Cheese Grading
Short Course
This course covers the technical aspects of cheese sensory and grading. The various cheese attributes for appearance, texture and flavour are explored as well as the different cheese grading systems and scoring – defect grading and attribute grading. Participants will gain useful insights into how to articulate cheese attributes and defects as well as explore the manufacturing causes for these. The course can be run as a one-day or two-day short course and includes significant practical activities.
Learning Outcomes
Acquire knowledge in cheese sensory science and the cheese grading systems.
Be equipped to carry out cheese grading to skillfully identify key appearance, texture and flavour attributes and defects in different cheeses.
Gain insights into cheese maturation including flavour development and textural changes
Course Outline
Cheese Sensory science
Cheese types
Cheese sensory attributes – appearance / texture / flavour.
Cheese typical attributes.
Grade scoring – Defect and Attribute grading systems.
Cheesemaking & maturation.
The grading environment.
Manufacturing parameters that impact defects and grade score.
Cheese grading exercises
Course Outline
Milk Chemistry & Microbiology
Raw Milk Quality
Milk Standardisation & Pasteurisation
Cultures & Rennet
Cheese Make
Cheese Maturation
Cheese Defects
Cheese Making Exercise
Our Short Courses
Our short courses are designed to maximise your learnings through theory and practical activities while minimising your time away from your job. Most of the short course are one-day in duration and are run at a central location in Scoresby, Victoria. The courses can also be run at your site and can be tailored to suit the learning needs of your staff.
The cost of the one-day courses is $495-00 + GST pp with the two-day courses costing $795-00 + GST pp. The costs include all learning materials and catering, and all participants receive a Certificate of Participation.
Why choose FoodPlus for your training?
FoodPlus Technical Consultants is an established and progressive company that provides technical support to the food manufacturing industry. The company was founded in 2012 by Keith Glewis who has over 30 years’ experience in food science, food safety and training.
The company is built on the three tiers of: Training, Food Safety, Consultancy.
The company is based in Melbourne, Australia and has provided valuable technical support to the dairy and other food manufacturing industries both in Australia and overseas.
FoodPlus has a strong focus on building capability within business through training programs and mentoring of staff in problem solving activities, especially around food safety issues.