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curd knife [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

curd knife: an item in the "Food Processing and Preparation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

couteau à caillé : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transformation et de préparation des aliments» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

A long, rakelike wire tool used to cut curd into cubes.

CONT

Once the gelly is sufficiently firm, the curd is sliced up by means of the "curd knife" (a tool equipped with wires spaced apart) and this provokes the separation of the curds and the lactoserum ("the whey"). The duration and the speed of the decurdling process affects the size of the grain (about that of a pea). Once the slicing up process is completed, the resulting mixture will be stirred within the vat until the grain is sufficiently drained ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Appareil manuel ou mécanique servant à découper le caillé dans la cuve à fromage pour accélérer l'égouttage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo industriales
  • Productos lácteos
CONT

Cuchilla para cuajada [...]. Cuchillas para el corte del bloque de cuajada en bloques más pequeños cuadrados del tamaño del molde.

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