A cheese press is a device for pressing
whey from
curds when
making cheese. Pressing influences the cheese's hardness and texture and will also determine the shape of the block or wheel of cheese.[1]
Some sources state that Hazel Irwin, who received a patent for a cheese press in 1808,[2] was the first American woman to receive a patent,[3] although others state that
Hannah Slater in 1793,[4][5]
or
Mary Kies, in 1809, was the first.[6][7]
References
^Catherine Donnelly, ed. (2016), "Press", The Oxford Companion to Cheese, Oxford University Press, pp. 588–589,
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