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==Recommended Floor Corkers==
Experienced Milk The Funk members recommend three '''Floor Corker''' brands <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1044725398889007/ Conversation on Milk The Funk. Input from Mark Fry, Jeff Porn, and Allen Stone. 3/27/2015.]</ref>.
[[File:Floorcorker Portugueze.jpg|frameless|Portuguese Floor Corker]]
* Italian (Ferrari) Floor Corker (high end route; used by small breweries as well) - The Italian Floor Corker is the Cadillac of corkers. This corker is very similar to the Portuguese corker, but with some upgrades. It is equipped with a brass iris compression fitting instead of plastic. A long handle gives you plenty of leverage and the corks go in effortlessly <ref>[http://www.midwestsupplies.com/italian-floor-corker.html?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=google&gclid=Cj0KEQjw_9OoBRChj9vMo5CHrdUBEiQAJ6YRPTU2NZV34edlT4EqGtcHFBAZxc0LNW-GFGBsq9yFYWwaAgf08P8HAQ Midwest Supplies. Retrieved 3/27/2015.]</ref>. These floor corkers are not meant for commercial use, but many smaller commercial brewers use them and some have reported issues with the lower angled bar wearing out after 500-1200 bottles (see ref) <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1485507731477436/ Discussion on MTF regarding Italian Floor Corkers wearing out. 11/28/2016.]</ref>. Using a food safe lubricant has been reported to extend the life of this corker for commercial users <ref>Private correspondence with Ehren Schmidt of Toolbox Brewing Co. by Dan Pixley. 1/5/2016.</ref>. Note that this is not the same as the [https://storefront.ldcarlson.com/storefrontCommerce/search.do?searchType=keyword&keyword=Corker&emailAddress=# Champagne Floor Corker], which is known to shred beer corks <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1941573742537497/?comment_id=1941774805850724&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Bob Sylvester. Milk The Funk thread about shredding corks. 01/04/2017.]</ref>.
[[File:Italian-floor-corker.jpg.png|frameless|Italian (Ferrari) Floor Corker]]