Make your own coconut oil

[Emeira]

commercial coconut oil is great, but its cheaper to make your own and its really simple.

[fred]

commercial coconut oil is great, but its cheaper to make your own and its really simple.

Can you explain how you make your coconut oil ?

[Emeira]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcBE0eNQHTQ

.. but i will change blender to this --->

[RRM]

But then the result will be grated coconut, right?
(not coconut oil)

[fred]

Looks like a lof of work, for not much oil. I wonder if it is really cheaper than buying some.

[Emeira]

But then the result will be grated coconut, right?
(not coconut oil)

Put the grated coconut meat into a clean white nylon mesh bag. Wearing kitchen gloves, press the coconut meat in the nylon bag, using your hands. Make sure you press it over a wide mouthed jar, to catch the coconut oil mixture. Soak the pressed coconut meat in the jar of coconut milk. Press it again with your hands, over the jar, to extract as much milk as possible.Let the coconut milk in the jar settle in a cool protected place; this can be a cabinet or refrigerator. After at least 10 hours, check the coconut mixture. There should be two layers in the jar, with the solidified oil layer on top and the water layer on the bottom. Scoop out the oil without disturbing the water beneath.

OR instead of storing the coconut oil mixture on a cabinet to settle, try freezing it for 24 hours. After 24 hours, take it out and remove the top curd layer. Remove the oil. This will be easy since the layers will have frozen and are therefore easy to keep separate.

[dime]

Sounds like the healthiest possible way to eat coconut oil.. :)

[Emeira]

tastes more like coconut butter

p.s you should use slightly warm water

[Emeira]

... don't get confused in pictures 8 and 9. That is the same coconut, just different bowl

[dime]

haha, the kitty also wants some coconut? :D
nice, thanks for the pics!

[Oscar]

Nice pics!

Ehm, do I need a cat to make it?

[dime]

To me it seems like it's essential for the process (maybe it can discover a rancid coconut), so you better get one Oscar :)

[Emeira]

i was surprised when i saw her eating coconut oil or egg yolks with orange and banana... Definitely Wai diet is good for her

[Oscar]

@dime: But but but...I'm allergic to cats

@Emeira: I'm surprised at the fruits, not so much the egg yolks (and oil, to a lesser extent). She probably loves fish and/or meat too, I guess.

[Emeira]

She probably loves fish and/or meat too, I guess.

strange, because she doesn't like salmon at all, only herring, mackerel, beef, egg yolks, bananas... and coconut oil