Learn To Make Cheese

Cheesemakers and cheeselovers alike will enjoy CheeseForum.org, a site designed by a cheese enthusiast for cheeselovers  to go and chat, as well as learn from eachother.  Participation is global and discussion topics include buying and storing cheese, cheese recipes, pairings, cheesemaking courses, methods, ingredients and more.  Is your feta too salty?  There are plenty of friendly folks who know a lot about cheesemaking and are ready to help.

In addition to the forums, CheeseForum.org has some of the most comprehensive information on cheesemaking equipment we’ve ever seen.

There is a lot to explore!  This definitely should be one of your first go-to online resources about cheese.

CHEESEFORUM.ORG Cheese Making Forum, Recipes, Reviews, Pictures . . ..

We wanted to let you know about our ever-expanding cheesemaking site on Squidoo. We post additional resources on how to make cheese at home.  This includes informative videos on cheesemaking, great tips on serving cheese and featured cheese-related products.

Visit: http://www.squidoo.com/makecheeseathome

Artisanal Cheese has its own blog where different staff members write about cheese.  They discuss things like cheeses and cocktail pairings and addressing misconceptions about mold on cheese.  Needless to say, it’s fascinating!

We particularly enjoyed the article on organic or genetically modified cheese. It discusses hormones, artificial flavors, homogenization and other unfortunate aspects of industrial cheese production.

Here’s an excerpt:

“No more smoked cheese in USA. All are produce with artificial flavor added, even those rewarded at the annual American Cheese Society competition.

Most of the cheeses produce in North America are with“engineering” rennet to avoid usage of animal rennet (natural). Engineering means laboratory reproduction. Naturalist considers those as genetically modified products (GMO). Most good producers make cheese with animal rennet which has very bad press with vegetarian.”

» Organic or Genetically Modified? » News From The Cheese Caves.

As a budding cheesemaker, you may want to check out the Dairy Science and Food Technology website.  It is a fascinating site for both students and professionals dedicated to science and technology within the dairy industry. (more…)