Tag Archives: Lemon

Whimsical bird for squeezing your juice

This lemon juicer may not be the most effective, but it looks great. The Dr Bird Juicer features a happy bird sitting in a gleaming white bowl. This is one of those kitchen gadgets that you want to keep on the counter. It’s a shame to put this into a drawer or cabinet. You’ll find [...]

Get your juice on with these orange squeezers

This dishwasher safe reamer by Chef’s Planet is also easy to hold. Chris Bybee says “I have a lot of pain in my hands but this I can do. It is easy on my hands and takes little pressure to work and I get tons more juice out of it than my old kind with [...]

Starck’s Juicy Salif – the juiciest juicer around

Philippe Starck designed this squid-like lemon juicer in 1990 for Alessi. It straddles the line of kitchen tool and modern sculpture. While it may look delicate and impractical, it actually works pretty well. You simply place a glass under the body and squeeze your lemon and watch the juice drip into the glass. It does [...]

Citrus knives are bright, colorful, and sharp

These knives are more than cute. They are very sharp, thin, and have a non-stick coating that makes skinning and cutting citrus a breeze. The fun colors also make them easier to find in your drawers. Chef Gerald Hirigoyen and Cooking.com shows you how to grate, peel, and section an orange. Related articles by Zemanta [...]

Get more zest out of your life… and lemons

Many recipes call for lemon zest. Zest is the shiny outer part of a lemon or orange. It includes strongly flavored oils that add complexity to a dish. Wisegeek.com has a good description of why zest is used. In baked goods, lemon zest can be used to add a lemony flavor to the finished food [...]