What is a manual citrus juicer?
Demystifying the Manual Citrus Juicer
A manual citrus juicer or manual citrus press juicer is a juicer created to handle the seeds, segmentation and thick outer skin that characterize citrus fruits like oranges, limes, lemons, grapefruits and tangerines. A manual citrus juicer is especially convenient because it allows you to extract the juice from citrus fruits without removing their skin. Citrus press juicers (manual citrus juicers) are one of two basic types of citrus juicers—electric citrus juicers and manual citrus juicers (citrus press juicers).
Perhaps the most notable feature of the manual citrus juicer is the fact that it does not require electricity. Instead, manual citrus juicers use leverage to extract juice from the fruit by having a person manually squeeze the fruit in between two handles until the juice is extracted, much like a pressing machine.
The most significant advantage of using a manual citrus press juicer is the fact that it is highly effective at squeezing out every single drop of juice without mixing the bitter tasting oils of the peel or injecting a lot of pulp into the juice. Moreover, using a manual citrus press juicer requires little to no preparation time due to the fact that the piece of fruit does not have to be peeled before it is juiced.
Most manual citrus press juicers are simply designed, making them easy to clean and keep in good repair. Citrus press juicers are also easily stored as well because most are quite small in size. At the same time, there are many manual citrus juicers with complex designs and extravagant features designed specifically with the manual juicing aficionado in mind.
In short, if you do not intend to do much juicing, prefer a higher quality, sweeter juice, or do not mind squeezing large quantities of juice by hand, then a manual citrus press juicer is probably for you.
