The craft of home cheesemaking is exploding in popularity. However,
most "beginner" books are essentially loosely organized collections
of recipes which lack a progressive approach to teaching the
fundamentals of this exciting and satisfying traditional skill.
Mastering Basic Cheesemaking provides a complete hands-on guide to
making cheese and other fermented dairy products from scratch,
geared toward helping the novice cheesemaker to develop the
intuition and abilities to position them for success, especially in
the real world of the home kitchen. This well-illustrated and
clearly written practical guide assumes no prior experience on the
part of the aspiring cheesemaker. Topics include: * Tips and
secrets for essentials such as choosing milk and the differences
between goat, cow, and sheep milk * Bonus recipes for exciting
cheeses such as burrata, quick cheddar curds, and ghee * Options
for choosing cultures, ingredients, and equipment to make home
cheesemaking more affordable * How to age cheeses simply in any
home refrigerator * Step-by-step encouragement and insight from a
professional, artisan cheesemaker Whether you are a budding
cheesemaker, avid do-it-yourselfer, foodie, homesteader, or cheese
professional, this complete course in beginning cheesemaking from
one of North America's foremost instructors is packed with
everything you need to create delicious, nourishing, and beautiful
classic cheeses and other dairy delights. Gianaclis Caldwell is the
head cheesemaker and co-owner of Pholia Farm, well-known for its
artisan, aged raw-milk cheeses, and for its educational offerings.
She is the author of Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking, The
Small-Scale Cheese Business, and The Small-Scale Dairy.
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