An orange squeezer squeezes, obviously, and the more basic
orange crushing machines do just that. Place the orange, or more commonly, orange halves, between two shaped obects connected with a hinge and presto - bring the objects togther and press the bejabbers out of that fruit! Let's not forget our propensity for examining the results of
our labors and trying to improve the situation. Squeezing, although pretty good at what it does, still leaves some juice trapped in those little capsules of liquid within the pulp. How do we get at that? Well, We apply a twisting motion which squashes them and so releases that liquid gold. In victorian times, a common orange squeezer consisted of a
single glass moulding with a ridged dome rising above the center of a 'moat'. The moat collected the juice as it was squeezed (and twisted) out of the fruit.
The range of
modern orange squeezers, blenders and pulverizers available nowadays is truly impressive. We can buy machines with long levers that are almost works of art and leave very little of the original fruit except a little pulp. Others use a winding motion to twist our liquid rewards away from it's host. Many of today's orange squeezers are mechanical so we still have to use muscle power, even if only a little! Feeling lazy? There are still plenty of other options. There are machines that use electric motors and knives to extract every last bit of juice and goodness - go for it! Orange juice is a fantastic source of goodness for the whole family and we need to make the most of it.
