Shea Nuts to Shea Butter – Crushing and Roasting

Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by funlayo.

The roasting of the crushed nuts serves to soften the nuts and make the next steps of oil the extraction easier. I have seen the roasting of shea nuts done in two ways. The crushed nuts are roasted in an open pan, or they are placed into a roaster as shown below. Both ways are fine as long as there is no burning.

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