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Whether you’re looking to impress your guests at dinner or simply branching out your lemon slicing techniques, this professional food stylist has you covered. In this video, he shows you eight ways to cut a lemon, including how to make standard round slices, twists, and spirals.
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00:00If you want to look like a pro, here are the eight ways to cut a lemon. First off, when you're
00:03choosing lemons, always go with the smooth, softer skin. The thicker one is going to give you way
00:08more pith and less juice. I imagine this is how most people are doing it at home. Now I'm going
00:12to show you a bunch of different ways to make it a whole lot cooler. One of the best uses of this
00:16standard wedge, actually cut it in half, maximize the amount of lemons that you have, but you don't
00:21need a ton of juice. Speaking of getting the most out of your squeeze, call these cheeks. Some people
00:25call it ears. I call it the best way to squeeze the juice. We've talked about our boring standard
00:30lemon wedge. As a food stylist, we're always going for visual, and this is the way that I do it. Take
00:35your knife at an angle. I'm going to go halfway in, change my angle. There you go. This is how I want
00:40it to look in the photo. Another way that I really like to achieve that fancy food stylist lemon, this
00:44gives you a bit more control of knowing what it looks like. As a food stylist, I'm all about control.
00:48When you're looking to impress the dinner table, one of the coolest ways to do this is by grilling.
00:53Slices in half. We're going to throw this in a cast iron. Not only is it more juicy, it's really going
00:57to stand out on the dinner table. And there we are, perfectly caramelized. Let's talk rounds, spirals,
01:03and twists. The standard round. This comes in handy whenever you're doing anything where you just need
01:08something that's going to be sitting inside of the drink. Twist and a spiral. I'm going to take a Y
01:12peeler. Take a nice long peel from your lemon. I'm going to take that piece and wrap it around.
01:18Anything that's available. Roll it up in a damp paper towel. If you're having a dinner party and you want
01:23to have all of these ready, it can go in the refrigerator and it can sit in there for hours.
01:27And this is what you're going to have.
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