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| The Lemon Pod (photos Lou16, design Canva) |
I do love lemons and have over the past year discovered lemon and blueberry proats which have become my absolute favourite breakfast. When making these proats I only use half a lemon. What I would do before I had the Lemon Pod was - I placed the remaining half of the lemon in a plastic sandwich bag and stored it in the fridge until the next day.
Obviously, this is not very environmentally sound so I decided to look for a lemon keeper or lemon saver. During my hunt I discovered the Lemon Pod and I thought it was the best one available so I brought it. I absolutely love it and use it along with my lemon squeezer several times a week.
What attracted me to the Lemon Pod? It's not a rigid container that you just pop your lemon half in, it has a top that actually stretches to fit the lemon. The different sizes of lemons that I get throughout the year can all be catered for with the Lemon Pod.
The Lemon Pod is actually made up of two pieces. A bottom solid piece of heavy plastic is where you put the half lemon, cut side down. The top piece has a heavy plastic ring around the outside which twists into the bottom locking it in place. The middle of this top piece has a stretchy material that stretches over the lemon. When you take the lemon out the stretchy material goes back to its 'normal' size.
I believe that as this stretches to 'fit' the lemon it helps it to stay fresh longer because less air can be trapped in there. To be honest, I couldn't tell you exactly how long the lemons will stay fresh because the longest I've kept half a lemon is two days, but I won't part with my Lemon Pod and I won't swap it for another Lemon Keeper.
If you don't fancy trying proats and you don't add lemon juice to your hot drinks you might be interested in trying a couple of sweet lemon recipes a couple of our contributors make. First Sam makes fresh Lemon Hand Pies which sound absolutely delicious and then Mary Beth makes some amazing Lemon Cookies.
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Lemon keepers is something on my list of things I need! Like you I use half a lemon or less sometimes and it will be a day or two before I need lemon again. So a good lemon keeper would be perfect for me. Now I have to ask what are proats? I have never heard of these before today! Please enlighten me! Thanks Lou for a timely review!
ReplyDeleteThis is something that I definitely need. We don't always use a whole lemon and they don't last very long after you cut them. Thanks for the recommendation Lou.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a handy gadget. Thanks for mentioning my lemon cookie recipe.
ReplyDeleteWhat a handy kitchen gadget for extending the life of a cut lemon. I also got curious and looked up proats. Interesting, and a healthy sounding dish.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I have been working on reducing my use of single-use plastic items. I have switched from disposable zippered baggies to reusable silicone food storage bags (my favorites are Stasher bags), which I use for storing cut lemons and lines. But I can see how this tightly conforming silicone citrus keeper might do a better job of keeping them fresh longer! Thanks for the excellent recommendation!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very useful tool for you and even if you are only storing your lemons in it for a couple of days, you are still saving disposable plastic wrap! Nice find.
ReplyDeleteWe use fresh lemons quite a lot and often end up with half a lemon to store. So I love this product and especially that it is so much better than using disposable plastic wrap. Less food waste and less plastic is always a good thing!
ReplyDeleteLike you, I love using fresh lemons and frequently use only half of a lemon. I haven't previously seen the lemon pod, but I certainly need one. I use the plastic sandwich bags too to store the remaining half, but I really like the idea of having a reusable pod instead.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a pretty cool gadget. I could use this in our home for sure! I have lemon water in our fridge at all times, plus we use lemons to cook - this item will save some of those lemons that get cut but no secured if not used.
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