Dying for a glass of fresh squeezed juice? Here’s how to get it at home.

Citrus juice is always a refreshing choice, whether it’s a fresh lemon for a recipe or an orange for breakfast.

1. You can squeeze the most juice out of a room-temperature fruit. Forgot to pull it out of the fridge ahead of time? Stick it in the microwave for a few seconds or use your hands to roll it back and forth on the cutting board to warm it up.

2. Cut the fruit in half –- smaller pieces will make it more difficult to get the juice out.

3. Squeeze the juice! A juicer is probably easiest, but you can use your hands, too. If you go for the by-hand method, be sure to catch the seeds with a cheese cloth.

Nestpert: Divya Gugnani is the founder and CEO of BehindtheBurner.com, a site specializing in the tips, tricks, and techniques of the culinary world, and author of the upcoming Sexy Women Eat (HarperCollins, January 2011). Her latest endeavor is the launch of WhatNotToDo101.com, where she dives into the rest of life’s challenges.

-- The Nest Editors

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