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Amco Houseworks Enameled Citrus Squeezer
- Efficient juice extraction
- Comfortable and easy to use
- Attractive
- Easy to clean
- Requires some hand strength
- Paint may chip in dishwasher
- Multiple sizes needed for different fruits
For those who only need to juice citrus fruits occasionally, reviewers recommend the Amco Houseworks Enameled Citrus Squeezer (*Est. $14) . These colorful, enameled aluminum tools come in different sizes for limes, lemons and oranges. To use them, you simply put the cut fruit in the concave part of the juicer and squeeze. Juice flows through the holes, and seeds and pulp are contained. Reviewers say this is the most comfortable and effective of all squeeze-style juicers, although like any manual juicer, it requires some hand strength to use. They also note that it tends to work better with smaller and thinner-skinned fruits. Although the manufacturer says the citrus juicers are dishwasher safe, reviewers recommend washing them by hand to avoid chipping the paint. Amco also offers an Enameled 2-in-1 Citrus Squeezer (*Est. $18) that works for both lemons and limes. Reviewers say that it works as well as the single-sized version, but that the hinges do wear out fairly quickly. Those who plan to juice citrus fruits on a regular basis may prefer an electric model, such as the top-of-the-line Breville Die-Cast Citrus Press 800CPXL (*Est. $190) or the more modestly priced Black & Decker CitrusMate Plus CJ625 (*Est. $20) .
These brightly hued juicers have become a favorite of several professional reviewers. Cook's Illustrated and Bon Appétit magazines include the Amco Houseworks Enameled Citrus Squeezer in their tests of manual and electric citrus juicers. Plus, the editors of Real Simple site the manual juicer as one of their favorite kitchen tools. The expert reviewer at ConsumerGuide.com also reviews this product and recommends it as a Budget Buy.
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1. Cook's Illustrated MagazineDetails/Subscribe
Editors of Cook's Illustrated test seven manual citrus juicers, including the Amco Houseworks Enameled Citrus Squeezer, as well as one electric model. Five models are recommended, one "highly" and two "with reservations." A paragraph summarizes each juicer's performance.
Review: Inexpensive Juicers, Editors of Cook's Illustrated, April 2009
2. Bon AppetitDetails/Subscribe
Editors identify six manual and electric citrus extractors, including the Amco Houseworks Enameled Citrus Squeezer, that they say work well. However, the editors don't reveal their methodology or how many other juicers they tested.
Review: Juicers, Editors of Bon Appétit magazine, April 2008
3. ConsumerGuide.com
ConsumerGuide.com's expert reviewer names the Amco Houseworks Citrus Squeezers as a Budget Buy. The reviewer says the juicer requires some hand strength to use and works better with smaller pieces of fruit, but it is compact, colorful, nonelectric and easy to clean.
Review: Editors of ConsumerGuide.com, Feb. 15, 2007
4. Real SimpleDetails/Subscribe
Real Simple, a popular women's lifestyle magazine, selects their top 20 favorite kitchen tools. Of these, only one juicer -- the Amco Enameled Citrus Juicer -- is selected. Editors say that the "rustproof squeezer" helps to extract every drop of juice and that the substantial weight of the handles give plenty of leverage.
Review: Real Simple's Top 20 Kitchen Tools, Melinda Page
5. Amazon.com
Amazon.com features seventy reviews for the Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer. Most reviewers say that the juicer works very well. It does take a good deal of effort to squeeze a full cup of juice and users say its best used for smaller amounts of juice.
Review: Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer, Contributors to Amazon.com
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