I have made my own coconut oil, have you?

Homemade coconut oil by @thelme55

@thelme55 (79352)

Germany

September 25, 2018 9:26am CST

A week ago I made or produced a homemade coconut oil from my own coconuts behind my Philippines house. Of course with the help of my cousin. This is not the first time I made it. I used to help my mother and my grandmother making their own coconut oil when I was still a child. They made this oil in an old fashion way. From getting off the husks of the coconuts, cutting them into halves, grating the coconuts and cooking the milk until the oil came out. I don't wonder now why the coconut oil is very expensive in Germany. Making the oil is hard work but my cousin and I enjoyed it. This time, I am writing an article on how I made this. Do you use coconut oil in your cooking? How do you like it? The photo above is the pan with coconut milk turning to coconut oil.

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@Icydoll (36713)

• India

26 Sep 18

That's nice to know my dear friend..we used to have coconut trees used to prepare coconut oil from that . We don't use coconut oil in cooking .but for skin care and hair we use it

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

@Icydoll we use coconut oil for skin care and for our hairs, too. Using coconut oil in frying potatoes is delicious, too. Well, for me. It’s a matter of taste.

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@acelawrites (19272)

• Philippines

26 Sep 18

I also know how to cook it; but it is quite laborious if I will still grate the coconut. It is good we can buy freshly squeezed coconut milk at the market.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

Yes, it is a hard work especially that we cooked it in an open fire. It took 2 hours to make the coconut oil. We had to use our own coconuts or else they would go bad @acelawrites.

@sofssu (23660)

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16 Nov 18

I make in small quantities for my personal use.. skin and hair. I cook with store bought coconut oil.. I like it.. But my children don't like the flavor so much.

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@sofssu (23660)

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16 Nov 18

@thelme55 True the flavors are strong.. you've got to get used to it.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

16 Nov 18

That is great @sofssu. I love coconut oil and I use this for my homemade body scrub and for conditioning my hair. Coconut oil and cream is not for all people. Some like it, some don't.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

17 Nov 18

@sofssu yes, I am used to it and it always reminds me of the time when my grandparents made the coconut oil.

@LadyDuck (502886)

• Italy

25 Sep 18

I never tried to make coconut oil because we do not use it.

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@LadyDuck (502886)

• Italy

27 Sep 18

@thelme55 No, I only use olive oil to cook. I do not like the taste of coconut oil.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

@LadyDuck I see. I love olive oil, too.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

I see. Are you not interested to use it in your cooking @LadyDuck?

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@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

25 Sep 18

If you put sugar on it, it’ll be latik. Yum. Hehe

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

Oh yes! Yummy. I love latik

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

7 Oct 18

Wow! That is a lot of work, but I'm sure you can use it in so many ways.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

16 Nov 18

@thelme55 Making homemade products are much healthier than store bought ones.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

17 Nov 18

@DianneN yes, I am sure of it.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

16 Nov 18

Yes, it makes a lot of work. I use this for my homemade body scrub and for my hair besides using it for cooking @DianneD.

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@kaka135 (14994)

• Malaysia

9 Oct 18

I would like to give you a "love" instead of just "like".

It's so nice to see you are still using the woods to burn and cook the coconut oil. I have not made that before, I have not use woods to cook before, and I have not seen anyone do that too. It'd be really nice experience to make that. Sometimes it's good to use the traditional ways to make things.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

16 Nov 18

Thank you very much @kaka135. I used the woods for cooking the coconut oil as I didn't like to consume my gas so fast. It took 2 hours making the oil and so I did it with woods. I love using the firewood in cooking as it reminds me of the days when I was young.

@popciclecold (40214)

• United States

28 Sep 18

I can believe it's hard work, I wouldn't want to do it.

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@popciclecold (40214)

• United States

28 Sep 18

@thelme55 That would be really good, I am sure s lot of people have no idea how to make it, I know I sure don't.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

28 Sep 18

I agree @popciclecold. I made it because I also want to write about how to make it.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

25 Sep 18

I never thought to make our own - I am spoiled that we could pretty much buy it anywhere (but can be expensive). I'm not sure how well we could make our own at home . . . people who know coconuts tell me the ones in the store are old and rather dry. I do love using coconut oil - and coconut milk too!

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

If I don’t have coconut trees with fruits behind my house, I would not make coconut oil because making it is tiresome. Ready made coconut oil is too expensive not only in Germany but also in my home country Philippines. I made the oil because I need it for my skin care like making my own body scrub. Thanks @much2say

@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

27 Sep 18

My mother also used to make coconut oil for her hair. How we love eating the curdled coconut shreds after. Hey, I have seen that you have posted a lot and you are still in the Philippines?

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@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

28 Sep 18

@thelme55 oh sayang. It's delicious. Good that you are still here. Enjoy your vacay.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

28 Sep 18

I was not able to eat the curdled shred of making the oil as I burned it , thus making my coconut oil brown @SIMPLYD. Yes, we are still in Pinas.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

28 Sep 18

@SIMPLYD sayang nga. Thanks.

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@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

27 Sep 18

My mother made coconut oil many times. I know how it is done but I don't have time to do it here in the apartment.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

I see. That is great @jobelbojel.

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@PainsOnSlate (21845)

• Canada

2 Oct 18

Looks like fun just making it. I've never used it yet for cooking but we use it on our skin.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

4 Oct 18

Yes, it was fun though it was a hard work kept on stirring the coconut milk for almost 2 hours until it became oil @PainsOnSlate.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

28 Sep 18

i just love how coconut oils smell. all the more if applied on my hair, but i cannot do that when i go to work because swarms of bees might go to my head.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

30 Sep 18

@thelme55 we have small bottles of blessed coconut oils by Our Lady of Piat. the oil does not have a stong scent as the ordinary oils.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

28 Sep 18

I can relate to that @ridingbet. It really smells good. I made a body scrub out of coconut oil and coffee. It was amazing to my skin. Very soft that I didn’t need to put cream on my skin.

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@db20747 (43419)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

25 Sep 18

How do U that!!?? Do U drain the milk to be left with the coconut!!!??

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

We drained the milk from the coconut and cooked it until the oil came out of the milk @db20747

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

25 Sep 18

One time my Aunt was cooking coconut oil, it took time to cook.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

Yes, it took long. We made it for 2 hours @JustBhem

@freelancermariagrace (29342)

• Philippines

25 Sep 18

I am taking a tablespoon of virgin coconut oil every morning.

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

27 Sep 18

Wow! I heard that it is very healthy @freelancermariagrace

@frenki (1693)

• Serbia

25 Sep 18

I used it for hair. But its bit expensive here. Can't make it coz we dont have coconuts here

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@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

25 Sep 18

It is great for your hair. I do that too for my hair and for my body scrubs @frenki. I can relate. I can't make this when I am in Germany as well and seldom buy it because it is very expensive.

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