This lemon juicer is one of my favorite Christmas gifts from last year. It works perfectly. You just have to cut the lemon in half, pop it cut side down into the juicer and squeeze the handles together.
I buy lemons every week. They add great flavor to water. I used to add wedges and then they would pile up in my glass. This was mostly because I was too lazy to throw them away when I refilled my glass if they were at the bottom of the glass and there was still ice in the glass.
No need to worry about that now, I can squeeze in as much or as little as I like. I use about 1 lemon a day. Plus, when using the juicer you don't have to worry about the seeds getting into your glass, water pitcher or recipe.
The sun was out the day that I took these photos and I don't think that we've seen it since. I love using these large glass canisters for my sugar and flour. It's easy to see when we're running low. Typically I buy 10 pounds of flour and sugar when I add them to the list for the market. Although if you were around during the Christmas cookie marathon you know that I quickly blew through more than 25 pounds of flour - for this type of baking I head to Costco and add as much to the canisters as I can for ease of use.
Did you know that a lot of vintage coffee cups were actually a 1 cup measure? I keep some in my canisters. They are exactly 1 cup - of course if I need something other than one cup I use my dry measuring cups for accuracy. The added bonus? They look pretty.
What's your favorite kitchen gadget?
11 comments:
I have a juicer like that, mine is white, from Pampered Chef. I do love it for lemons and limes. I'd love cannisters like that bot I have very little counter space. xo
Woo Hoo! I love a gadget that makes me happy. It's the little things in life :)
Maggie/Maggie's Lil' Fixins
What simply lovely Photo Ops, these things make! Art! Home Art! Kitchen Art!
Never realized that olden cups, make 1 cup measuring devices. And of course, the most important part, they look soooooo prettttty.
"Auntie"
I do the same thing...use the canisters for sugar and flour with old mugs as measures. So cute and I love your blue. Your kitchen looks completely charming. I want to see more of it. And lemons every day? Nice way to get both Vitamin C and water!
Cool! I need to get me one of those juicers!!!
My favorite kitchen gadget... let's see. I think it would be my pizza stones!
Hi Leann...
Great idea to put sugar and flour in glass containers!
You know what? I love lemon slices in my water, too. I usually keep an entire pitcher of lemon water in the fridge. Sometimes I add lime slices, too. Of course, I wash the fruit very well before I add it.
Your juicer is cool, though.
Favorite gadget in the kitchen? Well, I have to say I love my electric can opener. Always hated fiddling with the hand-held one.
Take care, Leann. Susan
I always love to see an olden coffee cup in a glass canister. I do the same thing w/my lemon wedges. Lol..U got smart w/the juice.
Those are handy, and I like the sunny yellow one. I don't use enough flour or sugar to use the big canisters, but I do like the way they look with the pretty cups.
Enjoy your weekend.
Your photos are just beautiful! I wish I had room on my countertop for large glass canisters. It looks so nice with the teacup inside!
I didn't know about the vintage cups! I'm going to have to bring some of mine up! And I love lemons, too. Your photos are so cheery! That's a very nice little juicer -- I may have to get one like that!
I did not know that about the vintage cups either! My favorite kitchen gadget is a Chop Stir, my girlfriend bought me 1 last year and I loved it so much I went out and bought them for my kids and 1 spare for me, ha ha! It makes cooking ground meat a joy, so much easier, faster and better than using a spatula! ~Diane
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