What is this device? It's about 8cm long when closed, and has little indentations on the top piece and raised lines on the bottom. Possibly it could be used to crush garlic etc.?
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It's a lemon/lime wedge juice squeezer.
Only place I've ever really seen them used is in British Indian restaurants.
Pop a wedge in the gap, squeeze the handles, juice can be poured with reasonable accuracy from any of the fluted edges. No messy fingers.
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20Correct. Also seen in middle-class German restaurants (-> lemon juice on Viennese schnitzel) or cafes (-> lemon for your tea), especially back in the 1960s and later. Haven’t seen them in years. – Stephie Oct 25 '20 at 08:24
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1Well actual used in minimum one German restaurant at the Baltic Sea for the fish :) – Allerleirauh Oct 26 '20 at 16:53
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looks cool, but ultimately is just a one trick tool nobody really needs adding clutter. – dandavis Oct 27 '20 at 03:18
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@dandavis Depends on how many tools you actually have, and if this particular tool is something you would use often. – chepner Oct 27 '20 at 19:48
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Once a week, maybe. It's pretty small. I have a potato ricer that is used maybe once a month. – Michael Harvey Oct 27 '20 at 22:40