Cream separator
Agriculture & Food

Cream separator

Late 19th century

A centrifugal cream separator spins milk so that components of different density move apart. It made cream separation quicker and more controllable than leaving milk to settle in shallow pans.

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A centrifugal cream separator spins milk so that components of different density move apart. It made cream separation quicker and more controllable than leaving milk to settle in shallow pans.

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Image: Separator,_Klosters_bruksmuseum.jpg
Creator: Calle Eklund/V-wolf
License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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