Methods of making coconut oil in the home

More and more people use coconut oil to care for hair, skin, cook food and add it to baking. Its amazing features make this oil almost indispensable in any farm. In countries of origin, coconut oil is quite affordable and cheap, since there are a lot of coconuts. But in the process of manufacturing, delivery to Europe and Russia, its price is growing, so more people are interested in how to make coconut oil at home and what it will take.

. How to choose a coconut

The quality of the nut will largely depend on how much oil and what quality can be obtained.



When choosing a coconut, you need to check three items:

• the presence of milk. It is enough to shake the nut near the ear. If there is milk in it, you can hear how it splashes;
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• the integrity of the nut. There should be no external damage, mold stains or rot;
• holes in the nut should also be clean from mold, rot and should not be much darker than the coconut itself.

A good coconut will be quite difficult to open. If it breaks easily and quickly, most likely - it is spoiled. One way to uncover a coconut is to tap several times along the "equator".As a result, the nut will crack and the shell can be removed. Sometimes it does not work, and the coconut falls apart into two parts, getting out of which the pulp will be quite difficult.

It's interesting! The "flesh" of coconut is not really that soft, but rather the reverse.

Another way to get the inside of the coconut is slightly different from the previous one:

1. In the place of spots you need to make a hole, there it will be easier to make than in other places. Through them you can pour the milk. It has a rather specific taste, but it is of much use, so you can immediately drink it.
2. After this, the coconut can be sawn or chopped with a hatchet.

You can also wrap a coconut towel and break it with a hammer. From the chopped nut, the flesh is extracted, and it will serve as a raw material for the creation of coconut oil by one's own hands.

How to prepare

oil As a rule, it is possible to make coconut oil at home only in a hot way, since special equipment is required for cold pressing. During the preparation of oil, some nuances can change, but the basic principle is always the same. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

1. The extracted flesh is rubbed on a grater to obtain chips. You can also use a blender or food processor. The latter method is suitable in the event that the final cleaning of the flesh from the shell did not work out.
   

   The pulp of coconut must be ground, for this use a small grater, blender or combine
2. The resulting chips are poured hot, but not boiling water. It should cover about two fingers. If you get more, do not be scared.
3. Then the mass begins to mash. For this, it is most convenient to use a wooden toloku for potatoes. The better the mass is mashed, the more oil will eventually turn out, so you'll have to do your best.
4. When the water cools down, the mass is filtered through a frequent sieve or gauze in a glass jar and sent to the refrigerator. After 6-8 hours, the oil will peel off and solidify on the surface of the water.
   

   After a night in the refrigerator, a crust of solid
5. oil forms on the surface of the liquid. The pieces of oil must be removed and transferred to a new storage location. To get it was more convenient, you need to make a hole in the oil layer with a toothpick and through it drain the water. Pieces of oil can be shaken out and stored in parchment or overturned.
6. If the oil is re-heated, you can filter it again in a liquid form to get a cleaner product.

The overflowed oil is poured into a jar of dark glass and closed tightly. Keep it in the refrigerator and use it preferably for 2 weeks, since the coconut oil home production shelf life is much less than the purchased one.

From 6 coconuts you can get about 200 grams of finished oil. The final amount depends very much on the coconuts themselves - some of them are more dry, others - more fatty. The latter can be determined by the severity and sound of splashing milk.

Butter from shavings

Although coconuts can be found in many large supermarkets, they are not available everywhere, so many are interested in the question of how to make coconut oil at home from chips and whether it will work out. There is no unified opinion on this, it is believed that the chips sold in stores are too dried up, everything that could have been extracted from it has already been extracted.

In this case, there are reviews of those who were able to cook homemade butter from the shop shavings according to the recipe specified above. According to their experience, from 200 grams of chips it was possible to extract up to 95 grams of coconut oil. The main thing is to choose the shavings without any additives.

How to use "production waste"?

After the production of coconut oil at home, the pulp and water remain. But they can not be called full-fledged waste, since all this can be used further. For example, the shavings can be added to pastries, it will give it a coconut flavor and aroma.



You can also make a body scrub out of chips. To do this, it is mixed with sea salt or coconut oil. The proportions of the components should be selected individually, taking into account the sensitivity and needs of the skin.

Water that has been drained from the jar after peeling off the oil can be added to the bath, it retains the beneficial properties of the coconut and makes the skin soft and silky. It also has other uses:

• body lotion after bath;
• face lotion after washing;
• liquid hair mask, which is applied for 20 minutes before washing the head;
• freeze and use as a skin care product.

The shelf life of this water is only 1 week, after that, if it remains, it must be poured out!

If the oil does not work out

Sometimes, instead of dense pieces of oil, a creamy mass appears on the surface of the water. This may mean that not enough time has passed and you need to wait a little longer. If the oil was standing in the refrigerator for a long time, but it still did not harden.then the shavings were not thoroughly milled with water and the oil was poorly isolated.

Of course, the result is not the one that was expected, but it's too early to get upset - the resulting cream can also be used. For example, as a mask for hair or body milk. True, the shelf life of them is very small - only a few days in the refrigerator.

How to use the home product

In addition to the question of how to make coconut oil, it is important to know how it can be used. In this sense, it is no different from the purchased product. Homemade butter is added to pastries, used for frying, stewing, baking. It can also serve as the basis for masks and other means for caring for hair or skin. In addition, it is applied to the hair in its pure form, it helps to restore, heal and moisturize the hair.

In its properties, homemade coconut oil is no different from the purchased one, but much less is stored.

It is not so difficult to prepare coconut oil at home as it might seem at first glance. With a little effort, you can become the owner of a natural product of your own production, which allows you to be completely confident in its quality and the absence of harmful additives. In addition, this method can be more affordable than the finished coconut oil.