Milk separator will give you the opportunity at any time to eat fresh and quality milk of a certain fat content, as well as real milk cream.
Purpose of the milk separator
The purpose of the milk separator is to divide the milk into cream and skim milk. The principle of the device is as follows. It has in its device a constantly rotating container (milk receiver). Milk is poured into it. During rotation, the milk part moves, which is lighter than the cream, to the walls of the container. In the middle of the bowl are cream, and on the edges - skim milk (return). At the same time, both kinds of fluid flow down separate tubes, through which they enter different receivers.
There are varieties of milk separators that perform different functions:
- cream separators;
- normalizers (used to produce milk of a certain fat content);
- milk cleaners (remove various impurities from milk);
- for dehydration of the residue;
- for the preparation of particularly greasy cream.
How to choose a milk separator?
The criteria for choosing a separator is how often you plan to use it and how much milk to process with it. It is recommended that you pay attention to the following when selecting:
- The volume of milk receptacle capacity is usually 10-12 liters;
- productivity - the usual separator is capable of processing 70-90 liters of milk per day. If you plan to use the device for personal needs, you are well suited household milk separator. If it is needed for a farm, then an industrial separator is needed;
- the material from which the device is made - can be made of plastic
or metal, which is considered more reliable; - adjustment of the milk separator - many models have the function of adjusting the fat content of the cream, which is done by specifying the "cream: return" ratio. This ratio can be from 1: 4 to 1:12. The larger it is, the fatter the cream is;
- check for the presence of marriage.
Thus, if you need to make milk processing at home, the milk separator will help you in this matter.