have kit
4 months ago
received a kit for mozzarella and ricotta for my birthday. (again, alex w. has made this.)
How to make cheese
It made me
Lots of hard work 
"I make Cheddar, Butter, Yogurt , Panir, Cottage Cheese, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Queso Blanco, Feta, Nuefchatel , sour cream and many other soft cheeses"
How I did it: I used a book as well as trial and error. The best book is Home Cheese Making Ricki Carrol 2002 but I also like Making Artisan Cheese by Tim Smith, 2005.
Lessons & tips: Do not use ultra pasterized milk.
Use whole milk even if you want lower fat cheese becuase you will get an easier result.
Take a class you need to see the best colors , textures and aromas to get a good result.
Resources: www.richscheese.com has ingredients, classes and presses.
New England Cheese Making Company is great.
People doing this are also doing these things:
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This is so cool!
7 months ago
I heard about this on KCRW’s good food and want to give it a go. Any tips?
Did anyone get this book/DVD?
Mozzarella
15 months ago
I tried mozzarella, it didn’t come out perfect but pretty well for my first try! I’m going to do it again, and use the resulting cheese for eggplant parmesean. Yay. Also plan to try making some feta for a quiche. I tried Ricotta but it did not work out.
Yum!
16 months ago
I just got my share of the cheese I made with a friend and it is so good! It’s goat cheese but it’s less musty than the kind I usually buy, it tastes more like fresh cream. I can’t wait to mix it with some garlic or herbs and spread it on… whatever!
Next up, mozzarella. Can’t get buffalo milk tho, have to make the cow’s milk variety.
Chevre
16 months ago
Started with some basic chevre, some friends showed me and my bf how to do it. We have to finish it up tonight and then let it sit for a while before it’s quite ready.
Next for sure I want to try mozzarella… it SO yummy when I buy it, I’d love to be able to make it! Then feta, then some harder cheeses.
I have a friend
16 months ago
She is going to teach me to do this. I will start with softer cheese and work up to something more difficult. Yay! I didn’t think I would be able to do this for a long time and now it’s possible sooner than I thought. I’m so excited!
zerlina is trying to motivate herself to clean house.
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18 months ago
The Seattle Cheese Festival is this month. I’m going to watch a demonstration of how to make mozzarella!
omseagrass is a new auntie!!
failed my 1st attempt
19 months ago
at making paneer, which is like the simplest form of cheese you can make. but this weekend i shall succeed! I think i went wrong by not boiling the milk properly – plus i used bottled lemon juice and i think next time i’ll try fresh squeezed lemon juice…
