Cheese Making Hardware

When the spring is fully compressed the pressure applied is 22 kilograms.

Green Living Australia's Own Cheese Press (top of page) This simple cheese press is made to suit cheese baskets up to 150mm wide, and 130mm high. With this press you have a choice of doing it by "feel", and keeping it simple ... or using our "22 kilogram spring" system. "By feel", you will know when enough pressure is applied because you'll see the whey start to drain. You can apply more or less pressure the second time around depending on your preference of cheese firmness. With the "22 kilogram spring", you will know when you are applying the required 22 kilograms simply because the spiral of the spring closes up fully. See our Cheese Press in action in this great Blog post from Gavin. The HDPE base is a food grade plastic, and is the industry choice. HDPE Cheese Press Just $45.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries 22 Kilogram Pressure Spring With the mechanical advantage of a thread, it can be difficult to not overpress your cheese, with too much pressure. 15 or 22 kilogrmas are frequently requested pressures for overnight application to hard cheeses. If you don't have weights that are convenient enough to sit on top of your cheese hoop, or basket and follower, this is a very easy way to get the job done. You will know when the pressure is 22kg, simply because this specially manufactured spring will be fully compressed, and 15kg, or close enough is when the spring is approximately 3/4 compressed ... The main thing here is not to overpress your cheese HDPE Cheese Press With 22 Kilogram Spring Just $59.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries Retrofit Your Cheese Press with the 22 Kilogram Spring You already have a press, or you are building your own, and want to add a spring? This spring is 40mm wide and approximately 40mm high when fully expanded. 22 Kilogram Spring JUST ... $15.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries

Cheese Basket & Follower (top of page) This cheese basket is ideal for hard and soft cheeses. For most soft cheeses you would not require a follower. The cheese basket measures 145mm wide at the top, 130 wide at the base, and is 115mm high, and has a matching follower. They are available together, or separately. This size is suitable for up to 8 litres of milk. 145mm Cheese Basket on its own. Just $8.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries 145mm Cheese Basket and Follower Just $17.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries Already have the basket, but want a Matching Follower Just $10.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries

Cheese Hoops (top of page) 100mm Cheese Hoop, with Base Ideal for cheeses like Camembert These hoops are 100 mm wide, & 100 mm high. 100 mm Cheese Hoop, with Base Just $7.50 ea Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries Four of these hoops are required when making camembert with an 8 litre batch of milk 145 mm Cheese Hoop Ideal for cheeses like Brie, Blue Vein, and Washed Rind, also suitable for Hard Cheeses when a follower is used. The 145mm hoops are made of pressure pipe, the same high quality piping that brings drinking water to the suburbs, and the matching followers are made of food grade HDPE. WARNING:- Using storm water, drainage, or sewerage pipe to make your own hoops is potentially very dangerous, as the PVC used to make these pipes contains lead. If making your own hoops please use drinking water quality "Pressure Pipe", for safety. 145 mm Cheese Hoop Just $14.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries This cheese hoop is 145mm wide, and 110mm high, also available with a matched follower, and is suitable for use with 8 litres of milk. 145 mm Cheese Hoop & Follower Just $22.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries   Hoops or Baskets ... ? In regard to hoops verses baskets, Valerie uses the baskets for all hard cheese making, and uses the hoops for camembert, brie and all blue cheeses. The hoops are required for cheeses that you need to flip. It’s really just a personal choice to use the basket for hard cheese. It gives the shape Valerie is looking for.

Feta Baskets (top of page) These Feta Baskets are 110mm wide, and 85mm high, and are ideal for making feta cheeses. Use two of these lined with cheese cloth and stacked, for making feta with a 4 litre bacth of milk. Feta Basket Just $3.95 ea. Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries

Cheese Boards & Mats (top of page) 235mm Square Cheese Board $7.50 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries When making mould ripened cheeses, such as Camambert, Brie, and Blue Vein Cheeses, you need to have what Valerie calls a "Cheese Hoop Sandwich" These cheeses do not require pressing, the excess whey is expelled under the cheeses own wheight, but to do this evenly the cheese hoop, boards and all, need to be flipped periodically. Also a board, and mat on its own is an ideal place to dry your cheese, before waxing. We use bamboo sushi mats, and kiln dried raw pine planks cut to size. Both more than likely available locally. Bamboo Draining (Sushi) Mat $2.50 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries

Check out our "Combo" deals. (top of page)   Cheese Press & Cheese Basket, with Follower Buy them together and save $4.00 "HDPE" Cheese Press, Cheese Basket & Followers JUST ... $59.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries You get the cheese press, and cheese basket with follower, .... bought separately they would cost $63.00. Cheese Press with Cheese Basket, Follower, & 22 Kilogram Spring "HDPE" Cheese Press, Basket, Follower AND 22 Kilogram Spring JUST ... $72.00 Australia Only. ------ International Enquiries

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