Method and apparatus for continuous curding

Details Method and apparatus for continuous curding Method and apparatus for continuous curding

2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Evans, Geoffrey S (Department: 3742)

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Mechanical, fluid or heat treatment of dairy food

C099S483000, C426S634000

Reexamination Certificate

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07958818

ABSTRACT:
A soy curding apparatus for continuously producing soy curd from soy milk including a pump for pumping soy milk and soy curd; a coagulator dispensing apparatus positioned for adding a coagulant; an expansion chamber to produce a pre soy curd mixture; a maturing apparatus to allow further mixing and maturing of the soy curd; a whey separating apparatus for separating the whey from the curd; a tower to remove residual whey to form a plug of soy curd of a desired consistency and moisture content and to cut a block from the soy plug; a conveyor apparatus adapted to receive and transport the block from the tower.

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