The hour and minute domes underneath are cut from solid aluminum to a thinness of just 0.28mm (a sheet of paper is about 0.1mm thick).

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Once a solid layer has formed at the top of the cauldron, the curds are cut then separated from the whey, pressed into a large mould and set to age in a high-humidity cellar.

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