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How are cheeses made today? Cheesemaking is today an important foundation of the dairy industry. Around 4,000 are currently produced worldwide. types of cheese made from cow's, sheep's and goat's milk. In Poland, over 600 were produced in the period 1948-2019! Many types of cheese that dominate today's market are made according to traditional recipes developed centuries ago. MSM Mońki is a producer of Dutch and Swiss cheeses, which combines the tradition of cheese production with the latest technologies.
How does cheese production at Moniecka Spółdzielnia Mleczarska look like? Cheese is made in the process of precipitating fat and protein from milk. However, a lot of time passes before the finished product hits store shelves. The milk used in the production of the cheese Belgium Email List must undergo thorough tests, including an analysis for the presence of antibiotics, chemical tests of dry matter, degree of acidity and the content of fat, protein and lactose in the composition, as well as a microbiological analysis of the total number of bacteria and somatic cells. The milk must meet strict guidelines, regardless of what kind of cheese it ends up being. The thoroughly tested milk is placed in a centrifuge.
There, the fluid undergoes bacteriofugation (the process of purification of bacterial cells and spores). In the case of hard cheeses, the milk is additionally pasteurized. The milk is cooled to "dressing" temperature and mixed with rennet, calcium chloride and sourdough. As a result of the combination of these ingredients, after about 30 minutes, a curd is formed, which is the basis of the final milk processing product in the cheese-making process. The mass is cut and mixed until cheese grains and whey are formed.
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