Object number
74/27
Description
Cheese mould used for making Stilton cheese. Donated as part of a collection of dairy related objects from the UoR Department of Food Science.
This is a cheese mould used for making Stilton cheese.This example is a cylindrical mould made of tinned steel with a strong rim at the top and base and drainage holes in the sides. This type of mould would stand on a wooden board for pressing. There should be a follower with it. This item was donated as part of a collection of dairy related objects from the University of Reading Department of Food Science.
Physical description
1 cheese mould: tinned metal; cylindrical
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Mould // Tinned steel // University of Reading Department of Food Science // Description: A cylindrical mould made of tinned steel with a strong rim at the top and base and drainage holes in the sides. This type of mould would stand on a wooden board for pressing. There should be a follower with it. Use: for making Stilton cheese’
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