"Tom S" > wrote in message om>...
> "Don S" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Does the platen of a press fit tightly or loosely?
> > I'm just wondering if the pressed juice flows up and
> > over the platen to run out through the slats from above
> > and below or is it just below?
>
> Platens typically don't fit too tight. If you crank up the pressure too
> fast, the juice will run all over the mechanism. You might get some geysers
> too - particularly with a white pressing.

The only real geyser I’ve seen have been mostly friends
“helping” and drinking while we press. As anyone know,
pressing on a basket press is a slow process. You have to let the
juices flow slowly so you do not flood the whole thing. I did make a
s/s tube/sleeve to sit/fit loosly around the basket to catch these
little streams. Now my walls are clean after pressing

SG Brix