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How to juice key limes, easy peasy.

Juice Key Limes, Easy Peasy.

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Check that the limes look fresh and bright green, not dull.

Check that the limes look fresh and bright green, not dull.

Carefully cut in half on a slant. It's not necessary to roll the line on the cutting board to soften.

Carefully cut in half on a slant. It's not necessary to roll the line on the cutting board to soften.

Then carefully quarter on a slant. . Note that they are not equal sized quarters. This method bypasses the tough membranes and exposes the pulp.

Then carefully quarter on a slant. . Note that they are not equal sized quarters. This method bypasses the tough membranes and exposes the pulp.

Assemble a garlic press.

Assemble a garlic press.

Place one segment on its side in the garlic press and squeeze.

Place one segment on its side in the garlic press and squeeze.

Key limes may not produce much liquid but their flavor more than makes up for it.

Key limes may not produce much liquid but their flavor more than makes up for it.

A squeeze of the garlic press extracts more than manually squeezing the key lime.

A squeeze of the garlic press extracts more than manually squeezing the key lime.

Store the juice in a non-reactive container and use whenever needed in recipes. Thanks for viewing. For awesome napkins, please click on http://goo.gl/wRi61C

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