Cheese-Making Equipment

micro vats

Micro Vats

Kusel offers a series of “Micro-Vats” for pilot plants, R&D, and farmstead cheese plants.

MX Vats

Available in three sizes: 65 gallons (246 Liters)/560 lbs.; 115 gallons (435 Liters)/1,000lbs; and 175 gallons (662 Liters)/1,500 lbs., the Kusel MX Series of vats includes a water-circulating pump for heating or cooling operations. These vats are similar in concept to an open “OO” design, giving the operator access to the vat to process the cheese or transfer it for further processing. Other “lab size” or “small production vats” are available on a custom basis.

SR agitator

SR Agitator

The newest addition to our cheese-making product line, the Kusel SR Agitator is designed specifically for stirring, cutting, and forking in an open cheese vat, while maintaining the optimal sanitation you’ve come to expect from us. Balancing power and muted mechanical noise, the SR Agitator features independent traversing and stir speeds for desired process flexibility.

finishing table

Open Finishing Table

Kusel’s cheese-finishing tables are constructed with a Uni-Body Construction for added internal strength. This construction consists of internal support members welded to a heavy gauge stainless-steel outer tub for durability and long life. Additionally, side supports, legs, and structural channels supporting the exclusive Kusel “slat rack” for a reliable internal welded “ladder-type” support round out the table's construction.

2M4-17N Agitator

Built for the demanding applications in today's cheese plants, Kusel's 2M4-17N Agitator is designed and constructed according to 3-A standards.

curd elevator

Curd Elevator

One of Kusel’s Curd Handling product offerings, the Cheese Curd Elevator is designed to suit your unique applications and curd handling equipment.

Curd Air-Veyor

Kusel’s Curd Air-Veyor is a part of the Curd Handling products offering. Featuring a similar design to our Curd Hopper, the Air Veyor utilizes the same Hopper frame, gear motor, and horizontal open flight round auger.

curd hopper

Curd Hopper

Built with 304 stainless steel and set on swivel casters, the Kusel Curd Hopper is designed for durability, sanitation, and mobility when delivering curd anywhere throughout your cheese-making process.

A-Frame

A-Frame Press

The Kusel A-Frame Press, sometimes referred to as the “V” or “Tee-Pee” Press, is a simple design for most popular-sized cheese hoops. Typically used with 40 and 20lb. “Wilson” Hoops, it can be modified for virtually any type of cheese mould, providing a practical way to accomplish your pressing requirements.

Drainer/Washer/Cooler

Drainer/Washer/Cooler

Our Drainer/Washer/Cooler carefully drains the whey and continually cools and washes the curd with counter-flow water. Offering a natural tempering process, the Kusel Drainer/Washer/Cooler uses less energy, water, labor, and floor space.

Drainer/Creamer

Drainer/Creamer

Kusel’s Drainer/Creamer is an all-stainless-steel, totally enclosed, space-saving, dual-purpose unit that drains liquid and creams cottage cheese while storing creamed cottage cheese before and during filling.

Elips-E-Stir Agitator

Elips-E-Stir Agitator

Our Elips-E-Stir Agitator features a unique elliptical motion for a gentler agitation process, keeping your curd suspended longer to give you improved curd definition and significantly reduced burn-on.

LI Cottage Cheese Vats

Kusel’s LI Vat features straight sides and square ends, resulting in increased capacity and better curd cuts.

TH Vats

Known for its ability to produce softer type cheeses like Munster and Mozzarella, the TH Vat provides cheese makers with the ability to heat the curd throughout all areas of the inner pan. These vats were once exclusively used for the production of Cottage Cheese and Farmers Cheese before Kusel’s development the LI Vat.

Weigher-Stomper

Our Weigher-Stomper is an essential piece of equipment that accurately fills 40 and 20 lb. “Wilson” type moulds directly from the Curd Elevator. Designed to assist an operator in filling 40 lb./20 lb. Wilson moulds, the Kusel Weigher-Stomper then “stomps” or “pre-presses” the curd in the mould.

Curd Mill

Kusel offers the “E-Z CUT CURD MILL,” which is tailored specifically to the exacting needs of the cheese industry. The mill’s custom design and rugged stainless-steel construction make it the most-efficient and easiest-to-clean machine available while providing superior milling of the cheese curd in a square-curd shape. Feeding is available from either the left or right side.

Enclosed Finishing Vat (EFV)

The Kusel Enclosed Finishing Vat, or EFV, is typically used in high-volume, stirred-curd production plants. EFVs replace the traditional open finishing tables found in many plants and are shorter, wider, and take on an elliptical shape.

CK Vats

Typically used in the manufacturing of hard cheeses such as Cheddar or Brick, the Kusel “CK” Series of cheese vats eliminates hot spots and uncooked curd.