New project: SKH 300 EL PRO and OZS 1400 ripening chamber at “Malinowy Chruśniak” in Bydgoszcz

We are pleased to share a short report on another installation we have completed, this time at the family-run “Malinowy Chruśniak” cheese farm in Bydgoszcz’s Fordon district. We supplied and commissioned a PLEVNIK SKH 300 EL PRO cheese vat and an OZS 1400 ripening chamber.

Process ergonomics: a vat on a raised platform

In this installation, the vat operates on a raised platform. This arrangement has very practical benefits for daily production:

• after the curd grains have been drained and “washed”, they can flow by gravity directly into a pre-press or onto a table with a distributor,
• this shortens the time between preparing the curd grains and forming the cheese block or wheels,
• it reduces pumping and manual transfers, lowering the risk of damaging the curd structure and making batch consistency easier to maintain.

This setup also improves occupational safety and hygiene by reducing lifting and carrying wet cheese mass across the floor.

Stable ripening: humidity and temperature under control

The second pillar of this installation is the OZS 1400 ripening chamber. During cheese ripening, precise control of temperature and relative humidity is absolutely crucial to quality:

• the correct temperature determines the rate of microbial activity and the progress of proteolysis and lipolysis,
• appropriate humidity limits excessive drying and rind cracking while supporting the desired surface flora, such as smear cultures or white mould, depending on the cheese style.

The OZS 1400 maintains stable conditions throughout the chamber, resulting in an even rind, predictable weight loss (“shrink”) and a consistent flavour and aroma profile across the batch.

A few words about “Malinowy Chruśniak”

“Malinowy Chruśniak” is a family-run organic cheese dairy in Bydgoszcz (Fordon), with its own milk supply and direct sales. The farm has been making goat’s and cow’s milk cheeses for years. Its products are available on site at 13 Brzegowa Street, through its online shop and at local market initiatives such as Frymark Bydgoski. This is a place with character and a steadily built reputation for quality, and we are delighted to have contributed to the development of its production.