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[rjohns39]

Wow... Again i'm gone for a few hours and boom 4 pages of new posts.

 

[mobius]

Then I can point you to how to make both american cheese and velveta without chemicals.

@rjohns39 I would love love love that. I have a great local non-homogenized milk source!

 

[mobius]

RE: needing grass...I still have amazing amounts of grass...it just grows naturally and reseeds is all...and my foraging chickens love it. And decorative plots of grass can be planted for them as well as this:

They have barley and clover in these "salad bars". Just saying...also I do fodder from barley...there are options I think just my opinion....and you can see a tiny bit past the fence to where they forage during the day now......

 

[rjohns39]

@rjohns39 I would love love love that. I have a great local non-homogenized milk source!

let me look up my recipes. Unfortunately at my age, i have to write everything down. You'll need a good source of colby and cheddar as well as gelatin for the american. Velveeta can be way more complicated. all about taste. What three cheeses are your favorite. I'll look up the recipe tomorrow. Sorry I'm running out of gas....

 

[rjohns39]

RE: needing grass...I still have amazing amounts of grass...it just grows naturally and reseeds is all...and my foraging chickens love it. And decorative plots of grass can be planted for them as well as this:View attachment 1108276 They have barley and clover in these "salad bars". Just saying...also I do fodder from barley...there are options I think just my opinion....

My birds have a moon scape where their shelters are and another 200 feet or so of grass. When they decimate that I'll move the fences to give them more grass. My biggest challenge is giving the birds enough grass.

 

[mobius]

No rush lol. I like brie, mozz, and gouda the best...i mean the supplies have to get here for the cheese, I did order a cheese culture set...

 

[Ebarnes-21]

In the middle of catchup here, from page 2, if you are using Beeswax as cheese wax, It works better if you melt it and mix some solid oil in, like coconut oil or even lard/dripping etc. From memory it was 10%. It makes the wax more flexible, like comercial cheese wax, but without the plastic wax content.

This stops the wax cracking as much when it cools, which can be a problem with pure wax.

 

[mobius]

@Ebarnes-21, VERY nice cause I was reading a bit about the cracking! wow! Thank you!

 

[rjohns39]

No rush lol. I like brie, mozz, and gouda the best...i mean the supplies have to get here for the cheese, I did order a cheese culture set...

Check out their learning 101 section.

 

[rjohns39]

In the middle of catchup here, from page 2, if you are using Beeswax as cheese wax, It works better if you melt it and mix some solid oil in, like coconut oil or even lard/dripping etc. From memory it was 10%. It makes the wax more flexible, like comercial cheese wax, but without the plastic wax content.

This stops the wax cracking as much when it cools, which can be a problem with pure wax.

I add olive oil... not sure if its really 10% or not. I kind of do it by feel and texture.