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Turn your crops into condiments and seasonings – Part 6.4: Grinding, distillation, and centrifugation ginger
Grinding Grinding involves exposing dried products to friction and pressure to produce a fine powder. Before extraction of the oil can take place, the dried rhizomes are ground. Size reduction of dry food products: Ball mills: The ball mill consists of a slowly rotating, horizontal steel cylinder that is[...]
Turn your crops into condiments and seasonings – Part 6.3: Drying of ginger
Drying is the removal of surface and/ or internal moisture from a product to lower the overall moisture content. There are various methods to dry ginger, each with a different purpose and results. Cabinet dryers A cabinet dryer consists of an insulated cabinet, fitted with shallow mesh or perforated[...]
Turn your crops into condiments and seasonings -Part 6.2: Peeling methods of ginger
Peeling involves removing the skin, peel or other outer protective layers from fresh produce using manual or mechanical devices. Before further processing the ginger rhizomes are peeled. Peeling basic information: Almost all fruits and vegetables that are processed for dehydration in piece or fluid form must be peeled. Current[...]