Patent ID: 8512792
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. A method for producing blocks of cheese from curd, wherein a curd mass is deposited in at least one cheese mold provided with a movable cover and in the at least one cheese mold is subjected to a vacuum treatment and pressing treatment, which pressing treatment is carried out while the at least one cheese mold is situated in a holder in which a vacuum prevails, wherein the vacuum treatment comprises at least a first and a second step, wherein in the first step in the holder with the aid of vacuum pump means a vacuum with a first vacuum pressure is created to draw air and whey entrained with the air from the curd mass, and during the second step the vacuum pressure in the holder is reduced further to a second vacuum pressure, which has at least a value at which the whey present in the curd mass starts to boil and residual air and free whey are pushed from the curd mass.