Band 9: The diagram below shows the process of making soft cheese. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided picture illustrates the process by which soft cheese is made.

Overall, the linear process encompasses three main stages, commencing with the mixing of water and milk and culminating in the soft cheese. It is also noteworthy that half of these stages involve mixing, while the other half involve heating.

The first stage of the process is mixing. Specifically, water and milk are combined and stirred, and then they are sent to the cooling step, where the mixed milk is cooled for two hours to 5 degrees Celsius before proceeding to the fermentation stage.

In the next stage, the mixed milk is heated. During the fermentation step, salt is added to the mixed milk, which is then heated to 35 degrees Celsius over six hours. Once the mixed milk reaches the evaporation step, it is heated to 100 degrees Celsius for 8 hours, and steam is expelled from the machine.

The final step of making soft cheese involves cooling the mixed milk to 6 degrees Celsius over six hours to allow the liquid to thicken. During this stage, wastewater is expelled from one side of the machine by the filter, while the soft cheese is produced on the other side of the machine.