This cheese press is the best quality press available for the homeowner at this price. It is constructed with 304 food grade stainless steel hardware and the base, ratchet, and follower are food grade Polyurethane plastic. The base has rubber feet to raise the press above the table surface to allow for better and more sanitary drainage of the expelled whey without slipping or sliding. The mold supplied with the press is a commercial grade mold is made of a very strong Polyurethane plastic that is spaced at the bottom to properly expel the whey when pressing. The mold can easily be drilled for even more drainage.