Need a little lemon juice for tea, salad, or cooking, but don’t want to cut the whole lemon open?
Poke a small hole into one end of the lemon with a clean toothpick or skewer, then squeeze gently. You’ll get a few drops of juice without seeds falling out or the lemon drying up too quickly.
This works because the small hole gives the juice one controlled exit point. It’s not for fully juicing a lemon — it’s for quick drops when you only need a little.
