Sure, KitchenAid makes good products, but could its handheld citrus press really be that much better than every other handheld citrus press out there? The juice filtered directly into its carafe and at 37% juice yield, it trailed just behind the Chef’n FreshForce Citrus Juicer in performance and speed. And nested away inside you’ll find its etched stainless steel zester, which removes delicious zest in seconds.

Unlike the Chef’n FreshForce Citrus Juicer or KitchenAid Citrus Squeezer, there’s no leverage assistance with this one so it’s really up to your own hand strength to get citrus juiced. She initially declined saying she didn't want me to have to go through all the extra trouble of squeezing all those lemons. We paid close attention to the feel, weight, and overall quality of the materials—including any finishes, especially on metal. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. The juices that came from hinged squeezers such as the Chef’n FreshForce Citrus Juicer or KitchenAid Citrus Squeezer ranked quite high for floral quality and fragrance since hinged juicers squeeze more oils from the skin of the citrus. Still, it’s not a bad idea to have it tucked into your utensil drawer as a backup, especially because it costs less than ten bucks. A manual citrus juicer is an effective way of squeezing lemons or limes without getting juice all over your hands (and counter) or having to fish out citrus seeds.

There’s really nothing we didn’t like about this sturdy squeezer, it just wasn’t as great as our top pick. It should also direct juice into a vessel and catch seeds and pulp so you don’t have to spend extra time straining. Where goods are received back damaged due to inadequate packing by you, we will not be able to refund in full. Taste Tests: We sampled the juice procured from each method, including the control group, and ranked the bitterness, the floral or fragrant quality, and the overall taste of each juice on a scale of 1 to 10. It should also be easy on the hands and wrists, especially if you’re planning on juicing a few citrus in a row.Countertop citrus presses keep your hands clean too, and they’re incredibly efficient at extracting juice—just as efficient as electric citrus juicers with a spinning reamer. In previous testing, the Chef’n FreshForce was our top pick, and for good reason: It’s a sturdy citrus squeezer with a nice weight and features a big, burly geared hinge that looks almost industrial. It had deep, long ridges and sharper edges leading to a very sharp tip that extracted more of the pith from inside the citrus.

Even if you ditch the lid and use your hands, the plastic collar on the reamer is too tall, making it difficult to grip the fruit around the sides and often leading to finger scrapes. While we appreciate dishwasher-safe parts, citrus juicers are easy tools to clean—especially because citrus juice is often used as a cleaning agent—and we didn’t deduct points for hand-wash-only parts. It includes a sturdy yellow reamer, which is ideal for juicing fresh oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruits. We noted how easy they were to use, how much juice they extracted, and if the juice had a bitter edge.

Joseph Joseph Helix Citrus Juicer: The swivel design of this juicer required twice as much effort as a standard handheld juicer and it was difficult to align the citrus properly.