Curd cutting method
OwnerDewayne Oakleyinventor
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for cutting cheese curd mass in a curd vat. A cutting apparatus is inserted into the vat before the curd mass is formed. A first cutting frame is used to cut the cheese curd in a first direction along one plane of the curd vat. The first cutting frame comprises one or more cutting wires extending in one or more directions. The method further comprises using a second cutting frame with one or more cutting wires extending in one or more directions. The second cutting frame operates in a second direction, wherein the second cutting operation removes the apparatus from the curd vat.
Claims20
A method of cutting a cheese curd mass within a cylindrical vat, the method comprising:
- placing a cutting apparatus inside the vat before the cheese curd mass has begun to form;
- once the cheese curd mass has formed, horizontally rotating a first knife assembly of the cutting apparatus around a vertical axis, thereby cutting the cheese curd mass into a plurality of horizontal slices;
- and
- thereafter, vertically removing from the vat a second knife assembly of the cutting apparatus, the second knife assembly having knives along at least two distinct orientations of the cutting apparatus, thereby cutting the horizontal slices along said orientations.
A method of cutting a cheese curd mass within a vat, the method comprising:
- placing a cutting apparatus inside the vat before the cheese curd mass has begun to form;
- once the cheese curd mass has formed, cutting, using a first knife of the cutting apparatus, the cheese curd mass into a plurality of horizontal slices;
- thereafter, removing the cutting apparatus from the vat, thereby cutting the horizontal slices, with a second knife of the cutting apparatus, along at least two distinct orientations in a single pass.
A method of cutting a cheese curd mass within a cuboidal vat, the method comprising:
- placing a cutting apparatus inside the vat before the cheese curd mass has begun to form;
- once the cheese curd mass has formed, horizontally sliding a first knife of the cutting apparatus along one dimension of the vat, thereby cutting the cheese curd mass into a plurality of horizontal slices;
- and
- thereafter, vertically removing from the vat a second knife assembly of the cutting apparatus, the second knife assembly having knives along at least two distinct orientations of the cutting apparatus, thereby cutting the horizontal slices along said orientations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.