The classic home cheese making primer has been updated and revised to reflect the increased interest in artisanal-quality cheeses and the availability of cheese making supplies and equipment.
Here are 85 recipes for cheeses and other dairy products that require basic cheese making techniques and the freshest of ingredients, offering the satisfaction of turning out a coveted delicacy. Among the step-by-step tested recipes for cheese varieties are farmhouse cheddar, gouda, fromage blanc, queso blanco, marscarpone, ricotta, and 30-minute mozzarella. Recipes for dairy products include crème fraíche, sour cream, yogurt, keifer, buttermilk, and clotted cream. There are also 60 recipes for cooking with cheese, including such treats as Ricotta Pancakes with Banana Pecan Syrup, Cream Cheese Muffins, Broiled Pears and Vermont Shepherd Cheese, Prosciutto and Cheese Calzones, and Grilled Vegetable Stacks with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce. Profiles of home cheese makers and artisan cheese makers scattered throughout the text share the stories of people who love to make and eat good cheese. Plus information on how to enjoy homemade cheeses, how to serve a cheese course at home, cheese tips, lore, quotes, cheese making glossary, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Complete cheese making recipes:
I've looked around for a good cheese making book and while I find little snipets here and there in other books or books devoted to one type of cheese, this is the best all around book I've found and the recipes really are accurate. I had no idea that making cheese could be this easy.
Could be great with a major edit:
This book could be great with a major edit. Lot's of extraneous material--do I really want to know that the author doesn't like milk that comes in boxes (while making the simple point that hard cheese can't be made from UHT milk). Or her rantings on issues having nothing to do with making cheese. Other reviewers talk about all the nonsensical instructions. My favorite is: "allow the milk to incubate at 110F for 6 to 8 hours... (If the kitchen seems too cool, place the jar on a top shelf, where the... more info
great:
A great book for learning about cheese making for the beginner and alot of info for everyone and anyone interested in cheese making
I'm a Cheese Maker!:
Whoo Hoo After reading this book and ordering my supplies I am now a cheese maker.....great read.
