If you plan on making lemonade or a batch of cocktails that require fresh citrus juice, be sure to use citrus that is at room temperature. According to Food & Wine Cocktails 09, refrigerated citrus will yield up to a third less liquid than fruit at room temperature. To bring cold citrus to room temperature quickly, soak the fruit in really hot water for five minutes before squeezing. Ironically enough, when a recipe calls for citrus zest it's best to use the fruit right out of the fridge.
Do you normally store your lemons, limes, and oranges on the counter or in the fridge?






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Typically I keep everything in a fruit bowl on the counter...if I've cut a lemon or lime I stick it in a baggie then in the fridge.
1This is the first year I am keeping them on the counter, mostly because I have run out of room in my fridge since we are eating in more. My kitchen gets horribly hot in the summer though so I may have to find a way to squeeze them all in the fridge. We always have oranges and I have been making a delicious lavender lemonade recently so there are a million lemons around too, all rolling happily on my counters.
2I'm with ctcupcakecutie - I keep mine in a fruit bowl on the counter, but once anything's been sliced, it goes in the fridge.
My reasoning is that cold fruit hurts my sensitive teeth.
3fridge!
4When I had a microwave I would zap them for like 15 seconds and they would juice really easy.
5Fridge.
6I keep them in the fridge because they last longer that way, but I zap them in the microwave for 15 seconds or so before I juice them and they usually yield quite a bit of juice for me.
7I was just going to suggest what Kia and Spectra said -- if you put a lemon in the microwave for 20 seconds, it will yield significantly more juice than even one at room temperature. Try it sometime; compare a cold, room temperature, and microwaved lemon. You will be amazed! I always microwave my citrus before squeezing.
8I store mine in the fridge, but I'll definitely try some of these tips next time I need citrus juice. I had no idea that a warmer fruit would yield more.
9I store my fruit in the fridge. But this is a great tip to keep in mind and I may start storing fruit in a bowl on the counter, too. Once my fiance and I move into our new house and actually have room for a kitchen table that isn't a desk, too, that is!
10I keep mine in a big glass bowl on my dining room table. It looks really pretty and frees up room in my fridge for everything else!
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