Thursday cocktail thread? (Equipment Edition)

[Attjack]

Due to scheduling conflicts, this cocktail thread is coming at you early. I have been wanting to talk about equipment and this thread will kick that off. I'm going to start with juicers. Here are some of the juicers I have.

Hand-held juicers:

Antique Sunkist hand-juicer. This works well and it's probably older than I am.



A similar-aged Irwin Ware hand-juicer.



An OXO hand-juicer. If I use a hand juicer this is usually the one.



Here we have a tabletop juicer. This has come in handy for many things. Imagine infusing gin with earl grey tea and needing a way to squeeze the liquid from the tea that's wrapped in cheesecloth, or simply running citrus through this thing or any number of other things that need to be pressed.



This style of tabletop juicer was my preferred juicer for years. They are one piece of glass, very effective, and easy to clean. I have several. Some are better for limes, others are better for lemons, and others still are good for oranges and grapefruit.



I found this antique Sunkist electric juicer in a second-hand store on my way back from the coast. I had read about them and was very happy to find one. It works very well and is easy to clean.





Here's my current favorite juicer the Juice-o-Mat. I have a couple of these. One in the bar and one in the kitchen. They are not too tall, very effective, and are easy to clean.





Here's a neat one. It was designed by Philippe Starck a French industrial architect and designer. The Alessi Juicy Salif Citrus Squeezer.



I do have more but this should give you a pretty good idea of what's out there. What do you use to juice for cocktails?

[barelfly]

Great thread! Love the collection of juicers as well!

I have one juicer - similar to your OXO hand held. The one I use, if I remember was from a list that Kenji has….I think. But it’s a lemon yellow colored hand held, fits lime and lemon perfect. And…perhaps an orange if I find smaller fruit.

And, then, there are always just my two hands for a juicer. This was the style for the Mojo de Ajo mix I made for skirt steak tacos last week. But this was isn’t my favorite due to the mess!

[Attjack]

I know the yellow one you speak of. I used to be pretty against that style probably because I had a poorly designed one. My old school hand juicers we're better, but not as good in my opinion, as the glass ones. I guess another reason I am still not entirely sold on the hand squeezers is that they can squirt you or your surroundings. They're a little messy. I too still use my hands sometimes usually when cooking rather than cocktailing.

[smokin fool]

I don't think we have a juicer in the kitchen unless my wife has one stashed around here somewhere.
Should grab one as I drink water with lemon and lime rings in it all day so constantly crushing the rings with my fingers.
Walmart in the morning....
My mother still has a glass one she brought at the Five and Dime decades ago, probably grab the same as they work well and are so easy to clean.

[Old Glory]

Love it! What a great collection!

[Catmandu]

So, you're into ... juice?

[WayneT]

That’s quite the collection of juicers.

[rlozinak]

Nice collection

[Old Glory]

Here is my entry Daiquiri made with El Dorado 5 Year Demerara Rum, Lime Juice, and Simple Syrup.

[bmillin]

I have the left handed version

[Porkies]

I have one. It came from Amazon and thatsall I remember about it. I will include a pic of the handle with a name.

it works okay-to-well. The handles give a little and sometimes forces me to reposition the target to achieve maximum juicing. For the price, I would give it 4 stars of 5.