page_title: Manufacture of cheddar cheese
section_title: Equipment
hierarchical_section_title: Manufacture of cheddar cheese / Equipment
caption_attribution_description: English: 400lbs of Milk in cheese vat, undergoing pasteurization.
context_page_description: The manufacture of Cheddar cheese includes the process of cheddarizing, which makes this cheese unique.
  Cheddar cheese is named for the village of Cheddar in Somerset in South West England where it was originally manufactured. The manufacturing of this cheese has since spread around the world and thus the name has become generically known.
context_section_description: Stainless steel knives are used to uniformly cut the curds at various points during the process.  The device is a stainless steel frame with stainless steel wires, which cuts the curd cleanly.
  Vats will vary depending on a variety of factors, but in general are in the shape of an oval or rectangle with hollow walls that are used for holding warm water to keep the curds at desired temperatures.  This part of the vat is referred to as the jacket.
  A milling machine is used to cut the matted curds that are formed during the cheddaring process.  This allows the curds to be easily salted.
caption: 400 lb of milk in a pilot-scale cheese vat
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