Peanuts
First confirm the quality of peanuts. To confirm dryness, press peanut
kernels and if at least one-third of the red skin falls off then they are dry
enough. Fresh and dry enough peanut kernels are fit for oil pressing direct
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ly. Peanuts in storage for a long time can be recognized by a grayness to
their skin, and the lack of sweet flavor. It is important to use peanuts stored
for less than a year, which can be found at many rice and grain stores.
You can start out buying a small amount of peanuts in several different
places to determine which peanut is best for pressing out oil. As always,
heat the machine for twenty minutes. With peanuts, then proceed to cold
pressing. There are several possible outcomes for oil pressing with peanuts:
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Oil output is normal; oil separates after being placed at room tem-
perature for 24 hours or more. This shows the peanuts were good.
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Oil output is normal; the oil does not separate after 24 hours. This
means the peanuts were bad. Replace them and try again.
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Only powder comes out, showing that there is no water at all; this
situation prone to occur in dry areas and winter time. Please add wa-
ter by soaking your hands, then stirring the peanuts with your soaked
hands. If there are a lot of peanuts, undertake this process repeatedly.
You can press oil normally after confirmation of proper functioning.
Notice:
When rinsing peanuts, the longest rinse time must not exceed 5
minutes. After draining, remove moisture through heating before use. Press
all of them while they are still warm. Otherwise, peanuts will absorb too
much water and oil will inject in slag notch. It is hard to dry out washed
peanuts in the sun, and it can ruin the peanuts. This tends to cause more
slag and oil injection. It is best to directly cook the washed peanuts until
dry.
Note:
When heating with a microwave oven, many plates will absorb the
heat resulting in a plate that is hot and peanuts that are not. To avoid this,
please use microwavable plates.
Peanuts should be heated in a microwave oven on medium heat. They
should be heated until one minute after hearing a ‘pop-pop’ noise. This
usually takes about three minutes, but will vary with experience. If the ma-
terials are wet, increase time accordingly.
If heating, instead, with an oven, use an oven with a rotating cage and
only turn on the upper heater. Adjust the time to about 20 minutes if using
this heating style. Time will be increased or decreased depending on
dryness of the raw material. Ovens without cages tend to lead to burnt or
otherwise unusable raw materials.
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