LearnWithSteem: How to Make Coconut Oil
Greetings Steemians!
Welcome to my learn with Steem blog. Today I want to share with you all how to make coconut oil (extraction of raw coconut oil without cooking the milk).
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Before I proceed to the recipe, let's see what coconut is and the benefits of its oil;
Coconut is the edible part of the coconut palm which is the fruit; the part which include its tasty meat (white), milk, oil and water.
Benefits of Coconut Oil |
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- Coconut oil hinders infections
- Good for skin health by moisturizing and toning it
- Protects the hair from damaging
- Good for acne treatment.
Now, after getting to discover some of the benefits of coconut oil, let's see how I extracted the oil from the nut by following step-by-step procedures.
Extraction Process |
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Step 1: break coconut and remove the tasty meat from the shell
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Step 2: wash and chop into pieces
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Step 3: put the flesh into the blender and add water to blend
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Step 4: sieve the water and milk out by separating it from the particles.
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Note: There is mixture of water and milk after filtration.
Step 5: cover it and keep it till the next day for the milk to float while the water settle at the bottom.
Step 6: separate the milk from the water into another bowl
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Step 7: sun the milk for days to dry and watch it produce raw oil gradually.
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Now, take a look at my freshly made coconut oil.
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Thank you all for taking time to follow each step. I hope it was worth it?
This is a very beautiful tutorial. I just learnt how to make coconut oil. Thank you for sharing.
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Are you needing me?? I thought it will be cooked. Thanks so much for this wonderful presentation. I really learn from it