Cheesecloth is a loose-woven gauze-like carded cotton cloth used primarily in cheesemaking and cooking.
Cheesecloth on sauerkraut (fermented cabbage)
Cheesecloth under a microscope
Cheesemaking is the craft of making cheese. The production of cheese, like many other food preservation processes, allows the nutritional and economic value of a food material, in this case milk, to be preserved in concentrated form. Cheesemaking allows the production of the cheese with diverse flavors and consistencies.
During industrial production of Emmental cheese, the as-yet-undrained curd is broken by rotating mixers.
A cheesemaking workshop with goats at Maker Faire 2011. The sign declares, "Eat your Zipcode", in reference to the locavore movement.
The production of Gruyère cheese at the cheesemaking factory of Gruyères, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Fresh chevre hanging in cheesecloth to drain.