re: Who here has experience making paneer or other fresh cheeses?

Yeah, I realized I hadn't really replied to your post very well after I sent it. That said, I do think doing some of the quick soft cheeses might be fun on occasion and to that effect, I've wondered how much better those products would be if we could find some unpasteurized milks/ creams. I know the difference with eggs is astounding and it sucks the FDA hinders most real attempts at good, domestic, cheese making.