Cheese?

[Uzuri]

So you all seem a crafty lot--do we have any cheese makers here? And if you have made cheese, what sorts?

I've done Lemon, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Feta, and Chevre.

 

[Rolsjo]

All I've done so far is Ricotta, but would love to try Mozzarella and Feta. How involved were they to make?

 

[georgialee]

Once we build on our 5 acres I'm going to get some goats and start making cheese!

We eat SO much of it and love the occasional treat of soft cheeses so I can't wait! I'm subbing to this thread

 

[calgal98]

I'm a cheeser. I've done the vinegar cheese (great for cheesecake, by the way)., feta, mozz, cheddar, monterey jack, and probably more. All made with my goats milk. Lots of fun when I have the time. Forgot chevre.

 

[Uzuri]

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Mozzarella was easy, though I still have some moisture difficulties--I'll figure it out XD Feta wasn't difficult at all, though it is rather time consuming (as is anything but soft cheeses).

Calgal--wow on doing more than one cured cheese

I did the cheddar, then decided that that was the end of that unless I got better facilities (read, a dedicated cheese-aging refrigerator).

 

[MullersLaneFarm]

I love making cheddars! Especially flavored ones like onion, garlic, hot peppers!! yum!! (Jersey milk here)

 

[Uzuri]

Wow, all you crazy cheddar people, I may have to pick your brains. Mine was *very* tasty and very sharp, but a royal pain in the butt to make, and I had to deal with mold every day (that got better when I said "screw the wax, we're going to use olive oil!").

I love the part of cheesemaking that involves working with milk, but wow, the aging part does me in

 

[MrsCountryChick]

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I've only ever made Ricotta (Delicious though)......but are you saying instead of drying cheese in wax you can coat it with olive oil & dry it that way?

***ETA: Where do you all get your cheese cultures from?