The lime squeezer in two lines
The PRO squeezer in black and grey reinforced plastic, with a continuous wheel action: the central insert comes down vertically rather than at an angle, so the whole push lands in the middle of the fruit. It weighs 173 grams.
Who it is for
For anyone squeezing to order rather than working from bottled juice. In a bar making a hundred drinks a night with fresh citrus, squeezing is the most repeated movement after pouring: what it costs in effort and in time is decided by the tool, not by the goodwill of the person behind the bar.
What changes with continuous wheels
In a plain hinged squeezer the two arms turn around a pin at the end, so the insert arrives on the fruit at an angle: it presses on one side first and the half citrus tends to escape outwards. With continuous wheels the top part comes down parallel to the cup, and the pressure spreads from the centre towards the edge at the right moment. In practice that means more juice for the same effort, and a fruit that does not jump out halfway through.
Specifications
- Material: high resistance plastic
- Action: continuous wheels, central insert coming straight down
- Colour: black and grey
- Weight: 173g
- Use: limes and lemons
The fruit goes in cut side down
This is the thing almost nobody explains, and it changes the yield more than any mechanism does. The half citrus sits in the cup with the cut face towards the holes, meaning skin side up: under pressure the half peel turns inside out like an umbrella and pushes the flesh against the holes, instead of squashing it against the wall. You squeeze further in, and the bitter oils in the pith stay on the peel side instead of ending up in the glass.
Reinforced plastic, and when it is the right call
It does not mind acid, which is the most aggressive thing a bar tool meets: a squeezed lime is in contact with the cup for a few seconds, but that happens two hundred times a night, and on painted metal it leaves its mark. It weighs little, so the hand tires less over a long shift. And it costs less to replace, which counts because the weak point of any squeezer is the joint rather than the cup. A PRO squeezer that has gone at the joint gets replaced without a second thought.
Care
Rinse it under the tap straight after service, before the juice dries in the holes: citrus sugar crystallises and becomes a film that then only comes off with a brush. Once a week it is worth washing the joint out properly, where pulp and pips collect. Air dry it open, because closed it stays damp in the cup.
Which citrus fits
Limes and lemons. Juicing oranges are wider and want a larger cup, or the peel splits and the handle never reaches the end of its travel: if there are drinks with fresh orange juice on the menu you need a second tool, not the same one forced harder.
FAQ
What are the continuous wheels on the PRO squeezer? An action that brings the central insert straight down rather than at an angle, so the pressure lands in the middle of the fruit.
Is it right for oranges? No, it is made for limes and lemons: oranges want a wider cup.
What is it made from? High resistance plastic, which does not mind citrus acidity.
How should the fruit go in? Cut side towards the holes and skin up: it turns inside out under pressure and yields more.
What does it weigh? A hundred and seventy three grams, so it sits in the hand for a long time without tiring the wrist.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
Dispatched from Rome, Italy. 15-day returns, free of charge. Questions before you order? Message us on WhatsApp on +39 351 929 6937.
The other models, with the cup sizes, are in the citrus presses category.
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