-
If you have a question about commercial production or the hot sauce business, please post in Startup Help.
Simple Question?
- Thread starter Justaguy
- Start date
No way to tell, each lime has a different amount of juice. When people say X amount of limes it is just a guide. Just use it to taste, or if using it for Ph, check with a Ph meter.
On a side note, to get the most juice from each lime roll them on a counter pressing down with your palm, or microwave for ten seconds. You'll get more that way.
That varies so greatly from fruit to fruit, I never use that as a standard. The difference is not just due to size. I have gotten as much as 4 tablespoons of lime juice from a really good but small lime, and have gotten less than 2 tablespoons from a much larger one. This is particularly true when getting limes from the grocery store.
salsalady
eXtreme Business
general reference is about 2 Tablespoons for limes, 3-4 tables spoons for lemons.
For things like drinks, + or - juice doesn't matter except for taste. For something like a Key Lime Pie, you'd probably want to look for a recipe that specifies something like "1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice".
For things like drinks, + or - juice doesn't matter except for taste. For something like a Key Lime Pie, you'd probably want to look for a recipe that specifies something like "1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice".
It totally depends upon the application - I admittedly don't want any "excitement" with preserved foods.
If a repeatable recipe is desired, then using specific measures of ingredients is good, such as 4 tsp fresh lime juice. For other types of cooking, going with "x limes", etc, is ok.