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Tea Seed Oil: Camellia Seeds Shelled, Dried, Crushed, Steamed and Pressed
Tea seed oil, a cooking oil of southern China, is pressed from the seeds of the oil-tea camellia. The old way: shell the seeds, dry them in the sun, crush them, roll them into flakes, steam them, press out the oil and filter it.
The picture: our diagram of the screw press.
Intermediate
Two days
Instructions
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Shell and dry
Shell and dry
Crack off the seed shells with a hammer on a stone. Spread the kernels on mats in the sun until dry.
Materials for this step:
Oil-Tea Camellia Seeds (Camellia oleifera)3 kgTools needed:
Hammer
Flat Stone Slab
Bamboo Drying Mat
Balance Scale2
2
Crush and flake
Crush and flake
Crush the dry kernels in the mortar, then press the meal flat into thin flakes.
Tools needed:
Mortar and Pestle3
3
Steam
Steam
Steam the flakes in a basket over boiling water until cooked through.
Tools needed:
Steamer Basket
Large Cooking Pot
Fire Pit
Firewood
Water4
4
Press and filter
Press and filter
Press the warm flakes in the screw press, catch the oil, let it settle and filter it into clean jars.
Tools needed:
Manual Screw Oil Press
Glass Jars with Lids
Coffee Filters / Filter Paper
Kitchen Funnel5
5
Oil from your seeds
Oil from your seeds
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