We make tapenades for the local farmers' markets and each contain the juice of half a lemon. Before getting this sturdy juicer, not only were my hands and wrists aching after a morning squeezing (literally by hand), but the lemon juice would get onto my fingers and, after a while, burn. With this juicer, I insert half a lemon and push down using my whole arm rather than squeezing the lemon with my fingers. It works great with half the effort. There's very little fatigue involved in using it. No juice is wasted by dripping onto the hands. And the juicer's small enough to tote around. One caveat is that smaller seeds can sometimes pass through the juice holes, so I find it's still necessary to squeeze the juice through a sieve.

-- Bruno Teersteeg

I'm sure some folks are partial to using the specific color-coated sizes, but we rely on the orange juicer for all of our citrus needs. If you're tackling a bucket of lemons at home you'll probably want a juicer that sits on the counter, but if you're doing a few on the fly or on-the-go, I highly recommend these enameled aluminum juicers. There are similar hand presses with soft grips that are made of stainless steel, but they can be twice as expensive. Ours is tough enough and besides, there's nothing like a bright orange tool to break up the monotony of the silverware drawer.

-- Steven Leckart

Citrus Squeezers
$15
(oranges)
Available from Amazon

$12
(lemons)
Available from Amazon

$11
(limes)
Available from Amazon