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Anyone else dabble in cheese making
Posted on 5/3/17 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 5/3/17 at 4:14 pm
My parents got me a kit from cheesemaking.com as kind of joke gift for christmas. Of course i'm going to use the hell out of it and then some. First cheese (just realized I only have pics of curds) was supposed to be a colby but turned out like something i've never had before. Soft texture since i didn't have a press at the time and mild flavor after aging for about 6 weeks. Made great mac n cheese cheese. Need to find a super cheap fridge I can turn into a cheese cave for aging. Maybe a pawnshop would have one. cheesemaking.com website
First curds I made.
Chedder that's been aging for about 1 month. Should be ready in December. Trying to age this one without waxing it.
Beer infused cheese. I pressed it and waxed it for aging this weekend. Should be ready in mid July.
First curds I made.
Chedder that's been aging for about 1 month. Should be ready in December. Trying to age this one without waxing it.
Beer infused cheese. I pressed it and waxed it for aging this weekend. Should be ready in mid July.
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Posted on 5/3/17 at 4:25 pm to nerd guy
I consider myself rather culinarily adventuresome, but I have to say, the look of this scares the hell out of me.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 4:29 pm to nerd guy
No way I could ever justify taking the time to do that. I would undoubtedly frick it up. I'll just keep going to Whole Foods for my exotic cheeses 
Posted on 5/3/17 at 4:40 pm to Carson123987
Time was part of the problem with my first cheese Took wayyyy longer than i thought and dealing with a baby didn't help.
Took wayyyy longer than i thought and dealing with a baby didn't help. 
Posted on 5/3/17 at 4:58 pm to nerd guy
I like the idea of making my own cheese and I have made a couple of mozzarellas and ricottas, but there are just some things I leave to experts. For example, I don't make my own ketchup...
Hats off to you and your road less traveled!
Hats off to you and your road less traveled!
Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:24 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I have a hard time eating blue cheese much less some shite I make myself.
Congrats on your new skill.
Congrats on your new skill.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:30 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Why doesnt the aged cheddar at Whole Foods have green shite on it?
Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:50 pm to BigDropper
Maybe more appealing than the chedder . Waxed beer infused cheese for aging.
. Waxed beer infused cheese for aging. 
Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:53 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Reminds me of the jello molds from the 70's.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 6:00 pm to Degas
This is actually what the chedder looks like now. About a month after the last pic.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 7:12 pm to nerd guy
Good luck with that.
I've only made paneer for saag paneer. No aging involved. I lack the patience to do even that again.
I've only made paneer for saag paneer. No aging involved. I lack the patience to do even that again.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 8:05 pm to nerd guy
EDIT - Better question: is the flavor that much better when you make it yourself? I'm wondering if it's really worth the effort of if as someone said, I should just go to Whole Foods.
This post was edited on 5/3/17 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 5/3/17 at 8:55 pm to StringedInstruments
Probably not worth the cost at least. Flavor? Most likely not either. Comes down to possibility of customizing in the future. Like brewing. Not cost effective and a possibility of brewing a mediocre beer that's not as good as something commercial. But where can you buy a beer infused cheese? I'm sure somewhere, but I've never seen it.
This post was edited on 5/3/17 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 5/3/17 at 9:03 pm to nerd guy
I would think that it could also be for the experience. I will also use brewing as an example. I have a few friends that do it and their product is meh but they now know how to brew beer.
I would love to learn how to make cheese. It is just one more thing that I dont have time for right now, along with home brewing and dry aging beef.
I would love to learn how to make cheese. It is just one more thing that I dont have time for right now, along with home brewing and dry aging beef.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 9:04 pm to nerd guy
Are these examples your first? If you have pics of sliced wheels, could you post them? What resources did you use to get started?
Posted on 5/3/17 at 9:13 pm to Jibbajabba
Also, not that i expect mine to come out this nice. This is a porter infused cheese. Also want to try some milk stout and pale ale.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 9:20 pm to Jibbajabba
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If you have pics of sliced wheels,
I apparently never took pics of my first wheel
But it turned out pretty damn good. Especially for a first try. I got the basic kit from cheesemaking.com as a gift. It looks like it's only $30. I also read the hell out of their website and follow their recipes for now. There's also a cheese making forum.
LINK
Kit has pretty much everything but a press, mold for press, and wax. I'm way too cheap to buy a nice press since I'm still new, so i made my own.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 9:25 pm to nerd guy
After you cut into a wheel, how long does it last?
(Sorry if that's a stupid question)
(Sorry if that's a stupid question)
Posted on 5/3/17 at 9:35 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
From what I've read, a long time. People will cut into their wheel to check it then rewax it and let it age for longer (months maybe). If you open it use it all I'm not sure.
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