How To Make Cheese In 7 Basic Steps

How to make cheese in 7 basic steps with equipment that you can find in your kitchen at home. Cheese making is very satisfying. Just make sure that all cheese making equipment has been thoroughly sterilized before you use it as rogue bacteria will spoil your final product. Cultures are either mesophilic or thermophilic. Yogurt is an example of a thermophilic culture, while buttermilk is an example of a mesophilic culture.

You can either make your own cultures, or you can buy them from you local cheese supplier. Take about 1 quart of clean, new milk and place in a previously-scalded vessel and allow to stand in a clean area till it sours. If the temperature has been kept at from 70 to 75 Fahrenheit, souring will take place in about 24 hours.

This is again put aside for a further 24 hours, and it is stirred occasionally at first. By the next day the starter will be ready for use. Dilute your rennet as above, and when you add it to the milk, stir it thoroughly for even distribution. After the rennet has been added, the milk is again left undisturbed so that the curds can form. So how do you know when your curd has reached that stage of a clean break,

If you put your finger into the curd and pull upwards the curd should break away and whey should pool in the hole that has been left behind. If it doesn't, you will need to wait a little longer. You can Add your Own Comments and Pages About Making Cheese!

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