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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Posted: Wed Oct 30, 13 9:54 pm Post subject:

chickenann wrote:

The main difference is that they have lawyers to check their claims would get past trading standards and you don't.

Who are "they"?
And why should I need lawyers to get my claims past trading standards?

Not that I'm making any claims at the moment: I've concluded that the press is badly flawed...

chickenann

Joined: 28 Aug 2013
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 13 6:47 pm Post subject:
"they" = Tesco (as the quote you were talking about was from their packaging/marketing stuff) Their claims that the seed is "specially selected" at "optimum maturity" - I would guess that it would be difficult to prove that this is true for all bottles in all cases.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 13 10:05 pm Post subject:

chickenann wrote:

Their claims that the seed is "specially selected" at "optimum maturity"...

As I think I said, most crops are selected at optimum maturity, but "specially selected" implies something above and beyond normal... I wonder what is special about it.

ETA, I've just emailed to ask.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Mon Nov 11, 13 4:57 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

ETA, I've just emailed to ask.

I've had an email back which amounts to "erm, I don't know, hang on I'll try and find out..."

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 13 5:04 pm Post subject:
You could always tweet them, although they do seem more bothered about Downton Abbey at the moment.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Mon Nov 11, 13 9:00 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

You could always tweet them, although they do seem more bothered about Downton Abbey at the moment.

No, I do believe they are working on it...

I suspect it is just marketing drivel which they never expected to get asked about, so now they have to think up something convincing...

Hairyloon

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Posted: Thu Nov 14, 13 10:15 am Post subject:
I've got an answer. Apparently they have a taste test to choose the suppliers, and a quality test at the seed store before pressing.

DorsetScott

Joined: 23 Oct 2011
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Location: Bournemouth

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 13 11:04 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

I've got an answer.
Apparently they have a taste test to choose the suppliers, and a quality test at the seed store before pressing.

I wonder how many phrases we could come up with for your product HL. Yours could be "specially selected" too, but sure we could get something even catchier

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Posted: Thu Nov 14, 13 11:15 am Post subject:

DorsetScott wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

I've got an answer.
Apparently they have a taste test to choose the suppliers, and a quality test at the seed store before pressing.

I wonder how many phrases we could come up with for your product HL. Yours could be "specially selected" too, but sure we could get something even catchier

Do you think it would still count as "selected by hand" if I used a shovel?

DorsetScott

Joined: 23 Oct 2011
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Location: Bournemouth

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 13 11:45 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

DorsetScott wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

I've got an answer.
Apparently they have a taste test to choose the suppliers, and a quality test at the seed store before pressing.

I wonder how many phrases we could come up with for your product HL. Yours could be "specially selected" too, but sure we could get something even catchier

Do you think it would still count as "selected by hand" if I used a shovel?

Even better, "carefully selected by hand"

Point and speak to them before you shovel....

"Those ones" *point* "Careful now" *shovel*
"Those ones" *point* "Careful now" *shovel*

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 14 12:02 pm Post subject:

Well I reckon the press I bought was a lemon: I could not get the yield up over about 15% no matter what I did.

So I tried modifying the press: that sort of worked: I got a much improved yield, but the modifications could not take the strain. The press is at the engineer's now...

But that still leaves me a problem: the improved yield has also given me much finer particulates in the oil: it comes out a mucky grey colour rather than a nice golden yellow.

I've left it to settle for a few weeks with minimal effect, and I've put it through a 1 micron filter and it still looks mucky.

I've not (yet) found a sensible supplier of filters less than 1 micron...

Any ideas?

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 14 2:50 pm Post subject:
Could it be the metal wearing itself making the greyish gunk?

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 14 3:01 pm Post subject:

RichardW wrote:

Could it be the metal wearing itself making the greyish gunk?

That had not occurred to me... I'll go get a magnet in a moment.

But I don't think so. I am fairly sure that it is just ground up seed...

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 14 6:41 pm Post subject:
I'd be very interested to see some pictures of the process.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 14 6:49 pm Post subject:

Lloyd wrote:

I'd be very interested to see some pictures of the process.

I'd probably best take some... When I start processing again.

I have a couple: I'll dig them out later.

Last edited by Hairyloon on Wed Jan 29, 14 12:14 am; edited 1 time in total

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