Recently I was in a peanut oil mill in Senegal when the owner demonstrated to me a barrel of freshly pressed crude oil. The oil was dark, had a strong smell and began to become unstable in a few days.…
We often receive questions from customers, “Why won’t my machine run when I plug it in?” Sometimes, sometimes the machine has just arrived, but it still has problems before even starting. In these situations, we usually advise customers to check…
Recently I was in a peanut mill in Senegal and the manager there explained to me that the most difficult part of his business was not obtaining raw materials but determining the type of machine to purchase. A big disparity…
In previous blog posts, we shared many tips on choosing the right oil press and extracting more oil from seeds. Afterwards, many customers asked us, “How should the oil be stored after pressing?” That’s a great question! For branded processing…
We’ve all seen it, haven’t we? That golden-yellow flaxseed oil seems to be everywhere these days—in health food stores, smoothie recipes, and even in premium pet food. It’s not just a passing trend; it’s a booming market with some serious…
You’ve successfully produced your oil, and now you have to get it into bottles. It’s pretty natural to think, “Can’t I just do this by hand to save a little money?” I get it, and it’s a question almost everyone…
I encountered some small and medium-sized oil pressing plants that were trying to control the moisture and heat of the oilseeds by manually stir-frying them in iron woks. However, it is not ideal in most cases, with low oil yield,…
So, you’ve done the hard part. You’ve pressed, refined, and perfected your oil. Now comes what I think is one of the most overlooked steps in the whole process: getting that liquid gold into a bottle. This isn’t just about…
I visited dozens of small and medium-sized oil mills in West Africa and Southeast Asia, and one sentence always lingered in my mind: the baking step can make or break the entire hot oil pressing process. Poor roasting often not…
Have you ever drizzled that nutty, aromatic sesame oil over a dish and wondered, “What if I could make this?” Maybe you’re looking at the sesame seeds/crops that are in your storage/land and want to get more value out of…
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