Can press system and method

A can press system comprising:

• a. a base with a side wall, an open top and a bottom, said base includes at least one opening in said side wall, said opening runs from a top of said side wall partially downward in said side wall toward said bottom, and said base further includes a plurality of extended opening walls spaced apart from said side wall and forming space outside of said side wall for retaining fluid that may escape from a can within said base, wherein each of said plurality of extended opening walls includes an opening runs from a top of said extended opening wall partially downward in said extended opening wall toward a bottom of said extended opening wall;
• b. a lid connected with the base;
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• c. a press for pressing into the can, said press includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and said press connected in spaced apart relation with said lid wherein said lower surface is smaller in diameter than said upper surface and said lower surface is connected with said upper surface by an edge such that said edge angles upward and outward from said lower surface to said upper surface.