Sunday, December 13, 2009

How to make olive oil

The olive oil is an important aspect of many cooks. It has a lot of benefits which are important for our health. Producing the olive oil is so difficult but it you follow these steps it will be a lot easier.

First of all the olives are harvested and it starts as early as September. After that they will be collected by hands or sticks in nets in between September and December. Secondly the olives are run through a washer to eliminate any remaining impurities before they are crushed. Thirdly the olives are crushed by granite stones within 24-36 hours of picking. After that the olive paste which is obtained is layered on nylon or mats by putting it under pressure. Finally the liquid which is produced by the pressing is put through a centrifugal separator to separate water and impurities from the oil.

As you can see it is hard to produce olive oil. However if you follow the above steps it will be so much easier than before.

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