Patent ID: 6942888
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A01J,A23C

Abstract:
1. A cheese extruding machine comprising: a filler which includes an input hopper adapted to receive the cheese blocks, a cutter adapted to reduce the cheese blocks from said hopper into smaller cheese pieces, and a feed device adapted for compressing the cheese pieces substantially without damaging the curds into a uniform, homogeneous cheese flow which cheese flow is output at a cheese output thereof; an elongate cheese forming tube of a predetermined internal cross-sectional shape having a first end which is affixable to said filler at said cheese outlet to receive the cheese flow, and a second end adapted to extrude the cheese flow in said cross-sectional shape for slicing to predetermined lengths; and a cooling device associated with and adapted for chilling the cheese forming tube to chill the periphery of the cheese flow to increase the firmness and maintain the shape of the cheese flow upon extrusion from said second end of said cheese forming tube.