[Dis-N-Dat]

Hi all. So I really miss complex lab like days in my kitchen since D so I've decided to learn how to make cheese. Any suggestions on getting started/kinds etc? Thanks.

[Chef Barrae]

Cheese making can be very complex and depend on things like temperature, humidity and mold. Some of the worlds best cheeses are aged in caves because they have just the right balance of temperature and humidity. The right mold brings flavor, like that in blue cheese, but the wrong mold can do harm. There are many websites for beginning cheese making like this one:

Cheese Making for Beginners

If I were to start making cheese I would first learn to make fresh mozzarella or even fresh goat cheese. My local supermarket sells goats milk next to the cows milk. They are probably the simplest to make and since there is no aging required for the finished product you will probably have a better experience learing how to make it. Aging cheeses can be a very complex proceedure on its own. Often having to turn the cheese and "baste" the outside of it to produce a shell-like exterior. Yes, a fresh mozzarella or goat is the way to go, in my opinion. I applaud your energy to do this and want to know what you decided to make and how it comes out. Thank you so much for trying this project!

[fgummett]

From what [very] little I know of cheese-making, I can only agree with the good Chef ... but where can one find Water Buffalo milk these days

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OK I searched on-line, and stand corrected Water Buffalo for Milk, Meat, and Draft

In all seriousness... How to make Mozzarella...

[Moonpie]

I agree with Chef, I think goat cheese is very easy to make, in fact, we live fairly near a goat farm, which sells wonderful cheese, & one day we went on one of their tours, it seems, it only took about a day for he cheese to make, now I think I shall have to try it Thanks for the idea.