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Agave Picture Gallery - Page Three
Pictures and photographs of Cooked Agave hearts (piñas) ready for processing.

cooked agave hearts (piñas) in fron of a traditional stone oven
cooked agave heart before it is crushed and processed
a portion of the cooked agave heart
Cooked agave hearts (piñas) in front of a traditional stone oven.
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Cooked agave heart before
it is crushed and processed
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A portion of the cooked agave heart showing the color and fibers. Destiladora de Los Altos in Arandas. October 2007 - DSC_3196 - D2X

raw agave hearts - horno - adobe oven - agabe tequilana
cooked agave being loaded into crusher
agave pulp on conveyor to extract the juice
agave pulp on conveyor to extract the juice
Raw agave hearts and adobe oven or horno
Agabe Tequilana
October 2007
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Workers put the cooked agave hearts into a crusher by hand
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Shreaded agave pulp is placed on a conveyer belt to the juice extractor
May 2005 - DSC_1126

Shreaded and crushed agave pulp moves to the juice extractor
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cooked agave hearts in adobe oven - agabe tequilana
cooked agave in autoclave at hacienda la capilla
Cooked Agave Piña
Ready for shreading
October 2007
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Cooked agave hearts in
a stainless steel autoclave.
Hacienda La Capilla
October 2007 - DSC_3076 - D2X

cooked agave hearts (piñas) inside traditional brick oven
cooked agave piñas (hearts) in a traditonal stone oven
cooked agave hearts in adobe oven - agabe tequilana
cooked agaves cool in the adobe oven for 24 hours
Cooked agave hearts (piñas) inside traditional brick oven used at Fabrica La Alteña in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico.
May 2007 - DSC_2403
Cooked agave piñas (hearts) in a traditonal stone oven in Jalisco, Mexico.
May 2005 - DSC_1116
Cooked Agave Piñas
ready for shreading andprocessing.
Agabe Tequilana
October 2007
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Cooked agave hearts will cool inside the adobe oven for about 24 hours
May 2005 -
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