Abstract:
The invention relates to a pickling machine (7) comprising a frame (11) with a plurality of injection needles, movable forth and back in said frame (11) on an injection site, for injecting brine into meat. Below the injection site, a tub (12) is disposed in which excess brine is collected and in which the meat to be pickled is passed through below the needles. The excess brine is supplemented by fresh brine originating from a brine reprocessing installation (1). It is cooled by a cooling system and returned to the injection needles within the cycle. A cooling system (18) is provided at least for the brine present in the tub (12), said cooling system (18) being disposed in and/or on the bottom (40) and in and/or on at least one lateral wall (38) of the tub (12) of the pickling machine (7). The inventive system allows cooling of the already during the injection process, thereby improving the quality of the pickling and of the product obtained.
Abstract:
A process of producing cheese in a cheese producing installation. The process comprises the steps of adding salt to a concentrate comprising water, fat and protein, and then performing a bacteria-killing treatment for killing bacteria in the salt, and then casting the concentrate into containers at a temperature between 10 DEG C and 55 DEG C. The invention also relates to an installation for producing cheese from a concentrate comprising protein, water and fat. The installation comprises means for providing a continuous flow of concentrate, means for adding salt to the flow of concentrate, and means for performing a bacteria-killing treatment for killing bacteria in the salt.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing cheese in a container as well as a delyed penetration membrane for use in such a method. The method relates to producing acidified cheeses from milk preferably by use of ultra filtration. In the preferred method of the invention, retentate containing rennet and culture are filled into the container and the liquid is left to coagulate in the container. After coagulation, a membrane is placed on the coagulated cheese, and salt is dosed on top of the membrane, whereupon the container is sealed. According to the invention, the membrane provides delayed penetration to liquid to ensure that no liquid will pass through the membrane before acidification. This is advantageous, in that liquid passing through the membrane will create brine when dissolving the salt on top of the membrane; this brine may pass back into the cheese curd due to osmosis, which will stop the acidification process. This problem is overcome by the method of the invention. A preferred cheese product is white cheese such as FETA cheese.