Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses
by: Ricki Carroll
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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.
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.
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Customer Reviews
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- Missing Quantities
I bought this book after having purchased starter, lipase and rennet from another cheese supply company.Ricki owns and operates New England Cheesemaking and sells everything one needs to make cheese including starter in pre-measured packets.I wasterribly disappointed to find that in her book, every recipe gives the measurement for starter in packets!
I wrote in to her website only to receive no answer.My next step is a phone call.I have the book and unless I find out how much ... Read More
Rating: 
- it really gets you on your way to making cheese
Definitely a great book for those looking to get into cheese making and learning some basics. Though, I would be nice if it got a little more into the science of each step, as this is important to know and especially when u would want to replicate cheeses. I've found, lots of questions after reading the book, which I fulfill by searching the web. Seems not enough people make homemade cheese though!One site I find my self regularly visiting to help in my cheese making endeavors is http://cheeseforum.org/ ... Read More
Rating: 
- perfect for the home cheesemaker ready to try more advanced cheeses
This is an excellent book and is well suited for the beginning cheese maker who has made a few cheeses and is ready to try some more advanced cheeses.The non-recipe sections of the book offer basic cheese making advice, troubleshooting tips, and a course overview of the cheese making process (no substitute for the very basic step-by-step instructions included in most beginning cheese making kits).However, once you've learned the basic cheese making process, this book will enable you to take your cheeses ... Read More
Rating: - Home Cheese Making.
This is a very good book for aspiring cheese makers. The basics are clearly presented along with recipies and other interesting asides.
Rating: - Love it.
I really like this book, it was written for me, someone with no experience making cheese. I will be using it a lot. I have other cheese making books and they are good as well, but this one makes me feel confident I will succeed at making cheese.
- Missing QuantitiesI bought this book after having purchased starter, lipase and rennet from another cheese supply company.Ricki owns and operates New England Cheesemaking and sells everything one needs to make cheese including starter in pre-measured packets.I wasterribly disappointed to find that in her book, every recipe gives the measurement for starter in packets!
I wrote in to her website only to receive no answer.My next step is a phone call.I have the book and unless I find out how much ... Read More
- it really gets you on your way to making cheeseDefinitely a great book for those looking to get into cheese making and learning some basics. Though, I would be nice if it got a little more into the science of each step, as this is important to know and especially when u would want to replicate cheeses. I've found, lots of questions after reading the book, which I fulfill by searching the web. Seems not enough people make homemade cheese though!One site I find my self regularly visiting to help in my cheese making endeavors is http://cheeseforum.org/ ... Read More
- perfect for the home cheesemaker ready to try more advanced cheesesThis is an excellent book and is well suited for the beginning cheese maker who has made a few cheeses and is ready to try some more advanced cheeses.The non-recipe sections of the book offer basic cheese making advice, troubleshooting tips, and a course overview of the cheese making process (no substitute for the very basic step-by-step instructions included in most beginning cheese making kits).However, once you've learned the basic cheese making process, this book will enable you to take your cheeses ... Read More
- Home Cheese Making.This is a very good book for aspiring cheese makers. The basics are clearly presented along with recipies and other interesting asides.
- Love it.I really like this book, it was written for me, someone with no experience making cheese. I will be using it a lot. I have other cheese making books and they are good as well, but this one makes me feel confident I will succeed at making cheese.
