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See, I have a too-stupid-to-be-real question and I don’t want to be all stupid-looking by myself. So I’ve started an everything you wanted to know but were to embarrassed to ask thread in order to not be alone in my shame.

My question: My son bought this ubiquitous lemon juicer the other day. I’ve got some cut limes for limeade and. . . I’m not sure which way to put the lime in. I’m thinking the cut side toward the holes but then shouldn’t I be driving the hump into the cut side for maximum juice?

Yeup, I don’t know how to use a juicer. Any answer and/or similarly dumb question appreciated.

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Answer: You put the lime (or lemon) in so that it matches the shape of the gadget, backwards from what I think you’re describing. The holes are to facilitate airflow rather than to release juice. I think.

I’ll think hard to see if I can remember any of my stupid cooking questions. I know I’ve had some. Maybe they got stuck in the back of the kitchen gadgets drawer…

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Uh, no. You do as the OP would do: Cut side against the holes. That way you’ll turn the lime inside out and release the most juice.

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Emma is right, put the cut side toward the hump. Though, the holes aren’t for airflow. The juice will flow through them.

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Well isn’t my face red. Now I think I’m wrong!

Lemon being squeezed the way you said, not the way I said… and another one

In my defense, our citrus juicer is the dish type with no lever and I’ve never actually used one of the kind you have.

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and a shot of some post-juicing inside-out lemon halves

Who’da thunk it?

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My stupid cooking question:
Must the color of the juicer match the fruit?

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Oh, the juice thickens. Apparently it’s not just you and me that are confused. Some people apparently use it like I said.

Maybe you should undertake a comparative experiment, assuming you have more than one lime half to juice?

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And if so, what do you juice with the one on the right in this pic?

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What yielded the most juice: First put lime in flesh facing away from holes, squeeze. Turn lime around, squeeze again. More juice than doing either one only or flesh facing holes first.

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You put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em both up.

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Science! I love it!

And that makes sense – first you rupture all the little pulpy juice sacs with direct rigid pressure, then you squeeze their contents out of the rind on reverse.

Congratulations for asking a not-stupid question and then answering it properly.

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Is there such a thing as instant water?

And what do you add to it to make water?

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I think about looking this up once in a while but this is the perfect opportunity to ask.

Scrambled eggs…how are they made?

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And then you make Margaritas. I’ve studied this phenomena extensively. It is good.

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A real one from the summer in the university dorm. How hot do you have to get the water to fry chicken?

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If you’re feeding them to me, please use the lowest possible heat your stovetop produces from start to finish, and add pepper and dill.

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Hotter than that. No, hotter.

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It’s ready to use when the water starts to smoke.

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Blueberries, silly!