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Cheese making lingo

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  • What is added to the milk to make curds?
    rennet
  • To make a hard cheese do you need to cut the curd small or big?
    small
  • What are three important parts of milk for cheese making?
    Milk sugar (lactose), milk fat, and milk proteins
  • In cheese making why is milk heat treated?
    To reduce harmful microorganisms
  • Complete the sentence: Cheese making is the process of preserving ... in a concentrated form.
    milk
  • The time a cheese is in the brine bath is calculated based on .... and .....
    size and surface area
  • In cheese making Mesophilic and Thermophilic are names used to describe types of....?
    Bacteria
  • Thermophilic bacteria grow well in low of high temperatures?
    high
  • What type of cheese is the fastest to mature - waxed cheese, blue mould cheese or white mould cheese?
    white mould cheeses ( 2 - 4 weeks)
  • Why do hard cheeses need pressing?
    To remove holes
  • In cheese making, what is another word for protein?
    Casein
  • Which milk has the highest protein: cow, goat, or sheep milk?
    sheep milk
  • What is the mould used in blue vein cheese?
    Penicillium roqueforti