The process of making olive oil requires hard work and a lot of effort. It consists of about eight parts; however, only five are truly important. Overall, the process involves collecting olives using a rake, washing them with cold water, crushing them with a hammer, yielding the stones and paste in a container, spinning, and separating the oil from the water in a centrifuge before transporting it to the store.
Firstly, collectors gather olives from the olive trees, and it is important to use a rake, as it makes the job easier and faster. After that, the collected olives are stored, where they will remain for 2 to 3 days to help them dry out. The next step involves washing the olives with cool water to clean them and then crushing them with a hammer. This process separates the olives into the stones and the olive paste because the stones would obstruct pressing and filtering.
Pressing and filtering are among the main parts of the process, transforming the olives for spinning and separating the oil from the water in a centrifuge. Finally, after all these processes, the olives will be ready to use. The oil is then bottled and transported to the store, making olive oil accessible to customers.