Video: How To Press Your Own Cooking Oil

Sunflower seeds are often overlooked in terms of supplies for sustainable living, yet they are one one of the most versatile types of seeds to have on hand. Not only are they beneficial to the garden, but can be used for alternative power, has medicinal properties, can be fed to livestock, and can be pressed into fresh oil to use for cooking. Imagine all the space you could save in your pantries just by pressing your own oil.

The following video shows how easy it is to press oil from a Piteba manual oil press. What I like about this type of oil press is that different nuts and seed can be pressed in making oils. In fact, according to Piteba’s website, it can process up to 11 pounds of seeds per hour or 5 pounds for smaller sized or lightweight seeds. They even have a seed calculator on the website so you can find out how much of your desired seed you will need for pressing. In addition the oil pressed from your Piteba can also be used in making homemade soaps. As well, you can also use it to make nut milks and butters.

Sunflower seeds last two to three months in raw form. When these seeds are pressed into oil, the oil will have a similar two year shelf life to other vegetable oils like peanut oil and vegetable oil. Sunflower oil can go bad over time. Read more about what signs to look for with rancid oils. As we are all trying to find ways to live more sustainably, the understated sunflower seed should be a long-term consideration for your pantry plans.

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