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Default pressing of cheese/curds

irma wrote:
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> How if I have a cheese mold of eg 5 lbs, what would be the pressure ?
> is it double or is there a forula...


I think that would depend on the dimensions
of the mold. The same force spread over
more area (for example, a wide mold) will be
weaker than if it were applied to a small
area (for example, a tall skinny mold).