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US 2015/0147443 A1Published application
Cheese-making methods and apparatuses
AssigneeJohnson Industries International, Inc.
InventorsPeter F. Nelles, Gary L. Nesheim, Grant L. Nesheim
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for the production of cheese. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for making pasta filata cheese. In one embodiment a tube within a tube design is used for the production of pasta filata cheese.
Claims20
A method for making pasta filata cheese comprising:
- (a) heating cheese curd contained within a first tubular housing using electromagnetic energy, wherein an electromagnetic energy source is contained within a second tubular housing, and further wherein a portion of the second tubular housing surrounds a portion of the first tubular housing.
A method for making pasta filata cheese comprising:
- (a) manipulating cheese curd to create a uniform heating profile;
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- (b) heating cheese curd from step (a) in a first tubular housing using electromagnetic energy, wherein the electromagnetic energy source is located within a second tubular housing, and further wherein a portion of the second tubular housing surrounds a portion of the first tubular housing.
A system for making pasta filata cheese comprising:
- (a) a first tubular housing for containing cheese curd;
- and (b) a second tubular housing comprising an electromagnetic energy source, wherein a portion of the second tubular housing surrounds a portion of the first tubular housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.