The invention relates to the production of fermented dairy foods on the basis of yoghurt or cottage cheese. whey draining apparatus comprises a filter container (1) having at least two drain apertures (2), said filter container (1) comprises a main body (3) defining the boundaries of drain holes (2). The main body (3) has at least one filtering wall (4) extending across at least one of the discharge openings (2). The filter container (1) has at least two drain apertures (2) whereby at least a portion of the main body (3) is disposed between said two drain holes (2). The filter container (1) comprises a permeable bottom (10) having at least two discharge openings (2) separated by a crosspiece (11) extending from the main body (3). The utility model also provides an option whey draining apparatus for a partially curled food. The apparatus comprises a filter container (1) having a discharge outlet (2), said filter container (1) comprises a main body (3) defining the boundary of said drain hole (2) and having a filtering wall (4) disposed across the drain (2 ). The filter container (1) has several sides, and said discharge outlet (2) is located on one side of the filter container (1). According to the utility model, said devices (variants) are used in household elektroyogurtnitse (9) having a chamber (60) in which the outer container (5) for placing the filter container (1) and the milk based product and enzymes. The chamber (60) associated with means (61) of heating, and the external container (5) and the filter tank (1) form a whey draining apparatus, comprising a filter container (1). The utility model provides increased compactness of the filter tank, intensification of heat transfer processes in the coagulation product in the container, facilitating manufacture said container with increased while its useful volume efficiency and improving draining whey. 3N. 20 and ZP f ly-5-yl.Полезная модель относится к области производства сброженных пищевых продуктов на молочной