| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for producing a block of cheese having good internal structure and external structure with less energy consumption.SOLUTION: There is provided the method for producing a block of cheese from a curd. A curd mass is deposited in at least one cheese mold including a follower and vacuum treatment and pressing treatment are applied to the at least one cheese mold. The pressing treatment is performed while the at least one cheese mold is situated in a holder in which a vacuum prevails. The vacuum treatment comprises at least first and second steps. In the first step, vacuum having first vacuum pressure is created in the holder with the aid of vacuum pumping means to draw air and whey entrained with the air from the curd mass. In the second step, vacuum pressure in the holder is reduced further to second vacuum pressure, which has 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. |
