A handling apparatus is disclosed for handling compacted cheese curd blocks. The handling apparatus includes a transporting device for transporting said pressing moulds in between the trough and a transfer area and for enabling the pressing moulds with cheese blocks inside to be turned into a transfer position with the open end facing downwards. It further includes a transfer station at the transfer. The transfer station includes a stand with a transfer surface built by two halve surfaces movable in between a closed position and an open position, a holding area for holding secondary moulds underneath said transfer surface, and at least one releasing device for releasing the cheese blocks from the pressing moulds in the transfer area above the transfer surface with the open end facing downwards.