摘要:
Blocks of natural cheese (11) are packed in layers in an open-ended upright container (17), for maturing by depositing each layer of cheese blocks (11) on an elevator (18) within the container (17) and lowering the elevator (18) as successive layers of cheese blocks (11) are fed into the top of container (17). The cheese blocks (11) for each layer are assembled on a platform (52) which is moved into a position above the container (17) and the cheese blocks (11) slid off the platform (52) to drop into the container (17). The cheese blocks (11) are freshly made and at a temperature between 24.degree. 32.degree. C. so that the cheese blocks (11) fuse together in the container (17) to form a homogeneous mass of cheese in the container (17).
摘要:
An apparatus for storing and ventilating cheeses has a plurality of shelves for the cheeses supported at their ends by hollow side walls so that the shelves are arranged vertically one above another. The side walls have passages within them for supply and discharge of ventilating air to the spaces above the respective shelves. To achieve a minimal spacing between shelves, while obtaining good air distribution over the cheeses, each said shelf has at least one longitudinal extending duct for conducting ventilating air along the shelf, which duct is connected at one end of the shelf to an air passage in the side wall and has, spaced longitudinally along the shelf, a plurality of openings for the ventilating air located at the underside of the shelf. Preferably each shelf has two such ducts, one for supply and one for discharge of air.
摘要:
Apparatus for maturing rinded cheese such as the Gouda variety including a series of tunnels having groups of cheese storage racks mounted on rails in the tunnels, each rack including means to invert the racks facilitating periodic inversion within the tunnels including maintaining circulating gases in the tunnels at substantially constant temperature and humidity within the closed tunnels.
摘要:
A method of processing a curd-whey mixture in a cycle process into cheese, as well as an apparatus for applying this method. In this apparatus single or assemblies of vertical tubes are applied for the different processing phases. In the first tube the curd coming from a prior art apparatus for separating curd mass from whey is lowered in cheese moulds, as a result of which the cheese is pressed by the stacking in the tube. Via a conveyor with emptying mechanism the cheeses are lowered in containers and the empty moulds are again passed to the whey-curd separator. The containers, having a sieve for discharging excess whey, on which the cheeses come to rest are lifted in a second tube at a speed sufficient to reduce the bacterial activity. Then the cheeses move to a curing and brining section comprising a plurality of vertical tubes in order to be brined. The cheeses remain in said section for so long a time as is necessary for sufficient curing. After removal of the ready cheeses the containers are introduced in another vertical tube functioning as a container storage tube. Containers withdrawn from the lower end come again in the place where the cheeses are lowered from the moulds into the containers.