Last year we used this press for part of our harvest. This 'cake' is built up with hessian mats spread with olive paste and the pressed down and the oil extracted. The by product of this is a hard circular mat of olive waste.
When dried it is a very useful fire lighter and I have been using my leftovers from last year to light our fire here at Casa Margherita.
What a beautiful way to use all the pieces of manufacture!
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