Liselu Stoneware Lemon Squeezer - Green

This is a lemon squeezer and jug in one, made from stoneware in a green reactive glaze. A ribbed cone sits on a shallow dish that rests in the neck of the jug. Press a halved lemon onto the cone and the juice collects in the 720ml jug underneath. The body carries a raised lace pattern across its upper half and a band of overlapping scales beneath, with beaded rims at the top and the foot, and the loop handle is ribbed all the way round. It measures 17.5cm long, 12cm wide and 15.5cm tall, and weighs 0.75KG.

It belongs on the kitchen worktop or the breakfast table. Squeeze lemons and limes for a dressing, a marinade, a cocktail or a jug of homemade lemonade, then lift the top away and pour straight from the spout into a glass or over a salad. With the squeezer lifted off, it works as a small jug for milk, cream or water at the table, so it earns its keep between lemons. The 720ml capacity suits squeezing for a recipe or two at a time rather than juicing by the crate, and the lace and scale pattern means it looks at home left out on an open shelf among cookbooks, jars and plants.

Stoneware is a dense, hard-wearing ceramic, and the reactive glaze changes in the kiln, gathering darker in the recesses of the pattern and paler on the raised edges, so no two pieces are quite alike. Care is simple: it goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm milk in the jug or rinse away sticky juice and pith without fuss. Keep it out on a wooden board beside a bowl of lemons, where the green glaze and the ribbed handle give a plain worktop some texture.

What is the lemon squeezer made of?

It is made of 100% stoneware, finished in a green reactive glaze that gathers darker in the recesses of the lace and scale pattern.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

Yes. It goes in the dishwasher, and it can also go in the microwave and the oven, so cleaning up after squeezing takes very little effort.

How much juice does the jug hold?

The jug holds 720ml, which is plenty for squeezing lemons for dressings, marinades or a jug of homemade lemonade in one go.

Does the squeezer top come off the jug?

Yes. The ribbed cone and its dish lift off the jug, so you can pour from the spout or use the jug on its own for milk or water.

How big is it?

It is 17.5cm long, 12cm wide and 15.5cm tall, and it weighs 0.75KG, so it fits comfortably on a worktop or an open shelf.

Is every piece exactly the same?

Not quite. A reactive glaze settles differently in every firing, so the depth of green and the way it gathers in the pattern varies slightly from piece to piece.