The Cream Separator

Over a year ago now, I bought an old DeLeval Junior cream separator at an auction. At the time I didn't have access to cows, fresh milk or a farm - but now I do and that's why Ive finally had the opportunity to try out the machine! The separator was kept in wonderful shape throughout its life and wasn't rusty. I gave it a thorough washing before taking it up to the farm. There was a fair bit of assembling required, but fortunately the separator instruction manual came with the machine! That alone is an antique Im sure, but I appreciated it. We milked fast, excited to try out the separator! We had about 10L whole milk to put through. We got the handle turning, because its a bit stiff, then we poured the milk in, opened the release and let er' fly! Before you knew it there was a beautiful yellow stream of cream coming out the top and a bright white stream of milk coming out the bottom. It took about 3 minutes for it to process the 10L, which I would say is fast! Then we had 8L skim milk (which is probably still richer than anything you'd buy at the store) and 2L of rich rich cream. All the parts of the separator had to be disassembled and washed ,including the discs. I only used water, not soap (don't want your hard earned cream tasting like soap!). The next couple of days were filled with dairy experiments - including: skim milk yogurt, butter, crème brulee, the list goes on. We eat well with the cream separator at our disposal!