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Press, zester, or a wooden reamer

Meyer lemon is the backyard acid fruit people actually keep in Orange County. The grocery Eureka is a different fruit: thicker peel, sharper juice, a nipple at the end. Juice is one job. Zest is another. A wooden reamer still works on one fruit.

Citrus press
JobWhat you pickWhy
JuiceA citrus pressTwo halves, a squeeze, a strainer if you hate seeds.
PeelA Microplane zesterColored layer only. White pith is bitter.
One fruitA wooden reamerTwist in a cut half. No hinged plastic.

Juice two halves without tearing pith into the glass. Get this. Take the colored peel and leave the bitter white. Get this.

The tree choice — Meyer versus Eureka — stays on Grow. Packing order stays on Sets.

Sources

  1. Citrus Culture in the Home Landscape (HS132)
  2. Lemon Growing in the Florida Home Landscape (HS402)