Chef'n FreshForce Lemon Squeezer Citrus Juicer, Manual Hand Press with Dual-Gear Power for Maximum Juice Extraction, Durable, Persimmon Orange

Fabulous!! I was initially kind of unsure when I saw how big this is, but it is perfect. As an older person who doesn’t have a lot of hand strength,I have struggled with squeezing limes for my beloved lime rickeys. This gizmo extracts an incredible amount of juice with minimal effort. It’s sturdy and well made and easy to clean. Perfect!!!

Excellent quality and performance. The dual-gear design makes a noticeable difference as you get more juice with less effort compared to standard squeezers. The build feels solid and durable, not flimsy like cheaper options. It’s also very easy to use and clean, and does a good job keeping seeds out. For the price, this is a great value and seems to be built to last.

Great improvement over standard squeezers. Large profile, so not good if space is limited. But, makes squeezing citrus a breeze.

I saw this on the product reviews portion of one of my favorite cooking shows. It was their favorite so I thought I would give it a try. Much bigger and heavier than any of my old ones. My arthritic hands were able to juice a whole bag of lemons with minimal effort! And so much juice! Seems sturdy. Cleaning it was a breeze. Got on sale, so good value!

We bought this juicer to replace the ubiquitous all metal powder coated juicers (lemon and lime) we had for years. The old juicers were beginning to lose their powder coating and the pot metal was exposed to the juice. This is a problem because most pot metal contains lead which can leach into acidic solutions like citrus juice. This device has a more complex construction and attempts to use compound leverage and a gear/rack to do a better job at juicing. It somewhat succeeds at this in that I find it very easy to use and it requires little force on the handles to extract the juice. The parts that come in contact with your juice are either nylon plastic or chromed metal (probably pot metal). I don't put mine in the dishwasher every time, but instead hand wash it and carefully clean the acidic oils and liquids off the chrome part so it will last longer. Yes, as many have pointed out, you do have to sometimes use both hands to start a squeeze. And yes, do be careful with exerting too much force on the handles - I can easily see this being a point of failure. One thing I should note about juicing: squeezing the living daylights out of a lime or lemon is NOT the best way to go. When you squeeze citrus too hard, the extremely bitter oils in the skin are extracted in greater quantity resulting in very harsh tasting juice. If you are just doing some stupid cleanse BS and don't care about subtleties of taste and flavor, then by all means pankcake the crap out of your citrus. If however, you want just juice that is bright and appropriately limey or lemony, then squeeze carefully and stop before the skin begins to give up all that oil. Which bring us back to this Chef'n juicer. Because the handles do flex a bit it lets you avoid over squeezing. When the "piston" reaches the end of its travel and the handles start to flex then STOP - you are done and your juice is perfect. Did it get every last molecule of juice out of that poor half lime? No, but it did extract the best tasting juice and that is what most normal people want. So what do we have here? We have a juicer that has succeeded for the most part in making juicing more effective and easier. It extracts very tasty juice when used properly. The shortcomings are actually a result of Chef'ns attempt to improve the process. The mechanism has plastic parts that can, will and do fail. They had to use plastic to keep the product affordable. Does the juicer fail if you use it carefully? I don't know, but I'll get back to you on that. Do I recommend this juicer? Yes I do, but be aware what you are buying. Update 02/26/21 : Still using this juicer at least once a week. No issues that alter performance. There is a little bit of gunk collected around a hinge pin but it is not in contact with the juice and is strictly cosmetic. We do not put it in the dishwasher as I feel that would shorten it's' life. This is a very good juicer for lemons and limes and if you treat it nice it will last a long time

My husband and I have gone through SO MANY lime juicers in the 12 years we have lived in our house. I say lime juice because that's what I'm always always juicing. But obviously this works for a range of citrus. And did it work. First, it's a super sturdy contraption. It's made of plastic and metal, and it's HEFTY. Like you could brain someone with this thing during a home invasion and they'd go down like a sack of bricks. The design is genius: the standard plastic bowl with slits at the bottom for juice to escape but it traps seeds, but the top has a hefty metal compressor that obliterates the fruit. I get a lot more juice out of my limes with this thing. And when you're making a pitcher of proper margaritas, you're squeezing a lot of limes. This thing is wonderful. And I found it because I looked at America's Test Kitchen's recommended product after our zillionth lime juicer just broke for no reason. Worth every penny.

Trying to squeeze lime juice can give you hand cramps at my age. This tool is perfect for the bar at home or work. Limes aren’t exactly cheap anymore, so extracting as much juice as you can was always a pain. Not now! This makes it easy for anyone to drain their citrus. I thought it was a little on the expensive side when I ordered it, but now I realize the quality is well worth it. These are not flimsy, lightweight tools. This could last years at a busy bar.

Owned the lime squeezer for 3 years. It's awesome, the best. Had a minor issue with the hinge and emailed Chef'n for help. Great company. Prompt response and corrected my issue by quickly sending a new lime squeezer with a nice message. I now also own the lemon squeezer and it works like a charm. The hinge mechanism for both is a very durable force multiplier that allows easy peasy lemon squeezing. Just avoid the temptation to squeeze the day's frustration out on it like you're some kind of an olympian weight lifter. A few tips to triple value of your fruit: 1) Buy a zester and shave the skin of your washed fruit. Dry the zest in the sun for a day or two, then store in a recycled glass jar, add one of those small absorbent silica bead packets they put in everything nowadays. Keep zest on your spice rack for use in salads, baking and drinks. It will last forever, dry at room temp in a jar. 2) Cut fruit in half, then cut two slits in the face of your fruit, in an "X" pattern, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. This will help to not roll over the edge of the lemon or lime when squeezing and allow more juice extraction. 3) Put the used pith/rind after squeezing (minus seeds) into your garbage disposal and run it to clean and freshen your kitchen sink, then rinse. There you have it. 3 valuable uses from a single lemon or lime. You're welcome!

I was shocked by some of the reviews on this item, specially once it was delivered (in time from Germany) and I could press lots of lemons and limes with it, getting lots of juice from them. First, drinking fresh juice of this amazing fruits is so extremely healthy, you should not miss it. But then, some reviewers said: It's a bad item, because I cannot use it for large oranges. Pardon me, it is NOT an orange juicer - as the very name of this item says - but it is a lime and lemon juicer. So be happy if smaller oranges work, but please don't complain when larger oranges don't. Because it is a LIME and LEMON juicer. Got it? I find it very unfair against the supplier to post a bad review because an item does not do what it is not supposed to do... 2., some say you can break it. Well, sure, you can break anything. But how were you able to break this? Did you try so hard until it broke just so you could write a bad review? When you use it with even very slight common sense - not much, really needed - then you will NOT break this item, because it is very well build. Third - one review was specially hmmmh... strange, giving one star because the juice smells bitter. Well, if you buy a juicer that gets you up to 20% more juice and then you complain that some of that 20% is just a bit bitter and give it one star then, well, you do not like lemons or limes. Apparently for you everything needs to be sweet. So, on the whole, take this item if you like to get lots of vitamins and you want to get juice out of these fruits without efforts and clean it effortlessly and get the last drop out of them. Don't ever buy one of the electric ones and don't buy another one at all. Because I am a lemon/lime lover since being a little child and.. this is the BEST juicer in the world. Thanks Chef'n fot his well engineered product. Pros: - Well build - Does the job (lemons and limes squeezing) extremely well - Fast and effortless to use - Squeezes better than any other manual or electric squeezer I owned before - Makes me healthier - as another reviewer mentionned, he is buying lemons and limes now just because it is so nice to squeeze them, same thing happened to me. My consumption has doubled ;) Cons: none. seriously.

Great Quality

I recommend this to everybody. It's simply a genius product. With this product you will be spending seconds pressing citrus instead of minutes. Due to the design with a gear that gives it some extra levered power it take minimal effort to squeze the juice out of any citrus. Even kids can use it. Cleans easily, just a rinse and back into cupboard. Love it!

Not sure why I did not get this earlier! Extracts the maximum amount of juice, very efficient, easy on the hands and really smooth mechanism. It's nice and solid as well!

I can recommend this lemon squeeze to anyone. It's sturdy and very practical. The only thing that's missing is maybe a sort of an eye-hook at the end of one of the handles to hang the item.