Method and device for producing herb cheese
AssigneeKalt Maschinenbau AG
InventorSiegfried Grüninger
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Abstract
A method for producing herb cheese, in particular for producing hard cheese, which is enriched with herbs, spices or the like, with the herbs introduced by machine. For this purpose, raw cheese mass having about 80% milk removed is filled into cheese molds, which are preferably arranged in a vat of a cartridge press, and subsequently pressed. At the same time, respectively, herbs, spices or the like are introduced uniformly into the cheese molds parallel to the raw cheese mass.
Claims16
A device for producing cheese by separating whey from a raw cheese mass, comprising:
- cheese molds fillable with the raw cheese mass, the cheese molds linearly arranged relative to each other;
- a press head having a plurality of extrusion dies each aligned with and sized and dimensioned to enter one of the cheese molds to thereby press the raw cheese mass to remove the whey;
- a distribution head for introducing the raw cheese mass to the cheese molds, the distribution head movable linearly along the cheese molds to thereby enable each of the cheese molds to be filled by the distribution head;
- a filling head, that is fluidically separate from the distribution head, for introducing at least one of a spice and a herb to the cheese molds, the filling head movable together with the distribution head;
- wherein the filling head introduces the at least one of a spice and a herb, mixed with water, into the cheese molds without contaminating the distribution head with the at least one of a spice and a herb, whereby the distribution head introduces uncontaminated raw cheese mass from which the whey is removable that is not contaminated with the at least one of a spice and a herb.
A device for producing cheese by separating whey from a raw cheese mass, comprising:
- cheese molds fillable with the raw cheese mass, the cheese molds linearly arranged relative to each other;
- a press head having a plurality of extrusion dies each aligned with and sized and dimensioned to enter a cheese mold to thereby press the raw cheese mass to remove the whey;
- a distribution head for introducing the raw cheese mass to the cheese molds, the distribution head movable linearly along the cheese molds to thereby enable each of the cheese molds to be filled by the distribution head;
- a filling head, that is fluidically separate from the distribution head, for introducing at least one of a spice and a herb to the cheese molds, the filling head movable together with the distribution head;
- a vat connected to the filling head by a hose, the vat including a heater for heat sterilizing the at least one of a spice and a herb and water, the vat including an agitator to evenly mix the at least one of a spice and a herb and the water prior to introduction of the evenly mixed the at least one of a spice and a herb and the water into the cheese molds using the filling head as the distribution head and the filling head are linearly moved;
- wherein the filling head introduces the at least one of a spice and a herb, mixed with the water, into the cheese molds without contaminating the distribution head with the at least one of a spice and a herb, whereby the distribution head introduces the uncontaminated raw cheese mass from which the whey is removable that is not contaminated with the at least one of a spice and a herb.
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