{"id":11012,"date":"2019-11-14T06:30:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=11012"},"modified":"2019-11-14T08:41:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T15:41:24","slug":"ra-chand-citrus-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/ra-chand-citrus-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Ra Chand Citrus Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in Southern California, we have an abundance of citrus nearly year round — lemons, limes, kumquats, grapefruits, and more. I also have a household of beverage enthusiasts, from my kids who love to make lemon-, lime-, etc. -ades, or \u201ckid drinks\u201d as they call them, to my wife and I who are crazy about cocktails, flips, fizzes, and sours. This is why I graduated from my fine, but slow, hand juicer, to the monstrous, restaurant-calibre Ra Chand J210 Bar Juicer<\/a>. It makes quick, efficient work of juicing tons of citrus. Rather than dread all the labor, I\u2019m now happy to juice enough fruit to make a full pitcher of Ginger Limeonade with my kids to sell in their DIY juice stand.<\/p>\n

The Ra Chand is dead simple. No motors or fragile plastic parts to break — in fact it only has six parts, made of cast aluminum, plus a wire return spring and a few bolts. The mechanical advantage it provides is tremendous. With its long lever and offset pivots, even my six-year-old daughter can use it to easily squeeze a half-lemon dry. The Ra Chand is big enough for me to juice a medium grapefruit — when I have a larger-sized one to contend with I quarter it (and secretly wish I had the even-larger model, the J500).<\/p>\n

The straining cone (which looks like a half beehive) allows juice and the occasional small seed through, but very little pulp. This is also due to the fact that pressing (rather than twisting like a motorized juicer) bursts the cells of the fruit, but doesn\u2019t shred the membranes.<\/p>\n

If I have one complaint it is that the juicer can be tipped forward easily until you get the hang of pulling the lever down, not down-and-toward-yourself. I\u2019ve gotten used to this, but I do hold onto the base when my kids use it to avoid a mess.<\/p>\n

In all, the Ra Chand is hands-down the best citrus juicer I\u2019ve used. I appreciate its size, speed, power, ruggedness, and simplicity. I imagine it\u2019ll be in our family for many years, hopefully providing juice for generations.<\/p>\n

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