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cheese press

cheese press

4.6
A machine that squeezes milk curds to make cheese
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : prensa de queso
  • Using a cheese press, she created her own cheddar from fresh curds and milk.

Examples

  • The cheese press is-- is out of order at the present moment.

    Artois the Goat (2009)

  • Best Cheese Press for Home Cheese Making

    Blog text (17)

  • To make feta cheese, you need to press the curds with a cheese press for several hours.

  • He invested in a sturdy cheese press to improve the quality of his homemade cheese.

Synonyms

press
vscheese press
141 4.1

A machine that uses pressure to shape, cut, or squeeze things

is limited to shaping curds for a dairy product by using steady pressure
cheesemaker
vscheese press
3.7

A machine people use to make cheese at home

is aimed at applying pressure to shape curds into a finished dairy product

How Strong

hydraulic press
  • Specialized
1 4.2
cheese press
  • Specialized
4.6
press
141 4.1

Surface Forms

cheese press singular
cheese presses plural

Morphology

cheese + press

The compound 'cheese press' is directly built from 'cheese' (curds/cheese) and 'press' (a device that exerts pressure), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a device for pressing or shaping cheese. Noun–noun compounds of this type are productive and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning immediately derivable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Cheese press comes from the simple picture of soft cheese curds being squeezed under a heavy press to push out liquid and make the curds hold their shape. So it now means the tool or machine that 'presses' and 'shapes' cheese.