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If you\u2019re making a recipe that involves lemon juice\u2014say, a homemade salad dressing or sauce\u2014then you\u2019ll want to make sure you bring home the right lemon. Pithy, hard citrus with little juice can be a bummer, and lemons aren\u2019t exactly inexpensive. Luckily, there\u2019s a super-simple way to identify the juiciest citrus in the produce aisle.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Josh Alsberg, co-owner and co-founder of Rubinette Produce Market in Portland, OR, says it\u2019s all about weight and density. You want to choose a lemon that feels fuller<\/strong> (with juice!) than the other ones. \u201cWith all citrus, if you pick up two different fruits that are the same size and one feels heavier, that\u2019s the one that\u2019s juicier,\u201d he says.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n You may have to test out a few lemons before landing on the right one, but the search will be worth your time. You can also squeeze the lemon to test it out. Look for something that has just the right amount of give. If the lemon is rock hard, it\u2019s probably not very juicy\u2014and it likely won\u2019t ripen more on your countertop or in your fridge.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Lemons ripen best on trees, Alsberg says. In general, the longer they\u2019re on the tree before being harvested, the better. Keep in mind that If a lemon is super-soft<\/em>, it\u2019s probably too far gone, and it\u2019ll end up going bad before you can use it. (Always look out for mold spots if you\u2019re worried.)\n<\/p>\n Simply Recipes \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/span> <\/p>\n Once you bring your juicy lemons home, Alsberg recommends sticking them in the refrigerator so they stay fresher, longer. If you set them in a bowl on the counter\u2014you know, for aesthetics and the occasional whiff of that invigorating citrus fragrance\u2014be sure to use them within a few days because they\u2019ll soften up faster (and eventually will either go bad or dry out).\u00a0\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are a lot of tricks out there for getting more juice out of a lemon, such as sticking it in the microwave. Before you slice the lemon, microwave it on high for about 30 seconds or until it gets warm. Once the outside is cool enough to touch, cut the lemon and juice it.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n If you\u2019re in the market to optimize your juicing experience, Alsberg recommends investing in a juicer. Electric ones will be the most effective, but you can also get a good amount of juice using a hand-press juicer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Simple #Trick #Choosing #Juicy #Lemon #Expert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019re making a recipe that involves lemon juice\u2014say, a homemade salad dressing or sauce\u2014then you\u2019ll want to make sure you bring home the right lemon. Pithy, hard citrus with little juice can be a bummer, and lemons aren\u2019t exactly inexpensive. Luckily, there\u2019s a super-simple way to identify the juiciest citrus in the produce aisle.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[322,194,323,324,31,32],"class_list":["post-299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","tag-choosing","tag-expert","tag-juicy","tag-lemon","tag-simple","tag-trick"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} How To Choose a Juicy Lemon <\/span> <\/h2>\n
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