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Gretchenmeister
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MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY)
#18757657 - 08/25/13 11:02 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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I made some radical homade farmers cheese, it is so easy and I am excited to share:
Heat half gallon of organic whole milk or goats milk to 170F
Add 1/2-3/4 cup of vinegar or lemon juice
Turn heat off and stir gently
THE CURDS SEPARATE FROM THE WHEY
Spoon the curds into a colander with a coffee filter in it, and drain as much juice off as you can.
Salt and season to taste, will keep in the fridge for about two weeks. Works great unseasoned as your own ricatta in lasagna, wonderful in crackers. The longest part was heating the milk without scalding it, gotta do that on lowish heat.
Simply delish. Oh and the juice leftover, not the curds, but the whey..is literally whey protein, strain and drink for extra protein, or water your garden with it.
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Shroomism
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BUT WHAT IF I WANT TO GO BEYOND!!! WHAT IF I WANT HARD CHEESE AGED FOR 9 MONTHS IN OAKEN WHISKEY BARRELS!
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: Shroomism]
#18759112 - 08/26/13 10:20 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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How do you get bacterially generated cheese? I'd like to make some soft frenchstyle cheeses. Smelly cheese. Nom.
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Gretchenmeister
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: Maverick]
#18760312 - 08/26/13 04:19 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Maverick said: How do you get bacterially generated cheese? I'd like to make some soft frenchstyle cheeses. Smelly cheese. Nom.
I dunno Mavs, find out and start a cheese forum.
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a cheese forum would be fantastic!
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: encryptor]
#18873024 - 09/21/13 04:55 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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That is a well known way of making "cheese"
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encryptor said: a cheese forum would be fantastic!
Cheesery
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: dstark]
#18897195 - 09/27/13 02:05 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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hey OP, have you tried adding salt when you add the acid? I found there.i get better yields that way, ive only done it a few times so im no means an expert just throwin it out. i know to make hard cheeses they use rennet to make nice curds then squish the fuck out of it in cheese cloth then bath it in salt water and age it. ive always wanted to try that out.
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: bigbigbilly]
#18911992 - 09/30/13 04:29 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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mmm...cheeeeeese
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Heffy
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: Shroomism]
#18927111 - 10/03/13 06:22 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I started making cheese about a year ago.
Mozzarella/Ricotta are the easiest to make, but hard/soft cheeses are more than doable. Easier than growing shrooms anyways
This guy has great videos.
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Heffy
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: Maverick]
#18927143 - 10/03/13 06:26 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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New England Cheesemaking Supply has cheap kits for mozzarella and basic hard/soft cheeses(Brie Camembert, Cheddar, etc).
You need molds to shape the hard/soft cheese wheels. Soft cheeses need to be protected by a curd which is grown on the surface of the wheel. Hard cheeses are usually coated in wax before aging.
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Gretchenmeister
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: bigbigbilly]
#18935987 - 10/05/13 12:56 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
bigbigbilly said: hey OP, have you tried adding salt when you add the acid? I found there.i get better yields that way, ive only done it a few times so im no means an expert just throwin it out. i know to make hard cheeses they use rennet to make nice curds then squish the fuck out of it in cheese cloth then bath it in salt water and age it. ive always wanted to try that out.
No but I will try adding salt. I got some goat milk and lemon juice...
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thiotimoline
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If you're making a rennet-set cheese, the leftover whey contains enough protein that you can make ricotta from it.
By the way, does anyone here know of a cheap source of rennet (bacterial or otherwise)? I've seen it for sale at the hippie grocery but the amount needed to make a pound of cheese costs as much as just buying a pound of cheese, so I decided against and have stuck to acid-set cheeses for now.
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: thiotimoline]
#18966052 - 10/11/13 09:54 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hi, nice topic!
I make my own tofu and have been thinking of doing some cheese at some point; sounds like mozzarella is the easiest.
Tofu's definitely tricky but I think I can do the cheese project okay.
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barong
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I have always wanted to get into cheesemaking, but my Mrs wouldnt let me, claiming issues of smell. Well she's gone now, so I have been considering it to add to the list of shit I do for myself (brewing, edible mushies, breadmaking, chilli sauce making).
My interest is in the aged & mould cheeses - however as Im stepping up my edible mushroom production, I'm thinking that to introduce a deliberate mould source into the house may b asking for trouble.
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Heffy
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: thiotimoline]
#18967360 - 10/12/13 06:58 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
thiotimoline said: If you're making a rennet-set cheese, the leftover whey contains enough protein that you can make ricotta from it.
By the way, does anyone here know of a cheap source of rennet (bacterial or otherwise)? I've seen it for sale at the hippie grocery but the amount needed to make a pound of cheese costs as much as just buying a pound of cheese, so I decided against and have stuck to acid-set cheeses for now.
New England Cheesemaking. For $6.50 you can get 10 rennet tablets. That will make you 40 lbs of cheese.
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thiotimoline
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Re: MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE (EASY) [Re: Heffy]
#18968363 - 10/12/13 01:43 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sweet!
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