Step by step, Cheesemaking Made Easy presents everything the novice cheesemaker needs to know to make great tasting cheeses starting with the very first batch. Much of the equipment required is already found in the kitchen, and other items, such as cheese molds, can be made from common household objects. Cheesmaking Made Easy even offers simple instructions for making a homemade press from scraps of wood and other easy-to-find parts. Cheesemaking Made Easy covers ingredients, 60 easy recipes, soft cheeses, hard cheeses, whey cheeses, goat's milk cheeses, bacterial and mold ripened cheeses. Photographic illustrations and a glossary are included. -- Midwest Book Review
From the Back Cover
Make your own cheese! Cheesemaking pros Ricki Carroll and Robert Carroll provide step-by-step instructions for making delicious and nutritional cheese at home -- easily and inexpensively -- beginning with the very first batch.Cheesemaking Made Easy gives you a wealth of information on types of cheese as well as precise, foolproof instructions. Here are just a few of the varieties included:
-- Soft cheeses - cream and cottage cheese
-- Hard cheeses - chedder and Gouda
-- Whey cheeses -- ricotta
-- Goat's milk cheeses - feta
-- Mold-ripened cheeses - Stilton
-- Quick cheeses - Fromage Blanc
Cheesemaking Made Easy explains what equipment is required and deals with all aspects of the process, including preparing a starter culture, using rennet properly, controlling temperature, and coloring the cheese.
Easy-to-follow format includes photographs and illustrations, charts, a glossary, a troubleshooting guide, and a resource section