The steam (Hot water) stretcher is a machine designed for the production of pasta filata cheeses using, as raw materials, industrial curds, fresh curds and food ingredients. The raw material to be transformed is directly introduced into a processing chamber, and it is subject to the combined action of conical counter-rotating and steam heated water. During this processing phase, dough starts to change its structure, passing from a coarse and discontinuous consistence to a fibrous and continuous one, typical of the pasta filata. Once the pasta has reached the desired features, it will be discharged by its gravity.

The types of cheese that can be obtained are:

• Mozzarella
• Pizza cheese
• Scamorze
• Provole
• Analog and imitation cheeses