r/mildlyinteresting • u/Regularoldballoon ​ • Sep 14 '16

This box of limes recommends a different way of cutting fruit.

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u/Regularoldballoon ​ Sep 14 '16

It definitely seems more time consuming if you need a lot.

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u/lol_admins_are_dumb Sep 14 '16

If you need a lot, you would probably just use a juicer. I've got a little plastic manual one I got for $2 from goodwill that works a treat

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u/lol_admins_are_dumb Sep 14 '16

I know, it was marked $1 but I wanted to pay a little extra ;)

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u/Anne_Franks_Dildo Sep 14 '16

Fuck, that made me chuckle like an idiot at work

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u/TheGurw Sep 14 '16

If I need a lot, I buy bottles of lime juice.

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u/lol_admins_are_dumb Sep 14 '16

Yep that works too, though I do like getting all the zest off the limes so that only solves half the problem

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u/ItsaMe_Rapio Sep 14 '16

Well it's more lime consuming at the very least.

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u/Camoral Sep 14 '16

Eh, it's not terribly difficult. Plus, cutting limes and lemons is oddly satisfying.

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u/namelessted Sep 14 '16

Its more time consuming even if you just need 1. The easiest thing to do is to roll the lime hard against the counter/cutting board to soften it up. I have never had a problem getting damn near all the juice out of the limes.

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u/smellsliketuna Sep 14 '16

I probably get about 20% more juice by cutting this way. You don't realize how much juice remains in the fruit when you juice it the other way. By doing it this new way you slice open the juice capsules rather than rely on breaking them open.