How well does this work on small citrus such as key limes?
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I haven't used it with key limes but some of the limes I have used it with are pretty small. It has worked well generally on all of the different sizes of lemons and limes I have juiced.
1298044
Juicer is great for small fruits. We have a lime tree and I can juice 6 cups in minutes. Takes longer to cut the limes in half than to juice them. Hope this helps.
1298045
I haven't tried key limes. At BJ's (the local equivalent of Costco, etc.), they sell bags of undersized limes which aren't much bigger than key limes, and it works fine on them. You press down on the fruit with the palm of your hand on to a spinning plastic apparatus. It isn't dangerous, and I think you'd be fine if you're careful.
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Depending on the fruit not so bad- lemons and limes pretty easy, but grapefruits (which I mostly juice) are tough because they are wider, even for the larger reamer. If you're losing strength in your hands, it might be better to save up and get an automated one that can also do things like apples- it would probably have more longevity
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Yes. It will do the job. I would still remove the skin off citrus or you'll have bitter juice.
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I have both citrus and fig trees but haven't considered using it on my fig trees as they are relatively short. My guess is that it would work provided that the Figs weren't too soft.
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It takes a fair amount of pressure but that is just to get the most from each lemon/lime. I think you could do it with less pressure and get results.
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I have never used it for limes that small but looking closely at the spot you place the fruit it seems like it would work great! We still love this juicer and use it frequently. I highly recommend it.
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I have juiced small organic lemons very effectively with this squeezer, but the rind of the organic lemons I use (Trader Joe's) is fairly thin and I think that makes all the difference. (These are NOT Meyer Lemons, by the way.) My experience with limes has been unless the lime is really really fresh, the rind tends to be a bit harder and does not "squoosh" as easily as an organic lemon. Considering that a key lime is even smaller than an organic lemon and the rind tends to be slightly harder, I really don't know what to tell you.
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I have used in on grapefruits and it works well. I have also used it on small manderins, not as easy, but doable.
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I don't know about very small, but I used mine with some fairly small limes the other day. Worked just fine.
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You can use it for grapefruit, lemons and oranges; but with grapefruit, like others said, you have to move the fruit around, considering the size of the fruit.
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Hello Jennifer, I've used it on everything from tomatoes to kiwi fruit and vegetables. On oranges it doesn't do enough in a single pass so you will have to do it twice. Much easier to use a knife. An excellent peeler but be careful of your fingers as it is easy to cut a finger if you are a bit careles. If you are like me, you will only do that once though. Well worth owning one. I bought a few and handed them around to all my family members. Regards, Peter
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I bought this product to use on my basil, which had downy mildew, and my houseplant, which have an assortment of bugs and mold....I found it worked well on my lemon tree, which had mold, too, but you will need to treat it routinely. See direction on product label.
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I only own the yellow version, but I assume the green one is smaller and for limes, but I use my yellow version for lemons and limes and love it! I have not tried the small key limes though.
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Doris, I also have a lemon tree. I bought this juicer, used a couple of times and never again. The lever gets stuck; it is not good for larger oranges and lemons : wastes a lot of juice. Lacking in stability, sometimes you need the other hand to keep it standing. The lever is too short, but if it were longer the stability would be even less. Not recommended.
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Smaller oranges yes,limes and lemons for sure. But you won't get all the juice out. I'd stick with those hand held ones that you have to twist the fruit over it to get the juice. We bought ours and barely use it. Might be just because I like to get every last bit out.
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No. I have not. It works pretty well on mango fruits. You have to position it just right and it works best on fruit that is not over ripe. I would be curious to find out if anyone has tried it on other fruits.
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Probable not. If they are that small you are likely better to use a lemon on lime press. This machine is best for oranges down to lemons.