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98 of 108 found the following review helpful:
 Losing an old friend Aug 15, 2010
By Java
I logged onto Amazon, my eyes still red from my loss. The tragic passing of my vintage glass citrus reamer still fresh in my mind. I could still hear that sound in my head... a crack followed by the tinkling of hundreds of glass shards landing on the floor. For sixty years various citrus met their fate at the unforgiving tip of that glass implement, but those times finally came to their inevitable end.
Through tear smeared eyes I browsed amazon to find something to fill the void. The OXO Good Grips Citrus Juicer caught my attention as it was both "Good" and perhaps would help me come to "Grips" with my loss. The good price overcame any fears and in no time it was at my door.
My heart was heavy yet ripe with anticipation as I halved a lemon for the test. I chose the smaller of the two reamer sides and started the familiar press and twist. Amazingly the well designed reamer tore through the lemon and in no time I was left holding an empty shell - scraped clean of all its lemony goodness. Seeds and rinds remained on the top and tart juice filled the measuring cup below. As much as I missed the nostalgia and whimsy of my old glass friend, the performance and design of my new partner was exciting! I threw the OXO on the ground to see if I would be betrayed, but it simply bounced and came to a rest with a durable clunk comforting my mind. Since then dozens of lemons, limes, and oranges have met their end. The sadness is gone and my kitchen more efficient than ever thanks to another well designed product from OXO.
42 of 45 found the following review helpful:
Rated best citrus juicer by America's Test Kitchen / Cook's Illustrated May 09, 2006
By Elizabeth M. Cole
"kentuckyliz"
I learned about the effectiveness of this product on "America's Test Kitchen," and the product review on cooksillustrated.com in an article discussing citrus juicers and reamers. Part of the review is copied here, since it's a subscription site, I can't just link it!
"After testing nine models, I found that the better models have a pointed tip, which effectively pierces the core of the lemon and grabs hold. Without the pointed tip, the lemon slips right off the head. The second important feature is the sharpness of the ridges. Those with sharp, pointed ridges "gripped" the lemon well, making it easy to extract maximum juice with minimum effort, while those with rounded ridges caused the lemon to slide around, making for difficult juicing.
The two winners of our tests were the plastic Oxo Good Grips Citrus Juicer ($11.99) and the Fox Run Wood Lemon Reamer ($2.99). They both juiced lemons quickly and efficiently. The Oxo Citrus Juicer features a unique design with two open, ridged heads (for large and small citrus fruit) and a non-skid bowl for juice collection. The Fox Run reamer has a classic design and an especially comfortable handle."
I have found ATK/CI equipment reviews to be reliable and am ordering it on their recommendation!
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Not For The Dishwasher Aug 20, 2006
By Robert D. Hope, Jr.
This juicer has two juicer attachments to juice large fruits, (grapefruits) or small fruits, (lemons and limes). Very easy to use, but not ready for the dishwasher. Very easy to take it apart and hand-wash. The first juicer became warped when we put it in the dishwasher. This purchase was simply a replacement.
16 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Lemon squeezer OXO Jul 03, 2007
By S. Sur
"Beads of Glass"
It is an in adequate design. Easy to clean in the dishwasher is the only positive about it.
It takes assembling three sections to use. I would live with one size borer and have it fixed in place instead of fiddling with the reversible bore, and lining up and inserting the little tab in place. The shape is awkward.
The holes below the borer are too big, so you have the seeds falling into the juice which is another step for getting them out.
I like the old fashioned ones with a flat cup and a lid and tiny holes so the juice is filtered.
I would not buy it again, and I am still looking for the easy and practical old style lemon squeezer. If I find it, this one is getting thrown out.
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Overengineered for Yuppies Mar 10, 2006
By Alrian
"Alrian"
Not great for squeezing orange juice. I give it two stars because it's better than squeezing orange sections by hand into a bowl. However, I've used better juicers.
Its faults:
1) The reamer is hollow and has large triangular cuttouts instead of ribs. As a result, it tends to scrape the pulp off the skin and accumulate it inside the reamer instead of actually mashing the juice sacs flat. This wastes juice.
2) The reamer is held loosely in its frame. It pops out when you turn the sieve upside down to dump the pulp into the trash unless you hold it in place with your hand Then you end up with a handful of pulp and seeds.
3) The sieve/reamer assembly is hard to remove from the cup when your hands are wet with, for instance, orange pulp.
4) The sieve/reamer assembly needs a dam to hold back the pulp and seeds when you pour the juice out of the cup.
5) The sieve/reamer assembly leaks if you try to use it directly over a glass instead of using the supplied cup.
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