The celebrity chef and former co-host ofThe Chewis well known for her delicious soul food and bubbly personality.
Slicing a lime in half, she tested each option and measured the amount of juice.
First, Hall squeezed the juice from a lime half with the cut-side facing down.
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Then she squeezed the other half in the reamer with the cut-side facing up.
Hall then compared her results.
She yielded 112 teaspoons of juice from the half that she squeezed with the cut-side facing up.
But using her preferred methodcut-side downyielded almost twice the amount of juice, with just under 3 teaspoons.
Still curious about other ways to maximize the amount of juice you get out of your fruit?
Many chefs recommend firmly rolling the fruit on a cutting board or counter to soften it.
you’re able to also try our surprisingly effective trick of microwaving the citrus for about 20 seconds.
After doing so, youll have a much easier time squeezing it.
