Method and device for preparing cheese by ohmic heat treatment
US9924729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23C19/06
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An invention directed to a process and device for electrically heating and preparing pasta filata type cheeses. The ohmic heating process of this invention is introduced after separation of initial curd from whey, as heated stretching is initiated to create nascent pasta filata cheese fibers. An apparatus is devised to receive the newly formed curd mass and to provide contact of the mass with an electric coupler that channels electric current through the conductive cheese mass as it is concurrently stretched. The features of this device include an electrically charged element, a grounding element and a texturizing tool.
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