Curdling of cheese

Description

Process of curdling: the separation of the milk into solid curds and liquid whey. Usually this is done by souring the milk and adding rennet, either from a calf's stomach or increasingly bacterial rennet.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 2 occupations
  • Total: 3 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Dairy processing technician
    Dairy processing technicians supervise and coordinate production processes, operations, and maintenance workers in milk, cheese, ice cream and/or other dairy production plants. The…

Optional for

  • Dairy products maker
    Dairy products makers artisanally process raw milk to make dairy products such as butter, cheese, cream and milk. Other titles The following job titles also refer to dairy products…
  • Dairy products manufacturing worker
    Dairy products manufacturing workers set up, operate and tend equipment to process milk, cheese, ice cream and other dairy products. Working conditions Dairy production plants are …

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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