Process and device for filling and distributing cheese curd in rough-pressing or final-pressing basins (1) including a filling and distributing device (3), whose feeding elements (3b) have ends which dip into the whey contained in the rough-pressing or final-pressing basin (1) in all of the operational positions, and which is connected to a cheese curd storage container, from which it is fed by means of a conveying device. The aim of the invention is to ensure a regular and smooth supply of cheese curd, free from trapped air, to the rough-pressing and final-pressing basin (1). To this end, the level of the whey in the filling and distributing device (3) is raised relative to that in the rough-pressing and final-pressing basin (1) by generating an underpressure in the head of the former (3); the cheese curd is distributed over the whole of the width of the basin, whereby it sinks inside the whey column, from its point of admission to the basin. The device for implementing this process includes in particular a distribution housing (3a) which extends over the basin (1) perpendicularly to the direction of flow, whose lower part opens out to a channel (3b) over the whole of its length and whose upper part is connected with a ventilation housing (3c).