Some may argue that citrus squeezers fall under the category of kitchen gadgets that aren’t an absolute essential. But it’s difficult to deny that once you own one, it’s hard to go back to life ...

With this product, I was faced with a dilemma. See, it’s old. And very much so, as it was created in the mid-80s by Philippe Starck (who, incidentally, likes to spell his name a very artsy “S+arck”).

Control: Your standard, no-frills lemon squeeze. I cut a lemon in half, width-wise, and squeezed by hand. Rolling the lemon: Using both hands, I rolled a lemon on a countertop for 45 seconds, then cut ...