Cheese Press
| Cheese Press | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Crafted Item |
| Recipe | Farming (Level 6) |
The Cheese Press is the artisan machine that turns milk into cheese, and it is the main reason to keep cows and goats. Cow's Milk becomes Cheese, and Goat Milk becomes the more valuable Goat Cheese. The press works quickly, so a single machine can handle several jugs a day. Its recipe comes at Farming level 6, and the Animal Bundle in the Pantry gives one away for free. The cheese it makes can go on to age in a Cask. That makes the press the first step of one of the best long-term earners in the game.
The in-game description reads: Turns milk into cheese.
Recipe
Reaching Farming level 6 teaches the recipe. Wood and Stone come from clearing the farm, and Hardwood comes from Large Stumps, Large Logs and the Secret Woods. The Copper Bar comes from smelting Copper Ore with Coal in a Furnace.
The Community Center offers a free press too. Completing the Animal Bundle in the Pantry rewards one.
These are the ingredients one batch needs.
| Name | Image | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | 
|
45 |
| Stone | 
|
45 |
| Hardwood | 
|
10 |
| Copper Bar | 
|
1 |
Use
Putting a jug of Milk into the press starts a job of about three in-game hours. When it finishes, the press holds a wheel of Cheese, and Goat Milk gives Goat Cheese in the same way. Several batches fit into a single day, so one press can work through a good number of jugs before bedtime.
Milk size decides the cheese quality. Ordinary Milk always gives plain Cheese, while Large Milk always gives gold-star Cheese. The star rating on the jug itself makes no difference, so only the size matters. The same rule holds for Goat Milk and Large Goat Milk. Cows and goats only give the large jugs when their friendship and mood are high. Petting and feeding the herd every day therefore improves the cheese as well.
Pressing milk into cheese raises its value well above the raw jug. Even a gold-star jug of Large Milk earns more once it becomes gold-star Cheese. The Artisan profession raises the price of cheese further, since it counts as an artisan good.
Notes
Cheese has a second life in the cellar. A Cask ages Cheese and Goat Cheese from their starting quality up to iridium, which doubles the base price. Cheese is the fastest item to age, reaching iridium in about two weeks. Players who compare cask goods often put Goat Cheese among the best things to age.
Goat Cheese is the prize product. It sells for far more than cow's Cheese, so a few goats in the Barn make the press much more profitable.
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