Learn To Make Cheese

Fresh mozzarella cheese is one of the most popular cheeses that people are making at home.  It is a quick, fairly easy process that requires minimal equipment.

The basic things a beginner needs to make homemade mozzarella cheese at home are:

• fresh mozzarella cheese curds
• sea salt
• large pot for boiling water
• large and flat-bottomed stainless steel bowl
• wooden spoon
• latex gloves (unless you like immersing your bare hands in painfully hot water)

If you don’t have a cheesemaking supply store nearby, there are plenty of online sources such as the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. Or, they offer fabulous cheesemaking kits for mozzarella, ricotta, goat cheese, mascarpone and more in a range of prices.  They include recipes, gadgets like thermometers, vegetable rennet, even instructional dvds.