You are probably familiar with the juicer above. A great tool in the kitchen, but I find a fair amount of juice isn’t extracted because as the lemon (or other citrus) is squeezed, it semi-inverts and the skin protects much of the pulp from being juiced. I discovered my own quick tip you can use to maximize how much juice you get from them.

1. 1.Roll the lemon against the counter while applying pressure from your palm.
   

2. 2.Slice the lemon in half.
   

3. 3.Now cross cut the lemon, but stop 3/4 of the way. Don’t cut the lemon all the way through!
   

3. 3.You should have made two cuts at the widest point of the lemon.
   

4. 4.Now put the lemon in the juicer pulp down and juice it as you normally would. 
   

What will happen this time is the lemon will collapse outward as you squeeze it, more surface area in contact with the juicer as the lemon is not able to hold it’s shape in the peel. With less resistance against the pressure of the juicer, basically there is nowhere for the juice to hide!