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Record 1 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

Draining is the act of separating the whey from the curds by passing the former through a metal strainer in the vat exit gate or through a sieve laying the length of the vat .... At the end of drainage, a trench of curd is generally formed ....

CONT

Whey can be removed by drainage from vats or kettles. Otherwise, the mixture of curds and whey may be pumped or dipped from the vat to a drain table perforated molds (forms or hoops), or cheesecloth. The result is the same: whey and curds are separated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
CONT

[...] une masse compacte, élastique : le caillé ou scientifiquement, le coagulum [...] baigne dans le petit-lait ou techniquement, lactosérum, désigné sous le nom de sérum en fromagerie. L'égouttage consiste à séparer le caillé du sérum.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
DEF

Separación del suero de la cuajada.

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