Making Your Own Vegetable Oil

[k0xxx]

I recently came across this article about making your own vegetable oil from sunflower seeds. It also gives instructions on how to dehull the sunflower seeds with a grain mill, as well as winnowing them with a vacuum cleaner.

"In 2,500 square feet, a family of four can grow each year enough sunflower seed to produce three gallons of homemade vegetable oil suitable for salads or cooking and 20 pounds of nutritious, dehulled seed -- with enough broken seeds left over to feed a winter's worth of birds."

The Sunflower Seed Huller and Oil Press

I don't know if I will get around to building the press any time soon, but I've stowed the article away for future reference.

 

[gettinaclue]

This is great!! Thanks! I have oodles of sunflowers I am planting for my birds this year!

 

[FarmerDenise]

That is cool. I've saved the article. Maybe I can get DD's ex to make that press for me. He loves making stuff like that.
We always grow lots of sunflowers.

 

[old fashioned]

I'm guessing the "oilseed" mentioned is the black oil sunflower seed?
This is an awesome idea, thanks

 

[Wifezilla]

Vegetable oils contain a lot of omega 6 fatty acids which are not good for you. Bacon grease, lard, butter, ghee, coconut oil, etc... are healthier.

Now if you happen to have an abundance of sunflowers this could make sense, but nutrition-wise, the animal fats are better for you. They are also cheaper for me since I don't have a lot of space on my lot.