.
So what’s the best possible recipe for a good margarita? I checked out a number of bartending apps for my iPhone and ultimately came back to the simplest of all. One part triple sec or Cointreau, two parts fresh squeezed lime juice, three parts good tequila. Yum Yum Yum
Do you have a recipe you prefer? Let us know in the comments.
The Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer is under $12 through our Affiliate Store. The OXO Good Grips Citrus Squeezer is just $13.99.