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Wooden Fruit/Wine Press Care

I just purchased a Weston Wooden Fruit & Wine Press (model #

05-0101). I used it this week for the first time and it worked great. The wooden slats on the cage are sealed, however neither the pressing block or the block inserts are not; I was thinking about rubbing it down with a _light_ coat of mineral oil like I do with fine wooden bowls. I'm concerned about tainting my wine, however my thought is that if I give the oil 2 weeks to evaporate / soak in (where ever it goes) and I wipe it down before hand I might be ok.

Thoughts?

I did find one previous thread on the topic:

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Thanks,

Liam Cincinnati, OH

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Liam Randall
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You really don't need to treat them at all but as long as it's food grade you should be fine.

Joe

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Joe Sallustio

Joe-

Thanks for your reply. I went ahead and did a really light coat of mineral oil; if I have problems I will repost back.

Liam

FWIW here is the reply back from the manufacturer:

---------------BEGIN Thank you for contacting Weston Supply. You can use a light coat of mineral oil onto the slats when you are storing the unit in between uses to keep the slats from getting that worn look, but I would be certain to rinse off the oil completely before using the unit for juices due to the fact that I am not certain how the oils will react to different fruits and veggies. It may cause a bit of separation in the juice as well as may form a film on the top of the juice after you use the unit to press. If you could go into a bit more specifics with the unit, like what type of product you up through it and what your storage procedures are I may be able to provide a bit more insight.

Thank you,

Ryan Case

Pragotrade, USA, Inc.

Technical Support/Customer Service/Sales

(866)-767-5378 extension 202

Fax (440)-638-3127

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