how to make coconut oil

This Video Will Guide You On How To Make Home made Coconut Oil


how to make coconut oil

Coconut oil has so many amazing benefits every woman ought not to have  a bottle in her home. For health, skin, beauty, coconut oil works wonders and a lot more people are daily discovering that.

There is no need to freak out or wonder where you would get original, unflavoured oil- this is because you can make it at home without any stress.

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  • Brown Coconuts (how many depends on the quantity of oil you want to make)

  • Cutlass or cleaver knife

  • Sturdy kitchen knife

  • Blender


  • Chopping board

  • Sieve

  • Refrigerator

  • Filter paper or cheesecloth

  • Jar

Procedure

  • Break the coconuts with a heavy blunt object.
  • When done, pry out the coconut meat from the coconut shell with a knife. Once the coconut is mature, the coconut meat should come out of the shell easily.
  • Rinse the pieces of coconut thoroughly and cut them into small pieces to help your blender.
  • For best results, we need to blend the coconuts with warm water. So boil some water and mix with cool water to get warm water.
  • Grind the pieces of coconut with the diluted hot water till smooth.
  • Depending on the quantity you are making, you may need to grind in batches.
  • Pour in a sieve to separate the coconut milk from the chaff. Then press with your hands to squeeze out the last drop.
  • Grind the chaff a second time to get more coconut milk.
  • Use a sieve with a finer mesh to remove the tiniest particles from the coconut milk.
  • When done, cover the bowl of coconut milk and keep it in the fridge overnight. if you do not have a fridge or no light, put it in a cool dry place and it would turn out the same.
  • The next morning, you will see that the coconut oil has separated from the water.
  • Take the caked white coconut oil and place in a clean dry stainless steel pot.
  • Cover the pot and start cooking on low to medium heat. If you notice any smoke at any time as you cook, reduce the heat to very low.
  • Keep an eye on the pot and stir from time to time. Cook till you notice some charred coconut bits in the oil.
  • Set the pot aside so the coconut oil can cool down to a comfortable temperature.
  • Sieve with a chiffon cloth or a cheese cloth to remove the charred bits. If you still notice any charred bits in the sieved coconut oil, sieve again with a paper towel.
  • Store in your cupboard and use when you wish.

Note that the water remaining in the bowl from which you removed the coconut still has some coconut taste and can be used to boil White Rice, prepare Jollof Coconut Rice, White Coconut Rice and any other recipe that calls for coconut milk.

Watch this video for more help.