| 摘要 |
Treatment applied mainly in connection with the making of Edam cheese, of the surfaces of pieces (11) cut from a pressed cheese block and aiming at closing the fissures and pores on the cut faces so that the occurrence of so-called salt-deadness is avoided in the subsequent salting step. The treatment is carried out with an apparatus comprising a plurality of surface closing chambers (1) disposed in a closed chain or ring assembly and executing a circulatory movement. The side walls (2) of the chambers (1) are heatable pressing surfaces and the chambers have been arranged to be open at the top so that pressing is effectable by the aid of plungers (5) installed above the chambers. The treatment is then performed in a continuous process in which the piece (11) of cheese is introduced into the surface closing chamber (1) located in a given position, or station, and pressed with the aid of a plunger (5) against the chamber's walls in connection with the circulatory motion of the chamber, before the latter's return to said filling station. |
