A full glass of orange juice extracted in less than a minute using our winning electric citrus juicer, the Breville Citrus Press.
Summary of our Review
Best Electric Citrus Press:
Breville Citrus Press
Best Manual Citrus Press:
Chef’n FreshForce Manual Citrus Juicer (Lemon)
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Lots of recipes call for a tablespoon of lemon juice to brighten up the flavor of the dish. It’s also fun to experiment with new citrus cocktails, like the pisco sour, which require a small amount of citrus juice. If this is the extent of your citrus juicing, a good manual juicer will serve you well. The key word being good. There’s a lot of juicers out there that will leave you frustrated as you try to extract just a little bit of juice out of a lemon or lime.
For juicing a small quantity of lemons or limes, I recommend the Chef’n FreshForce line of citrus juicers. Both the lemon and the lime juicers from this line do an excellent job of efficiently extracting citrus juice from the fruit. When it comes to manual juicing, this is as effortless as it gets. Both the lemon and the lime juicers have excellent build-quality, so they won’t be breaking on you anytime soon. If you only can afford one, then get the lemon juicer. It’s larger so it’ll fit lemons, but there’s nothing stopping you from juicing a lime in it.
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Chefn’ also manufactures a manual orange citrus press (conveniently colored orange), but it is not recommended. The larger orange is much more difficult to efficiently press using manual means. Also larger citrus fruits, such as oranges and grapefruits, tend to squirt up into your face while you are try to extract juice, and that’s no fun.
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Manual juicers are great for recipes that call for a splash of lemon juice to brighten things up, but they aren’t ideal if you want a full glass of orange juice because they require a lot of time and physical exertion.
If you are looking to juice larger quantities of juice or are looking to juice larger citrus fruit such as oranges and grapefruits, you’ll want to pick up a good electric juicer. The Breville Citrus Press is an excellent choice. It’ll cost a bit of money upfront, but it’ll save you time and frustration.
It comes in two different versions. The standard version which has a plastic body and cone, and a pro version that has a stainless steel body and cone. They both function the same, and at first glance the plastic one looks stainless steel. You will be paying more for the pro version, so it all depends on whether or not the true stainless steel look is worth it. Also, with the stainless steel cone, you can be assured that no plastic is coming into contact with your juice.
Like with the manual presses, you simply cut a piece of citrus juice in half. You place the citrus fruit on the cone and then press down with a lever. This electric citrus press combines both twisting and pressing mechanisms found in the two different type of manual options. In a blink of an eye, you’ll have a juiced citrus half. This happens so fast that I recommend that you cut all your citrus fruits in half prior to juicing. You’ll have a full glass of juice in no time.
If you need to take a break from juicing, you can flip up the spout. When you return, simply drop the spout and all the accumulated juices will quickly drain into your glass.
One downside is that it doesn’t come with a juice container; however, a small glass or measuring cup works fine.
All the parts that come into contact with the fruit juice and pulp are removable and dishwasher safe for easy cleanup. The machine is lightweight, so you can either find a permanent place for it on your counter or store it away when not in use.
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Not Recommended for Citrus Juicing: Standard Vegetable Juicers
You’ll want to avoid those large vegetable juicers with a chute on the top, a spinning disc in the middle, and a pulp collection bin in the back, if your primary goal is to juice citrus fruits. While these devices can do a great job at juicing vegetables and even the odd lemon or lime, they aren’t designed for citrus fruit. They are much more bulkier and harder to clean up than juicers dedicated to juicing citrus fruit.
This review of the best citrus juicers was conducted in 2020 and will be updated when new products enter the market.
Summary
Best Citrus Juicer (Electric)
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Best Citrus Press (Manual)
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3 Responses
Great review, Tyler! Your insights on manual and electric citrus juicers are really helpful. I’ve been thinking about getting one, and your recommendations make the choice much easier. Thanks for sharing!
I think manual juicers are best for different recipes.
I got the Breville for my birthday last year. I use it on a daily basis. Have my oranges and grapefruits delivered to me weekly… nothing beats fresh orange juice!