🧀 Cheese Press

The Cheese Press is an artisan equipment item in Stardew Valley. It is used to process Milk and Goat Milk into Cheese and Goat Cheese. Cheese is a valuable artisan good that sells for much higher profit than raw milk and is also loved by several villagers.

✨ Uses

  • Turns Milk into Cheese
  • Turns Goat Milk into Goat Cheese
  • All products take 3 in-game hours to process
  • Cheese can be sold, gifted, or used in recipes

📦 Acquisition

🕒 Processing

Input Output Time Sell Price
Milk Cheese 3 hours 230g
Large Milk Cheese (higher quality) 3 hours 345g
Goat Milk Goat Cheese 3 hours 400g
Large Goat Milk Goat Cheese (higher quality) 3 hours 600g

*Star quality of input affects the output price — higher quality milk yields higher value cheese.

💡 Tips & Strategies

  • Cheese is one of the most profitable ways to use Cow and Goat Milk.
  • Loved gifts for several villagers, including Leah and Penny.
  • Place multiple Cheese Presses to keep up with daily milk production from barns.
  • Goat Cheese sells for more than regular Cheese and is highly profitable with Deluxe Barns.