Mastering Basic Cheesemaking: The Fun and Fundamentals of Making Cheese at Home

Caldwell, Gianaclis

ISBN 10: 0865718180 / ISBN 13: 9780865718180

Published by New Society Publishers, 2016

About this Item

pp. 160.

Seller Inventory # 26373547556

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mastering Basic Cheesemaking: The Fun and Fundamentals of Making Cheese at Home
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865718180
• ISBN 13: 9780865718180
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This illustrated beginner’s guide covers everything you need to know to start making cheese at home―from tools and techniques to basic milk chemistry.

While the craft of home cheesemaking gains in popularity, most books on the subject gloss over the fundamentals. Mastering Basic Cheesemaking is a complete hands-on guide to making cheese and other fermented dairy products from scratch, geared toward helping the novice cheesemaker get started in their home kitchens.

This fully illustrated practical guide covers topics such as:

• Understanding your ingredients, tools and techniques
• Whipping up "instant cheeses" such as ricotta and paneer while learning basic milk chemistry
• Progressing to fermented dairy products such as kefir, yogurt and sour cream
• Using bacteria and coagulant to create spreadable and tender cheeses like quark, chevre, cream cheese and American style cottage cheese

Graduating to curdled, aged and ripened cheese―mozzarella, feta, cheddar, gouda, and parmesan.

About the Author

Gianaclis Caldwell is the head cheesemaker and owner of Pholia Farm, a licensed dairy well-known for its artisan, aged raw milk cheeses, and for its educational offerings including beginner to advanced cheesemaking courses. Gianaclis is the author of several books including Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking, The Small-Scale Cheese Business, and The Small-Scale Dairy.