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Our Burgeoning Dairy Endeavor
A few years ago my wife and I sold our home in the Hamptons and decided to purchase a small farm in our home state of Nebraska. After living in suburban areas for most of our lives, we were ready to reconnect with the pastoral pleasures of the Midwest. Since we’re getting older now, we didn’t want the full rigors of farm life, but we didn’t want to be sedentary all day either.
The homestead came with a small barn, so we decided to focus on raising cows and creating our own dairy products. As I said, we didn’t want much work, so we only bought enough cows to supply ourselves and some of the locals with milk and other dairy products. We started out with the basics, but our small enterprise has blossomed and we recently invested in some new cheese processing equipment.
What is Ultra Filtration?
The term “ultra” is a modifier that is thrown around haphazardly to enhance the meaning of virtually any phrase. But when it’s attached to filtration, as in ultra filtration, it distinctly alters the meaning. In ultra filtration, hydrostatic pressure is used to force a liquid through a semipermeable membrane, effectively removing large molecules from the solution.
You’re probably asking yourself, “Who actually does this?” Typically the process is used to purify and concentrate protein solutions, such as those used in the dairy industry. The only difference between this and other types of filtration is the size of the molecules that are removed from the liquid.
Not Your Parents’ Milk
I am admittedly too young to remember the days when milkmen used to bring fresh bottles to the door a couple of times a week—but I’ve heard the stories. People always tout the freshness of the milk and reminisce about how you would have to shake the bottle to mix in the cream. Milk delivery may not be as ubiquitous as it once was, but that doesn’t explain why we no longer have to shake our milk.
The answer to this quandary is actually quite simple: the homogenizer. The cream, or fat, portion of the milk has a lower density, so it naturally rises to the top of the bottle. A homogenizer works to break down the fat molecules so that they can be mixed into the rest of the milk, creating aptly named “homogenized milk.”
Cheese Processing Equipment
Koss Industrial, Inc. offers a wide variety of cheese processing equipment, both new and reconditioned. Some examples of Koss’ cheese processing equipment are the lab cookers, hot water sets, ClearBrine® Ultra Filtration units, and CIP Systems are only the beginning of what Koss’ has to offer.
Cheese Making Equipment
Koss Industrial, Inc. offers a large array of stainless steel cheese making equipment, both new and reconditioned. For example, Koss’ manufactures process cheese cookers, cheese grinders, HTST systems, curd pails, CIP systems, sanitary conveyors, clean catwalks, sanitary floor drains, and much more.