Freshly Squeezed Lemon/Lime Juice

[edcs]

Was wondering, can you buy ready squeezed lemon or lime juice? I've only seen 'real' lemonade and similar in the supermarkets. I was just wondering what they do in cocktail bars when they have bottles of the stuff ready to go. Is it just the case that some poor sod has to spend a few hours squeezing lemon juice?

[randlemarcus]

It goes off, and loses both taste and vitamin etc content very very quickly. You can buy bottles of something that used to be lemon or lime juice, but it's not the same.

[Mobile Chicane]

Some poor sod has to spend ages squeezing the fruit.

I did a cocktail making course at Claridge's and the mixologist there said that squeezing limes at 11am was the first job of the day.

Try one of these:



It really does get all the juice out, and adds a zesty tang from the oils in the skin.

Roll the lime around with your hands on a hard surface to soften it, then cut it in half and place the cut side down into the squeezer, ie. next to the holes.

Happy squeezing.

[chilistrucker]

Mobile Chicane said:

Some poor sod has to spend ages squeezing the fruit.

I did a cocktail making course at Claridge's and the mixologist there said that squeezing limes at 11am was the first job of the day.

Try one of these:



It really does get all the juice out, and adds a zesty tang from the oils in the skin.

Roll the lime around with your hands on a hard surface to soften it, then cut it in half and place the cut side down into the squeezer, ie. next to the holes.

Happy squeezing.

pah, i want a job at claridges then, 1st job of the day at 11am, lightweights

[Wadeski]

when do you think bartenders finish work

[edcs]

Thanks for the suggestion - got one on order will have to miss out on the Tom Collins' tonight though

[Garym85]

I'll second the squeezed above. Half lime/lemon fits in perfect and it gets everything out no problem. It'll actually surprise you how much juice is in a lemon/lime compared to squeezing by hand