Cheesemaking

Greenstar no longer stocking rennet 19 Replies

I had a brief chat with the refrigerated foods manager at Greenstar yesterday: their distributor has stopped carrying rennet and they will no longer stock it.Boo-hiss.  Yes, I know that you can order…Continue

Started by Krys Cail. Last reply by Karen Edelstein Aug 15, 2012.

Hey, Cheesemakers-- source for goat milk, other cheesy shares....

Thought I would share that I have just found an excellent source for local, sustainably-raised goat milk.  Email me off-line if interested and I will put you in touch.Also: would really like to share…Continue

Started by Krys Cail Jul 15, 2012.

Raw Milk Petition 1 Reply

In case you'd like to chime in.(registration is easy, just name, email, and zip)http://wh.gov/gspContinue

Started by Laura Woinoski. Last reply by IthacaNancy Oct 21, 2011.

hard cheese making 1 Reply

I am interested in another hard cheese making class.  I am not ready to teach it but would gladly host an event.  Is anyone interested in teaching it?  I was also thinking since it is time consuming…Continue

Started by Mary Jo Thurber. Last reply by Adam C. Engst Jun 7, 2011.

freezing homemade cheese? 4 Replies

Cross topic post here.  We just started getting a milk share and my thought is to make a bunch of cheese & icecream to put up.  I have frozen paneer and cream cheese with good success. Can anyone…Continue

Tags: cheese, freezing

Started by Joey Diana Gates. Last reply by Joey Diana Gates Feb 24, 2011.

Our Attempt at a Press! 4 Replies

We'll be trying it tomorrow....http://daylilyfritters.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.htmlContinue

Started by Jessica Brown. Last reply by sarah m Jan 14, 2011.

good book & a fridge miracle 1 Reply

I'm reading "Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge" by Gordon Edgar and highly recommend it. It's the memoir of a "punk cheese worker" at Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco (a worker collective of 200+…Continue

Started by persephone doliner. Last reply by Krys Cail Dec 1, 2010.

Sell me your hard cheese making supplies?

Last weekend's workshop has my little family pretty excited about cheese making. Like others, we're unable to afford the cost of a press right now, but found a plethera of DIY guides online and we're…Continue

Started by Jessica Brown Nov 10, 2010.

Cheese Workshop: Pics from May and Request

Hi all!I never got around to getting the pictures up from our May Hard Cheesemaking Workshop, so I'm posting them in the media section…Continue

Started by Laura Woinoski Sep 20, 2010.

Nutritional Values

Hi all. I'm wondering if anyone here has tried to work out nutritional values for any of the cheese they've made and if so how. I've been trying to crunch the numbers for fromage blanc from whole…Continue

Started by Marcia Morrison Sep 5, 2010.