Cheese curd. What’s this?

Thick milk cut with cheese harp – the cheese curd

As break (or cheese curdAs break (or cheese curd) is called in the dairy, the resulting material, which is formed from the milk by the addition of rennet or lactic acid to the milk breakage. » More info) is called in the dairy, the resulting material, which is formed from the milkCheese milk is the milk intended for the production of cheese, also with the concomitant use of buttermilk products, cream products, sweet whey, sour whey and whey cream (whey cream) » More info by the addition of rennetNatural rennet is a mixture of the enzymes chymosin and pepsin, which is obtained from the abomasum of young ruminants in milk-drinking age. » More info or lactic acid to the milk breakage.

There are different methods depending on the type of cheese:

First, the jelly is cut so that the wheyWhey is the watery greenish-yellow liquid that results from cheese making. » More info can drain. Coarsely cut for soft cheese and finer, the firmer the cheese should be.

For hard cheeses (mountainThe Vorarlberger Bergkäse (mountain cheese) is a regional cheese specialty from the Austrian province Vorarlberg. » More info cheese, etc.), the jellyThe milk is pre-acidified and thickened with the help of the rennet (calf rennet, microbial labs of bacteria or pepsin). The milk coagulates and a firmer mass forms. » More info with a cheese harp is repeatedly chopped up to cherry stone size.

In addition, the broken grain shrinks, the longer the break is stirred. As soon as the broken grains settle on the bottom of the vessel, they grow together again and can be broken up again, resulting in a crumbly doughDetecting cheese defects and quality - on the cheese dough. Recognizing cheese defects requires some practice. » More info.