Cheesemaking at Home Including a Step-by-Step Guide and Recipes

By Kelly Meral

Cheesemaking at Home - Including a Step-by-Step Guide and Recipes

Making your own cheese at home is easier than you might think. When you are in need of a slice of cheese for a sandwich or a ball of fresh mozzarella for a salad, do not go to the grocery store – simply open up this book and make your own!

In this book you will receive the following:

An overview of the cheesemaking process

A list of tools you will need to make your own cheese at home

Instructions for preparing and aging cheese

Delicious recipes for both soft and hard cheeses

By the time you finish this book you will be able to produce your very own homemade cheese. So scroll up and grab your copy now!

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Kelly Meral
• Release date: Oct 27, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519984319

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Introduction

When you are in need of a block of cheese to slice for sandwiches or a ball of fresh mozzarella for a salad, where do you go? You probably go to the grocery store to buy prepared cheese. What you may not realize, however, is that it is actually fairly easy to make your own fresh cheese right at home! In this book, you will learn the basics about what is required to make your own cheese, including the tools you need and the process for doing so. You will also receive a collection of delicious recipes to make various kinds of soft and hard cheeses in your very own kitchen.

You will find all of the information you need to get started with cheesemaking. From the types of milk to use and the process for warming it, to the process of preparing the curds and pressing the cheese. Here you will learn how to create basic soft cheeses as well as hard cheeses like cheddar, provolone and pepper jack. By the time you finish this book, you will be able to enjoy all of your favorite homemade cheeses!

Cheesemaking Supplies and Tools

While the different types of cheese you can make at home are endless, they all start with the same basic ingredients: milk, a starter culture, a coagulant and salt. With these four ingredients you can make a basic uncolored, unflavored cheese. From here, you can add other ingredients and make changes to the preparation process to alter the flavor, color and texture of the final product. Below you will find a simple explanation of each of these four main ingredients as well as how to choose the right variety of each ingredient.

Basic Supplies for Cheesemaking Include:

• Milk

• Starter Culture

• Coagulant

• Salt

Milk

The milk is the most important element of any type of cheese. You can use a variety of different kinds of milk in making cheese at home – cow’s milk, goat’s milk, sheep’s milk and even camel’s milk. The key is to use fresh, unhomogenized milk, if you can find it. Homogenized milk has been processed to