Bellemain Citrus Juicer | Metal Lemon Squeezer | Lime and Lemon Juicer Stainless Steel with Silicone Handles | Manual Juicer, Citrus Squeezer, Hand Held Juicer | Bar Juicer for Bartender Accessories

► Why I like it: After seeing so many cooks on the cooking channels use this style of lemon and lime juicer, I decided that I had to get one for myself. I shopped and considered which model and eventually decided on this one for a few reasons. Please bear in mind that any hand juicer is only going to be as good as the actual hands that do the squeezing. First, it is made of all metal. It has no plastic parts to break under the severe strength and compression that squeezing would be putting it through. This was perhaps the most important point for my consideration, as I know from past experience that no plastic will hold up for long at all when subjected to such fatigue. I did not want to waste my money with a less expensive but plastic containing juicer. Being metal, it will also stand up much better in the dishwasher and I will not have to worry about making sure it is on the top shelve of it. It is quite durable. Second, it has a soft grip on the handle which protects my hands from being hurt when compressing the handles. This is so important, as without it, the edges of any metal juicer would hurt my hands. Basically, if you don't have soft handles, you will never be able to fully juice whatever you are squeezing due to the pain that would develop in your hands. Provided you have the hand strength, this juicer will literally flatten lemons to get every last drop of juice available. One thing that struck me so many times when I saw the TV chefs using these is that they placed the lemon in what seems upside down in them. You would think that you place the rind side out and the softer juicy interior facing the metal presser matching the shape of the lemon to the shape of the juicer. I did this first, and while it got a lot of juice, it did not seem to get it all. So for a second squeeze, I flipped it over and placed the rind side towards the presser. This crushed more juice out of it and literally completely flattened the lemon half! Amazing. I'm still playing around with it, but I think next time I use it I will just start it off with the upside down version I keep seeing on TV. It takes two hands to do a good job squeezing, so you won't see me doing it at my best on the video because I was reaching out and around the camera and away from my body, thereby loosing a lot a strength in my hands and arms. I have found it a LOT easier to use when I am not trying to film at th same time. I've learned now that for me, I first squeeze it on the “lemon matching juicer” side, then I squeeze it a second time for even more juice in the “upside down looking” side. All in all I like this and am happy I bought it. ► Pros: Gets every last drop of juice. Metal construction with soft grips. ► Cons: Requires strong hands. Not for arthritic hands. ► Suggestions for Improvement: None. ► Would I buy again? Yes. ► Purchasing Decision & Questions: I hope I have helped your purchasing decision of this Bellemain Premium Quality Stainless Steel Lemon Squeezer with Silicone Handles. I am not affiliated with the manufacturer, seller or any other product related company nor am I under any obligation to write this review. I do this for my own fun and pleasure! Feel free to comment and let me know if I have helped you. If you should have any questions, please post them below in the Comments. I try to answer all inquires in a timely fashion to the best of my ability. Lastly, Follow me on Amazon if you wish to be notified as I post new reviews. I promise they will always be meaningful and never of penny ante junk.

Coating or paint of previous lemon squeezers I had peeled off so I’ve been looking for a study and durable lemon squeezer. I bought this item because of the product reviews and so far it’s been worth it. It is sturdy and easy to use despite my physical weakness issues. The depth of piece which holds limes is slightly more than other squeezers and the lever mechanism is effective and stable. Shot far I’m loving this product but it’s early days so will update if that changes.

After a month of usage of this juicer I can say that it is a great product and it is the best one in its class of squeezers but I want to explain why. It is must-to-have such a solid tool in the kitchen. I will give instructions for its usage and will also explain how to prepare the fruits for squeezing to get the maximum juice from them with this juicer First of all, it is made from AISI 304 stainless steel (which is the same as 18/10 stainless steel and contains 18–20% chromium and 8–10.5% nickel.) and the surface is fine polish. Due to this it is heavy duty, almost unbreakable and quite easy to clean. This is a plier-like squeezer with two handles and two nested cone-parabola-like cups between which are put the fruits for juicing. The lower cone/bowl has holes from which the juice flows and no seeds or pulp goes out ot them. Next, the handles are covered with non-slip red silicone sleeves. In the way the juicer is received now, the silicone sleeves easily come out of the grips for which some reviewers take one star. This is the only serious critic to the manufacturer. The sleeves go out as the handles are polished very good. I have fixed the silicone sleeves to their places by several drops of Loctite 454 adhesive and now they have no chance to come out again. Of course, one can use the juicer and without the silicone sleeves but with them the grip is more sure and comfortable. The handles are not hollow and are made of solid stainless steel. If the handles would be a little longer, say by an inch, it will be needed less force to squeeze fruits. For me this is not a problem. Now follows the most essential part of the juicer, the two approximate cones between which are put the fruits (see below for their preparation). The geometrical forms and sizes for these parts are chosen very carefully in such a way as they to correspond the dimensions and forms of the average sizes of lemons, limes and similar citrus fruits. In particular, it is taken into account the thickness of the bark of the fruits. Exactly here is the main difference of the Bellemain Lemon Squeezer from similar juicers. In particular, I have compared it with the Innovee Lemon Squeezer - Quality 18/10 Stainless Steel Manual Citrus Press With Lemon Recipes Ebook and Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer (Lemon) and can say that the Bellemain Lemon Squeezer is better and with it can be obtained more juice than with them if average size fruits are used. In the supplied Squeezer there are not instructions for usage or some kind of a manual which is noted in some reviews. This is an omission of the manufacturer. Let me give a few instructions how to use the Squeezer and how the lemons/limes should be prepared so one can squeeze more juice from them (see the attached images): 1) Wash the citrus fruit 2) Cut the both ends so the bark is almost removed. This opens more space for the upper cone to press down. 3) Cut the fruit about the great circle (i.e. along the middle) in two approximately equal parts. 4) Turn the obtained halves with their wider part upwards. Make at the end of the circle edge of each part 6-10 cuttings of the bark with, for example, 5-9 mm depth. This is very important because otherwise the edges of the bark will remain distorted (not inverted) after squeezing, which will result in loss of juice. 5) Put one of the halves with the wider part down in the squeezer and press the grips with one or two hands until the two cones almost touch each other. Take the remains out and repeat the procedure with the second half but do not remove the remains. Keep in mind that a little juice remains between the two nested bowls/cups. Tilt the Squeezer to pour this juice. 6) Open the juicer and put the remains of the first half upon the remains of the second half. Press again and you will get more juice. Open the juicer, interchange the places of the remains of the two halves and press again. In this way you will get several more drops of juice. I firmly recommend the Bellemain Lemon Squeezer! Pleasant lemon/lime juice drinking!

This juicer feels more solid than a lot of similar hand squeezers I’ve tried. The metal body has a sturdy feel, and it does a good job extracting juice from lemons and limes without taking too much hand strength. The silicone handles help a lot with comfort and grip and I also like that it’s simple and effective My main hesitation is that the listing should be more precise about the exact stainless steel grade, because that makes a difference for corrosion resistance and long term quality. It’s also better for lemons and limes but the size is not suitable for oranges or other larger citrus i believe it stability will last for minimum 3 years it doesn’t feel loose or wobbly when pressing, and that makes it feel more controlled.

Got this to replace a 10+ year old Chef'n FreshForce lemon squeezer (the plastic gears started breaking). The Bellemain is all stainless steel - you can see where they bent it to form the handle and only polished part of it and so it looks to be significantly more durable than the old Chef'n. Bellemain Pro's: - All stainless steel durable construction - Large(ish) bowl will squeeze pretty good sized lemons and limes as well as small oranges / tangerines. Bellemain Con's: - No ridges in the bowl so it doesn't completely invert the citrus and doesn't squeeze as well as the Chef'n - Silicone handles aren't securely attached (see other reviews) and I ended up just removing them as I didn't want to have to keep cleaning them separately and they would get filled with water in the dishwasher. That said I think this is a better solution than trying to permanently attach silicone to the stainless as I'm not sure how durable that would be long term. If silicone handles are important to you then it's nice to be able to pull them off to clean them. I thought about putting a dab of glue to put them on permanently but I'm not sure that would've fixed the water intrusion issue. That and I didn't feel any significant downside to taking the silicone covers off - the handles are smooth polished stainless and the silicone is too thin to provide any significant cushion. A brief comparison with the Chef'n FreshForce as I've seen a few questions and other reviews mention it and we had it for 10 years. Personally I feel the older model was the best hand citrus squeezer I've found or used. The gearing / unique leverage does make it a touch easier, the cup closes all the way and it seemed to get more juice out. Lastly, the bowl on our Chef'n FreshForce had a stainless insert with groves on it - the lip of the citrus would catch on the appropriate grove and get almost completely inverted while juicing - unlike with the Bellemain where it's more just smashed. This makes a bigger difference than you think - juice often squirts out of the Bellemain, but almost never out of the Chef'n FreshForce. Also the Bellemain almost always has the lime sitting in it's juices and you have to move the fruit to uncover the drain holes or you don't get all the juice where you intended - I didn't have this issue with the Chef'n FreshForce as it inverts the citrus and all the juice goes out the right holes. We have decided to keep the Bellemain instead of getting another Chef'n FreshForce because it appears the older Chef'n FreshForce were of a higher quality - they had stainless steel inserts in the bowl and more and more recent reviews appear to complain about broken gears. I'm giving the Bellemain 4 stars as I think it's one of the best options out there for a traditional style hand squeezer and has great durability (and looks pretty good too if you care about that sort of thing in a juice squeezer..). If it had a grooved bowl like the Chef'n FreshForce and didn't have the problem of squirting juice out or leaving juice in the bowl I would give it 5 stars.

Great juicer, easy to clean, and heavy duty. Would buy again

I’m a big citrus juicer (almost use one everyday) and I was so tired of all the ones I had before because they’d all either break or the paint would start chipping. This has been my favorite thus far! Especially because it’s mostly made of non painted metal but it’s also structurally sound! I’ve had it for about 8 months and no issues whatsoever. I couldn’t be happier!

I start my day every day with lemon water and often throughout the day as well so this gets used A LOT! I have tried the pretty yellow/green one (twice) but the paint would chip off and that doesn't seem too safe. Also tried another one from a company with the initials PC (which I usually love all their products) and that one didn't last long either. This one, however is great so far. Only small gripe I would say is that the handles can slip off but they easily slide back on so it's not a deal breaker at all. It works great, very durable, is good size for lemons, limes and even smaller oranges. Easy to clean. I highly recommend.

اشتريتها من خلال امازون أمريكا وتم التوصيل بعد 10 أيام من الشراء .. رائعة جدا وكما بالوصف وحجمها أكبر مما توقعت ، قوية واعتقد أنها ستكون أفضل العصارة اليدوية على أمازون. الأذرع قوية ومتينة وتتماز بتصميم مريح لليد المصنوع من الفولاذ المقاوم للصدأ ، سهلة الغسيل والإستخدام. أنصح بها .

Mostly use to make fresh lime juice for cocktails. It's great. It's sturdy and fits perfectly over the mouth of a mason jar (you still have to hold it though with one hand). I cut a lime in half and squeeze. Yum. I really like the silicone handles and how sturdy it is. It never shifts horizontally because it's well made. Highly recommended.

Good professional type

Uso doméstico

Very good quality