jmcquown wrote:
>
> I don't understand the reason for using tongs to squeeze the juice out
> of half a lemon. It's just another thing someone saw a chef do on
> television, therefore everyone should do it. I have slight arthritis in
> my hands but I'm capable of squeezing juice out of a lemon with them. I
> never saw the need for a lemon reamer, either.

I rarely squeeze lemon/lime halves... I slice those citrus into wedges
(quarters are easy to squeeze), and then no matter what I use the
juice for the squeezed wedges go in my glass... and later the used
wedge goes in my compost bucket... nothing wasted.