It's probably food grade coating (I hope), if I spray it with sanitizer it will probably be ok as it is. I don't want to take it apart if I don't have to. I wont be using it until next fall or maybe spring anyway. It was such a good deal I couldn't pass it up though. It's way bigger than I need. The guy who sold it to me told me I'll be done crushing in minutes, and the cleanup will take way more time than crushing.