When choosing your lemons, choose those that are firm, but yield to some pressure, you do not want a lemon with a really thick rind, there is probably more rind than lemon. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo get more juice from your lemon, try these two tricks: 1) Place lemon on cutting board or counter and firmly roll with palm of hand until it starts to yield slightly. 2) Place lemon in microwave for about 10 seconds, then roll and squeeze.