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How to juice a lemon without cutting it open

A brilliant hack that juices a lemon without wasting the flesh. - by Laura Barry
  • 30 Sep 2019
How to juice a lemon without cutting it open

We love nothing better than a genius food hack, and foodie influencer Jo Whitton, the creator of Quirky Cooking, has shared a genius lemon-juicing hack with her followers online that you need to know about.

Rather than cutting up a lemon for its juice, only to waste the perfectly-edible flesh within, Jo has a delightfully easy and mess-free method of juicing a lemon.

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Firmly roll a lemon between your hands, then on a hard surface – such as a bench top – until the inside of the fruit feels soft. Take a food skewer and pierce the lemon through the top nodule, pushing it to the middle of the fruit. Then, all you have to do is squeeze and a stream of lemon juice should flow freely from the hole in the top of the lemon.

Watch the hack in action below.

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Check this out!! Such a cool hack, so you don't waste a whole lemon when you just want some of the juice!! 🤯😃 I saw it on YouTube and it really works!! 🎉🎉🎉 . Note: For those wondering, you don't have to zest the lemon first - I just did that because I needed zest in my recipe. 😊 . . . #lifehack #hacks #cookinghack #tricky #lemonjuice #freshlemonjuice #lemon #baking #lemonbars #lemonslice #snack #treat #quirkykitchen #quirkycooking #jowhitton

This way you can still use the lemon flesh for different cooking purposes and reduce your food wastage.

Looking for more clever food hacks? Watch the video below on how to peel garlic cloves in seconds. 

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Laura Barry
Laura Barry is a writer, bookworm and interior design enthusiast with a love for reporting on all things homes, travel and lifestyle. When not tapping away at her keyboard, Laura can be found making endless cups of tea or perusing the shelves of Sydney’s many bookstores.

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