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Piteba oil press
Josef Theisen
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Location: SE Wisconsin, USA zone 5b
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posted 3 years ago
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I have been considering the purchase of a Piteba oil press lately. I would love to be able to press my own cooking oil and further reduce my dependance on industrial food. I have read some posative things other places online. Just wondering if any of the Permies crowd has anything (good or bad) to say about them.
Here is a link to the product page at Bountiful Gardens
http://www.bountifulgardens.org/prodinfo.asp?number=SOI-9418
Here is a link to the product page at Bountiful Gardens
http://www.bountifulgardens.org/prodinfo.asp?number=SOI-9418
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Robert Ray
gardener
Posts: 1349
Location: Cascades of Oregon
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posted 3 years ago
I have a piteba press. I wanted to be able to have the ability to press seeds/nuts into oil. It really takes quite a bit of grunt work to produce oil so you need to have a stable or dedicated place to mount the press. Hazelnuts, almonds, sunflower, and styrian pumpkin seeds have all produced oil for me. You do have to filter or let settle for a clear product. My other half is gluten intolerant so the nut cake that is watse I want to play with and see if I can dehydrate it a bit more (it is almost dry) and come up with a useable flour but I haven't done much to that end.
I have seen them offered for less than Bountiful has them at so google about a bit.
I have seen them offered for less than Bountiful has them at so google about a bit.
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John Polk
steward
Posts: 7767
Location: Currently in Lake Stevens, WA. Home in Spokane
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posted 3 years ago
For more info, go to Piteba.
Be sure to click on:
* Report
* Performance
* Seeds
They also have user's manuals online, and even a video:
They even have instructions to rig it to a bicycle (under "Tips")
Be sure to click on:
* Report
* Performance
* Seeds
They also have user's manuals online, and even a video:
They even have instructions to rig it to a bicycle (under "Tips")
Blaine Lindsey
Posts: 30
posted 3 years ago
I would love to have one too! I saw it in the Bountiful Garden's catalog and circled it along with a list of other things haha 
I already have a stainless steel manual juicer and a manual flour mill from Wondermill, so this would be the ultimate edition! but im lowon funds, let me know if you guys find a great deal or a two for less deal who knows!
I already have a stainless steel manual juicer and a manual flour mill from Wondermill, so this would be the ultimate edition! but im lowon funds, let me know if you guys find a great deal or a two for less deal who knows!
Robert Ray
gardener
Posts: 1349
Location: Cascades of Oregon
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posted 3 years ago
Welcome to the forum Blaine. I ended up buying mine on e-bay. Still had a hard time justifying the purchase. I used my locavore reasoning since filbert orchards are within my 100 mile circle.
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Blaine Lindsey
Posts: 30
posted 3 years ago
thank you! Im so thankful for this forum, its amazing! Im still dealing with alltoomuch to get Amazon out of hair from buying the flourmill on their credit system(bad idea)! But after that im sure theoil press will be on my mind, and with the same reasoning lol, there's a crowd of walnut/almond trees and wild seeded grapes nearby, here in vacaville CA. the manual juicer has produced sunflower seed oil once, but it was strenuous!
ak han
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posted 3 years ago
Robert Ray wrote:I have a piteba press. I wanted to be able to have the ability to press seeds/nuts into oil. It really takes quite a bit of grunt work to produce oil so you need to have a stable or dedicated place to mount the press. Hazelnuts, almonds, sunflower, and styrian pumpkin seeds have all produced oil for me. You do have to filter or let settle for a clear product. My other half is gluten intolerant so the nut cake that is watse I want to play with and see if I can dehydrate it a bit more (it is almost dry) and come up with a useable flour but I haven't done much to that end.
I have seen them offered for less than Bountiful has them at so google about a bit.
I have been wanting one of these for a while because I have macadamia trees. Macadamia oil is supposed to be superior to olive oil. I had been thinking until recently that when I get my press I would just give the cake press to the chickens. I'll still do this for my lower-grade nuts, but I had been thinking that if you use good nuts and put the cake press into the food processor that it would be a good high protein flour. Seems to me that defatted nut flours would be closer to wheat flour, but in searching I havent seen much info on this or people doing this with their nuts.
R Scott
Posts: 3304
Location: Kansas Zone 6a
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posted 3 years ago
ak han wrote:Robert Ray wrote:I have a piteba press. I wanted to be able to have the ability to press seeds/nuts into oil. It really takes quite a bit of grunt work to produce oil so you need to have a stable or dedicated place to mount the press. Hazelnuts, almonds, sunflower, and styrian pumpkin seeds have all produced oil for me. You do have to filter or let settle for a clear product. My other half is gluten intolerant so the nut cake that is watse I want to play with and see if I can dehydrate it a bit more (it is almost dry) and come up with a useable flour but I haven't done much to that end.
I have seen them offered for less than Bountiful has them at so google about a bit.
I have been wanting one of these for a while because I have macadamia trees. Macadamia oil is supposed to be superior to olive oil. I had been thinking until recently that when I get my press I would just give the cake press to the chickens. I'll still do this for my lower-grade nuts, but I had been thinking that if you use good nuts and put the cake press into the food processor that it would be a good high protein flour. Seems to me that defatted nut flours would be closer to wheat flour, but in searching I havent seen much info on this or people doing this with their nuts.
I definitely would find a use for macadamia press cake. It should make a good flour for cakes, cookies, and brownies.
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posted 11 months ago
Has anyone tried to build the bike-ified version?
posted 8 months ago
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The piteba press now has an attachment for making olive oil - https://www.piteba.com/eng/olives.html
Apparently for some olives, you can press direct. But for others you just use the press to make the olive past and still have to press the oil out.
I think it's time I splashed out and did some experimenting...
Apparently for some olives, you can press direct. But for others you just use the press to make the olive past and still have to press the oil out.
I think it's time I splashed out and did some experimenting...
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posted 2 months ago
This is very, very tempting.
I noticed Uprising seeds has it for sale this year. But I'm thinking with the Canadian dollar the way it is, it might be more affordable to get it from Europe. It's still a pipe dream as I'll have to save up for it. But I'm growing lots of squash, safflower, flax and sunflowers this year - is it really worth it? Is the oil I get out of it worth the energy put into extracting it?
What 'oil' does the lamp run on?
Do I have to do anything to the oil after I extract it?
What does one do with the oil cakes afterwards? Do they have any use?
I noticed Uprising seeds has it for sale this year. But I'm thinking with the Canadian dollar the way it is, it might be more affordable to get it from Europe. It's still a pipe dream as I'll have to save up for it. But I'm growing lots of squash, safflower, flax and sunflowers this year - is it really worth it? Is the oil I get out of it worth the energy put into extracting it?
What 'oil' does the lamp run on?
Do I have to do anything to the oil after I extract it?
What does one do with the oil cakes afterwards? Do they have any use?
posted 1 month ago
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I ended up ordering it direct from Piteba. With shipping, the coffee grinder attachment, and everything, it came to a lot less than ordering it from the US. I was also glad that it should take about two months to get here, maybe three, because I'm in the middle of fruit harvesting and I won't have time to play with my oil press for a month or two. Besides, the sunflowers and safflowers should be ready and dry by then. Of course, it arrived in 4 business days instead. Ah well, can't complain about fast service... I suppose. But there it is, sitting there, laughing at me, waiting for me to come and make some oil.
I have to say, it looks amazing. Very cleverly designed and packaged so that it ships in a small box. The instructions are a bit daunting and I understand from reviews I've read that it has something of a learning curve. It looks like each batch of seeds needs some fine adjustment to compensate for moisture and oil content - but that's true of working with any natural product.
In the meantime, here's an article from plants for the future about oil crops. Many of the oils aren't food safe without extra processing, so I won't be putting them through the press. But very interesting to see the wide range of plants that can produce oil.
Here's the picture from the piteba site.
I have to say, it looks amazing. Very cleverly designed and packaged so that it ships in a small box. The instructions are a bit daunting and I understand from reviews I've read that it has something of a learning curve. It looks like each batch of seeds needs some fine adjustment to compensate for moisture and oil content - but that's true of working with any natural product.
In the meantime, here's an article from plants for the future about oil crops. Many of the oils aren't food safe without extra processing, so I won't be putting them through the press. But very interesting to see the wide range of plants that can produce oil.
Here's the picture from the piteba site.
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R Scott
Posts: 3304
Location: Kansas Zone 6a
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posted 1 month ago
André Troylilas wrote:Has anyone tried to build the bike-ified version?
No, but it should be simple. The hand crank is simply attached with a through bolt. You would need a hub to fit the shaft. Most pressing is 40-60 rpm, so gear the pedals accordingly.
"You must be the change you want to see in the world." "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." --Mahatma Gandhi
"Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words." --Francis of Assisi.
"Family farms work when the whole family works the farm." -- Adam Klaus
posted 1 month ago
R Scott wrote:ak han wrote:Robert Ray wrote:I have a piteba press. I wanted to be able to have the ability to press seeds/nuts into oil. It really takes quite a bit of grunt work to produce oil so you need to have a stable or dedicated place to mount the press. Hazelnuts, almonds, sunflower, and styrian pumpkin seeds have all produced oil for me. You do have to filter or let settle for a clear product. My other half is gluten intolerant so the nut cake that is watse I want to play with and see if I can dehydrate it a bit more (it is almost dry) and come up with a useable flour but I haven't done much to that end.
I have seen them offered for less than Bountiful has them at so google about a bit.
I have been wanting one of these for a while because I have macadamia trees. Macadamia oil is supposed to be superior to olive oil. I had been thinking until recently that when I get my press I would just give the cake press to the chickens. I'll still do this for my lower-grade nuts, but I had been thinking that if you use good nuts and put the cake press into the food processor that it would be a good high protein flour. Seems to me that defatted nut flours would be closer to wheat flour, but in searching I havent seen much info on this or people doing this with their nuts.
I definitely would find a use for macadamia press cake. It should make a good flour for cakes, cookies, and brownies.
I have been experimenting with making different types of flour. I use barely and sunflower seeds (unpressed) so far. You can do it with a cheap blender. The trick is to not let the blender over heat, so like pulse and shake the blender for like 15 seconds (or until the motor just starts feeling warm) walk away for 5 minutes, come back, repeat. I don't have pictures right now, but it worked well and I would do it again.
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Tracy Wandling
pollinator
Posts: 308
Location: Cortes Island, British Columbia. Zone: 8ish Lat: 50; Rainfall: 50" ish; sand and rocks; well water
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posted 1 month ago
R Ranson: How exciting! I admit, I'm a wee bit jealous. It's definitely on my wish list. Let us know how it goes!
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Nick Hill
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posted 1 month ago
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Here is a link to a gentleman who rigged it up to an exercise bike for faster production. He's getting about half a liter every 15 minutes! Of particular interest is his modified nozzle/cap. The original nozzle is just a standard iron pipe reducer, which can cause problems because the waste shells that come out harden something akin to concrete the moment you stop cranking. Because the pipe reducer has internal threads, the ground hulls actually lock into the threads and solidify inside the nozzle. Many folks need to soak the nozzle in water for a day just to unplug it. This gentleman has had a custom tapered nozzle machined out of stainless steel, that is completely smooth inside. To get that rock hard sunflower waste out he just gives it a good wack with a bolt and it pops right out!
