Acitrus reamer, also known as alemon reamer or simply areamer, is a smallkitchen utensil used to extract thejuice from alemon or other smallcitrus fruit.[1][2][3]
The reamer extracts juice using a convexly taperedconicalmandrel, with troughs or ridges running the length of the mandrel. The mandrel is mounted either within a dish to catch the juice or on a cylindrical handle.[2][4] The mandrel is usually made ofwood,plastic, ormetal.[4] The handheld reamer, which is held in one hand while the lemon orlime is held in the other, is a relatively new adaptation of the traditional glass or plastic citrus reamer (with a juice rim) that was placed on a table and pressed downward.
To use the reamer, the user first slices a citrus fruit in half along its equatorial midsection. The mandrel is inserted into the exposedflesh of the fruit and then either the reamer or the fruit is twisted to grind the flesh and extract the juice.[1][5][6] This process dislodges theseeds and some amount ofpith, so the juice must generally be strained before use, although some tabletop reamers include an integrated strainer.[3][5] It works well with limes and lemons, but larger citrus fruits (grapefruit in particular) require a larger device.[3]
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