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Cheese Manufacturing

Milk Preparation• Most cheese is made from pasteurized

milk. • Condensed, whole, low fat or non fat

• Unpasteurized milk can be used legally• Must be ripened for at least 60 days• Kept above 35 F

Curdling

• Curds are formed by adding a coagulating agent• Acid, coagulating enzyme,

• Separates the milk into curds and whey• Acid is used to make cheese that is

unripened • Cottage cheese or Cream cheese

• Chymosin is used to make ripened variety• Cheddar

Cooking

• Curds and whey are heated using steam

• Length varies with cheese variety• Increases firmness of curd• Pulls moisture out• Control enzyme activity

Separation

• Whey is drained away from the curds using a strainer

• Liquid known as lactose serum • Concentrated and transformed into milk by-

products

Knitting the Curds

• Curds placed into different shapes• Balls, wheels, blocks, barrels

• Lactic acid starts to alter curd texture and flavor• Microorganisms break down the lactose

present

Flavor Development

• Salt is added for additional flavor• Varies between 1-5% depending on variety

• Adding specific microorganisms also produces flavor• Lactococci- Cheddar and Mozerella• Secondary Cultures- Swiss• Surface Slime-Brick, Muenster• External Mold-Brie, Camembert• Internal Mold- Blue Roquefort

Ripening/Curing

• Placed in temperature controlled room for specific time

• Microorganisms and enzymes continue to break down fat and protein

• Time varies with cheese variety• Several weeks to several years

• This step is not used in fresh cheeses• Cream or cottage

Ripening/Curing

• Swiss 4 months to 1 year• Cheddar

• Mild • Medium• Sharp

• Saanenkaese 7 years!• Fresh Mozzeralla Does not need curing

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