Get Inspired By Other Home Cheesemakers
The site Living Off the Grid has countless tips on everything from solar cooking to composting. There’s also a piece on their efforts at homemade cheesemaking. But you don’t need to be completely self-sufficient in order to enjoy making cheese at home. As you may have already seen, cheesemaking is very much a process of trial and error.
Check out their cheese press (or the instructions for making your own). They also suggest Ricki Carroll’s book “Home Cheese Making” that contains 75 recipes.
Here’s an excerpt from their cheesemaking experiences:
“I had already made several batches of soft cheese (mozzarella) that came out beautifully using recipes from this cheesemaking book, but my first attempt at a hard cheese resulted in something that I didn’t dare attempt to eat. I think my failure had to do with the fact that I didn’t follow the exact instructions from the recipe book. This time I followed the Farmhouse Cheddar recipe step-by-step, even going so far as to dechlorinate the water that I used to dissolve the rennet tablet. Below is the result of my efforts, although I still have to wait another 24-hours for it to dry enough to be put into cheese wax. It will be put up to age for one month after waxing. I can’t wait to try it!”
Home Cheese Making – Recipes for 75 Homemade Cheeses.
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- Making 30 Minute Mozzarella Cheese At Home
- How To Make Cottage Cheese: For Beginners
- Cheese Making Tips From A Practiced Home Cheesemaker
- New Zealand Cheesemakers Can Use Raw Milk In Cheesemaking
- Gourmet Cheese Baskets: Love the Gift of Artisanal Cheeses
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