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US 6,821,544 B1Granted
Method of manufacturing a cheese or milk product by molding
AssigneeBongrain S.A.
InventorsBernard Illy, Pascal Couraud, Bernard Fromage
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of molding a cheese or milk product, wherein the method comprises: a) casting a melt of said product into at least one mold; b) cooling to cause at least a peripheral layer of the melt to congeal; c) reheating the mold(s) to soften a surface region of said peripheral layer; and d) unmolding the product.
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A method of molding a cheese or non-frozen milk product, wherein the method comprises:
- a) casting a melt of said product having a dry exact content lying in the range 25% to 50%, and a fat content by weight in the dry extact lying in the range 30% 75%, into at least one mold;
- b) cooling the melt to cause only a peripheral layer of the melt to congeal;
- c) reheating the mold(s) to soften a surface region of said congealed peripheral layer;
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- d) unmolding the product.
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A method of making a molded cheese product, which comprises:
- a) casting a melt of said product having a dry extract content lying in the range 25% to 50%, and a fat content by weight in the dry extract lying in the range 30% to 75%, into at least one mold;
- b) cooling the melt contained in the mold to cause at least a peripheral layer of the melt to congeal;
- c) reheating the mold to soften a surface region of said congealed peripheral layer,
- d) unmolding the product from the mold,
- e) coating the unmolded product with a coating material that solidifies upon contact with the product to form a hardened coating surrounding a core of said product, and
- f) storing the coated product with said core in a non-congealed state and with said coating holding the core together.
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