HOW TO MAKE CHEESE AT HOME
Uncover the delight of crafting your own scrumptious cheese with Mad Millie's fresh Cheese Making Kits!
This guide is your go-to resource for understanding the fundamentals of cheese making. While it won't provide a recipe in itself, this primer will give you the essential knowledge required to embark on your own cheese-making journey! Remember: Making Cheese begins with having an awareness of its key principles and processes.
Instructions for Making Cheese using the Cheese Making Kits
Look no further! The following easy steps will guide you to make delightful, homemade Cheese.
Start with Fresh Warm Milk - This is the primary step and a crucial component for making Cheese. The tastiness of your cheese will correlate to the freshness and warmth of your milk, so make sure you use it at its ideal temperature.
To craft a quality cheese, it's essential to acidify the milk. This process can be achieved in two ways
- Obtaining the desired acidity in milk is achievable by utilizing acids such as vinegar or citric acid.
- By harnessing the cultures and living bacteria, we can transform milk into lactic acid.
Adding a Coagulant - Cheese Making often involves the use of two primary coagulants: rennet, or alternatively, plant-sourced agents derived from fig tree sap and milk thistle. This Coagulant features an enzyme that binds together the proteins within milk, converting it into a solid form.
The process of testing the firmness of gel - Coagulants transform the proteins in milk into a gel, but it's essential to maintain its firmness by pressing on the surface of the milk. This step ensures that your cheese has achieved the correct consistency and texture.
Making the curd from the gel - At this point in the Cheese Making process, we take a knife, whisk or cheese harp and cut the curd into smaller cubes. A vital point to understand is that the size of the curd you cut directly affects how much moisture stays in the cheese.
Processing of the Curd - As we prepare cheese, the curd must be cooked while stirring persistently - a process that will accelerate its dehydration. Following this step, the whey must be removed from the vat and replaced with water to create a cheese that is milder in flavour and malleable in texture. This will make for an exceptional cheese paste as well.
Draining and ageing the Cheese - To complete the cheese-making process, it is essential to strain off the whey and cut up the curd before salting and maturing your delicious creation.
You have now created your very own homemade Cheese! Enjoy the savoury taste of this delicious treat and marvel at your accomplishment. By following these steps, you can make cheese like a pro - all thanks to Mad Millie's revolutionary DIY Cheese
