E.P. Rolling.—First and foremost E.P. rolling must be regarded primarily as a method of saving machinery and labour. No claim is made that it can produce better teas than batten-pressure cap rolling, but it can turn out as good a tea as made by traditional methods if only the fundamentals are grasped. Compared with batten/pressure cap rolling it has the following advantages :— (1) unrestricted circulation and better aeration of the leaf, (2) elimination of pressure cap manipulation, (3) open top jackets which greatly facilitate charging, (4) employment of bigger charges, (5) shorter rolling periods, (6) bigger dhool production, (7) less number of rolls, and (8) rolling under more controlled temperature conditions.
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