A horizontal cheese vat, a method for processing a curd and whey mixture and a cheese production line

Abstract

A horizontal cheese vat for processing a curd and whey mixture is presented. The vat comprises a main body for holding the curd and whey mixture a knives set arranged on a horizontal shaft extending along a center axis of the main body, an upper body arranged above the main body, a whey removal device comprising a whey strainer arranged to be placed into the curd and whey mixture and an arm comprising a pipe connected to the whey strainer, wherein the arm is rotatably attached to a fixed pipe arrangement in the upper body such that the whey strainer in an idle position is placed in the upper body and in a whey removal position is placed in the main body, wherein the upper body is provided with a first and a second outer side wall, wherein at least one first and second brace are provided between an outside of the main body and the first and second outer side wall, respectively.

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