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Warming Up an Oil Press - Why the First Litres of the Day Are Never the Same as the Last

2026-08-28 13:41:37

Warming Up an Oil Press - Why the First Litres of the Day Are Never the Same as the Last

Anyone who has spent a full day beside a running screw press knows the feeling. In...

The Secret of Particle Size - Why Grind Setting Decides How Much Oil a Seed Will Give Up

2026-08-20 12:53:12

The Secret of Particle Size - Why Grind Setting Decides How Much Oil a Seed Will Give Up

Look at a handful of rapeseed, flax or pumpkin seeds and you see something that appears...

The Few Percent of Water That Decide Everything - Seed Moisture and the Hidden Chemistry of Successful Pressing

2026-08-14 11:31:30

The Few Percent of Water That Decide Everything - Seed Moisture and the Hidden Chemistry of Successful Pressing

Sooner or later, every oil press has the same day. The same machine, the same rapeseed...

The Voice of the Press Room - What the Sound of a Working Screw Press Tells You About Oil Pressing

2026-08-06 13:17:30

The Voice of the Press Room - What the Sound of a Working Screw Press Tells You About Oil Pressing

In a working oil press room, the smell registers first, then the colour of the stream...

The Archaeology of Sediment - How to Read the Layers at the Bottom of a Settling Tank

2026-07-31 12:09:02

The Archaeology of Sediment - How to Read the Layers at the Bottom of a Settling Tank

When freshly pressed oil first enters a tank, it looks like a single, warm, faintly steaming...