The milling of cheese to a fine particle size is critical to the operations of parmesan cheese maker Isanti Foods, but, until recently, it has also been a source of problems for the Dalbo, Minn.-based processor.
To manufacture its fine-grated product, Isanti typically combines cheese from a variety of sources, mills it to a fine particle size and then dries it to a specified moisture content. However, problems with unacceptable particle size variations recently prompted the processor to retool its milling operations.