Lime Squeezer Moros Lumian, 18/10 Stainless Steel

For bartenders who squeeze limes by hand during service and want juice in the glass without pips or coarse pulp. The Moros does what a juicer does not: it works one half at a time, in two seconds, with nothing to switch on and nothing to wash afterwards.

The half goes into the cup cut side down, with the peel facing up, the opposite of what seems logical. As you close it, the press turns the peel inside out and pushes on it from the outside: pressure reaches the whole surface rather than the centre, and the fruit empties almost completely.

That is why a squeezer used properly gets more juice out than a hand squeezing: it is not strength, it is that the peel itself becomes the part that presses. Put it in the wrong way round and you get half the juice and conclude the tool does not work.

Every squeezer has a perforated base, but the size of the holes changes the result. Wide holes let pips through with the juice and mean straining afterwards. Holes too narrow clog with pulp after five limes and have to be cleared with a cocktail stick in the middle of service.

On the Moros they are sized to sit in between: they hold back pips and coarse pulp, and let through the juice with the fine part that gives the drink body. It is a detail you notice at the twentieth lime, not the first, and it separates a service tool from a home kitchen one.

Specifications

• Material: 18/10 stainless steel
• Finish: silver
• Base: perforated, sized drainage holes
• Weight: 100g
• Length: 11cm (declared by the supplier)
• For: limes and small lemons
• Dishwasher safe: yes

The Moros is sized for limes and small lemons, which is what this kind of press exists for. A large lemon or an orange does not fit in the cup, and forcing it does not squeeze it: it crushes it, and the juice comes out at the sides rather than through the holes.

That is why a bar that also works with oranges keeps two squeezers of different sizes, rather than looking for a universal one that squeezes everything badly. On limes and small lemons, which are ninety per cent of a cocktail bar’s work, this one is more than enough.

The most common squeezers are painted aluminium, and that is where the difference shows over time. The paint on the edges of the cup is where pressure is highest: after a few months of service it flakes, and the flakes end up in the juice. That is why many professional kitchens replace coloured squeezers every season.

18/10 stainless steel has no paint to lose. It takes the acidity of lime without clouding, holds no odours and does not bend under the repeated pressure of the handles. It costs more and you buy it once.

It goes in the dishwasher with no special care, but the step that counts comes first: rinse it under running water straight after service, with the arms open. Pulp stuck in the holes becomes a crust once dry that the dishwasher jet will not shift, and then you need a brush. Ten seconds of water at the right moment saves five minutes later.

The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.

FAQ

How does the lime go into the Moros squeezer? Cut side down, peel facing up: the cup turns the peel inside out and squeezes it from the outside.

Does it hold back the pips? Yes, the holes are sized to let the juice through and stop pips and coarse pulp.

Does it work for oranges? No, it is sized for limes and small lemons: a large fruit does not fit in the cup.

Is it dishwasher safe? Yes. What matters is rinsing it open straight after use, before the pulp dries in the holes.

Dispatched from Rome, Italy. To compare squeezers, lever presses and yields per fruit, see the squeezer guide.