Home Oils and vinegars Making olive oil at home is now possible

Making olive oil at home is now possible

Can you imagine being able make extra virgin olive oil in your own home? Although it seems a somewhat crazy idea, this will be possible thanks to the new Olimaker device. Do you want to know what this invention consists of and how it works? Stay to discover it with us.

What is a micro-mill?

This curious product is a machine developed by the SME from Granada Olimaker. With it you can make extra virgin olive oil at home, that is, develop the process of transforming olives into pure oil. It will only take you twenty minutes automatically.

Your real name is Olimaker Home MC1 1.0 and is currently waiting to obtain the CE marking for its commercialization in Europe and in the rest of the countries that subscribe to the quality criteria of the European Union. Likewise, it will be presented to the sector in the Expoliva International Fair, to be held in Jaén in September of this year.

Anyway, this is not the first micro-warehouse that they manufacture, but the company already has a larger one designed for oil mills, industrial mills, olive growers, research centers, gourmet producers and agritourism. Of course, it is the first created to have at home.

Making olive oil at home
Variety of olives | Source: Aceitel.com

How to make olive oil at home?

La homemade micro-mill It works in a really simple way and is designed for all types of audiences. You just have to put 1,5 kilos of olives in it, press a button and wait for the machine to transform them into delicious extra virgin olive oil.

In addition, for greater ease, the company will supply its customers olives of different varieties at any time of the year through an Oli Bag system, so the seasonality of this fruit will no longer be an obstacle to be able to produce high quality oil at any time of the year.

Get to where you have gotten to be olimaker It has not been an easy process, but it has cost four years and two million euros invested in research and development. In addition, although this device is mainly focused on homes, the Horeca sector. It ranges from hotels, to restaurants and cafes, you can also take advantage of all its advantages. Since the objective client of the brands is usually a gourmet client who bets on a quality culinary production based on a first class extra virgin olive oil.

In the same way, to optimize production, the Granada company has also signed an agreement with the national manufacturer Chasm, present in 57 countries. It has created an alliance that will allow it to offer maintenance and replacement services, both in the domestic market and abroad.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Benefits of extra virgin olive oil

Olive oil is the king of our cuisine and is not usually missing in any dish. It is also considered a superfood for all the good things it provides to our body. For example is heart-healthy, that is, the substitution of saturated for unsaturated fats in the diet helps to improve blood cholesterol levels. Thus helping to reduce one of the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

Likewise, it is also antirust. Its polyphenols contribute to the protection of lipids in the blood, one of the highest cardiovascular risk factors. Also, vitamin E has a protective effect on cells against oxidative damage. It is enough to consume 20 grams (2 tablespoons) a day to get these benefits. But not only this, in addition, according to the PREDIMED study, the oil helps prevent diabetes, even in pregnant women. It also improves our mental capacity and its consumption is associated with a better diagnosis in some cases of breast cancer. In addition, it reduces the risk of obesity.

Making olive oil at home
Extra virgin olive oil

Now that you know how this curious machine works and the many benefits of AOVE perhaps this invention will become another of the essential elements in your kitchen. Although we will only know its true success when this device begins to be officially in the European and Spanish market. And you, do you plan to buy it? What do you think about him? Do you think that it will also facilitate the process of obtaining oil for the Horeca sector?

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