VIDEO: Squeezing oranges without a press

Some oranges have more juice than others

• It is best to use only ripe and real juice oranges for pressing. You can recognize them on the one hand by their small size and on the other hand by the thin shell. When you squeeze a fruit, you can feel how plump it is juice is filled.
• In order for the orange to give you all of its juice as much as possible, the right approach is crucial. Then it will be empty even without a press.

Squeeze the juice without a press

1. Before you begin, the orange needs to be rolled extensively. This works best with both hands and a little pressure on the table or on a kitchen board. This makes the pulp easy to detach from the inner skin.
2. Most of the time it is already possible to get the juice out of the orange half without much effort. Simply squeeze the bowl firmly with one hand or both hands.
3. You can also squeeze the juice out of the pulp with a tablespoon and a little pressure. It works easier if you do that meat cut something in beforehand with the knife and loosen it.
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4. Another method is to remove the orange pulp from the shell and place it in a sieve over a bowl. Then use the round back of the spoon or a wooden tamper to squeeze the juice out of the meat.

You probably already know - fresh orange juice tastes best when chilled with a bit of fruit and without added sugar. If you want to take in all of the vitamin C content, you should use the delicacy soon after it has been squeezed out. Because vitamins don't like light.