17 years and still using it. I first reviewed my Norpro citrus press with several updates following see the bottom of this review for the history
I had bought one of the cast aluminum citrus press a week before and broke it after one day. As I use it mostly for limes and lemons I didn't want a stand type press because it took up too much kitchen counter real estate. So I did a search on the net and came across this one.
First it's stainless steel and built tough,very heavy duty. second it's got a 3" bowl, large enough for the large limes and lemons, but I'm afraid that it's too small for most oranges sold in supermarkets.
I feel that the design could be improved with another roll of holes in the bottom of the press, but other than that it's the best I've come across. Since I've received it, I've had a chance to look in several specialty cooking stores and haven't found one comparable.
**** Update, it's now 8/15/07. I use the press almost every day (my favorite drink is 2 packets of splenda, one fresh lime and a quart of carbonated water over ice). The press is in the same shape it when I bought it. No deformation of the handles (I'm a big guy 6'6" and 325 lbs and I've really squeezed the handles hard), after a pass through the dishwasher it shines like new.
**** Update it's now 11/18/2009. Still using it just about every day and it still looks and works like new.
**** Update 1/12/2012. Still works fine, I now have a small amount of deflection in the handles(hey after 6.5 years of hard use that's not too bad), my solution is to squeeze one half of the lime, take it out, put the other half in and then put the first half on top and squeeze them both. This is working for me, but if it gets any worse I'll consider getting a new one - I still love this device.
**** Update 8/4/2016. Still have it, still using the squeeze one side, put the second half in, put the first one on top the unsqueezed one and squeeze them both method, deflection in handles not increasing - but I think next I need to give someone a gift idea for me a new one will be a good choice for them. 11 years of service - worked out to be a great value.
To quantify the deflection in the handle, the gap is less than ¼" in the pressing area. Arrived at by measuring the distance between the bottom of the top bowl and the bottom of the lower bowl (through a hole in the lower bowl) and deducting the thickness of the metal of the lower bowl.
**** Update 12/11/2022 Still going strong with no real change since my last review 6 years ago. Just spent Thanksgiving with some friends that I gave one of these 17 years ago and they are still using theirs too.
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| material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel, Metal | Stainless Steel | Plastic | Plastic | Zinc |
| capacity | 0.6 liters | 0.75 liters | — | 34 fluid ounces | 0.8 liters | 0.5 liters |
| finish type | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | — | Glass | Stainless Steel | chrome |
| blade material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Plastic | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
| wattage | 150 watts | 0 watts | 50 watts | 150 watts | 200 watts | 150 watts |
| dishwasher safe | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| weight | 0.85 pounds | — | — | 2.25 pounds | 0.45 kilograms | — |
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Suitable For Lemon, Lime and Tangerines.
I like the fact that this Citrus press is all stainless steel construction. It feels solidly built and durable. In terms of use it handles lemon, lime and tangerines fairly well but just not good for medium and large oranges. It leaves much of the pulp of medium and large oranges unprocessed. Even with lemons and limes I often have to open or tilt it a bit to empty out the juice as the pores easily get clogged. Regular citrus juicer may be a better option for medium and large oranges in my opinion.NB: I noticed that one of the customer images posted by a user named NICO seem to depict that this juicer has an indented handle that may be prone to breaking. Either he received a different model or the manufacturer has updated the juicer because the one I received look exactly like the stock photo and I have uploaded my customer image to demonstrate it. Yes, buy the current displayed version with confidence because it does not have any "weak link".
