Cheese curd processing apparatus and method

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1977-05-16

1980-06-10

Hornsby, Harvey C.

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Mechanical, fluid or heat treatment of dairy food

With isolation of a watery constituent

99458, 99461, 99464, 99465, 100119, 100121, 198823, A01J 1106, A01J 2511

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042066964

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method for processing fresh cheese curd such as is produced in the manufacture of cottage cheese. Employs a belt in the form of a plastic screen which is caused to press a continuous layer of the curd against the peripheral surface of a rotatable drum to express liquid and to provide a curd of the desired moisture content for further processing. The pressing action can be controlled by adjusting the belt tension.

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Sales Brochure, published by Stoelting Brothers Co., Kiel, Wisconsin.

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