Home Cheese Making Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses
Home Cheese Making Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses
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 crFme frafche, 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.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars I really enjoy this book.
I disagree with the person who wrote that the recipes were confusing and hard to follow. I think it’s very easy to follow. I would definitely suggest reading the introduction before jumping right in. But overall I’ve found the book really useful and it has introduced me to a fun new hobby.
A lot of the old world recipes and traditions are being slowly lost in the world of fast food and frozen peanut butter sandwiches. I’m really happy this book exists and I can learn this process. It makes me appreciate the time and effort that goes into things like this. It’s very easy to forget where that plastic bag of shredded taco cheese started.
5 Stars Easy Read, Fascinating, and (a little) Intimidating
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I bought this book planning to start making my own cheeses. The book is a fascinating read and is very easy to read and understand. The pictures are clear and precise, and I actually feel that I understand what is going on in the pictures (not often the case with do-it-yourself books!). The recipes (of which there are many) are fun to read and are interspersed with little testimonials of people who have found the joy of cheese making - and, in many cases, have made a business out of their new joy.
Though this is through no fault of the book, I do find that I am a little intimidated. The book is very clear and up-front about the equipment and materials which need to be purchased before making a certain types of cheese. I appreciate the book’s candor - I would not appreciate it if I got started and only then found out I needed to buy a lot more equipment than I had thought. The book is also exceedingly clear about the conditions the cheese must be made in and aged in, and the amount of time and investment which goes into good cheese. All this has made me a bit worried and I don’t believe I’m currently ready to start cheese making - at least not in my tiny apartment kitchen! However, I still enjoy pulling this book out on rainy days and reading and dreaming about the future. That, in of itself, makes it a good purchase for me.
I will also add that this is a great resource on cheese, period, and not just on cheese making. Thanks to this book, I understand the names and ingredients of the cheeses at the local organic market (chevre, anyone?) and I’m not so afraid to try them. I may not make cheese at home for awhile, but at least this book has given me a greater appreciation of cheeses in general, and I appreciate that.
5 Stars Great cheesemaking reference
This book was recommend in a class I took on cheesemaking at Whole Foods. It’s a great reference. I haven’t made anything yet but it seems easy to follow and not too complicated.
5 Stars Great Book
Easy to follow directions, lots of recipes that a busy person can do too. Love the Muenster recipe!
5 Stars cheese at home
I am an artisnal cheesemaker and I recommend this book to people who want to start making cheese at home.
