Basic Hard Cheese Kit
by New England Cheesemaking Suppply Company
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: New England Cheesemaking Suppply CompanyBrand: cheesemaking.com
Model: K1
Product features:
- Make 8 delicious cheeses at home
- Treat your friends and neighbors to a cheese fest with this tasty new hobby.
- Making your own cheese brings the oldways right into your kitchen.
- A detailed recipe booklet will demystify the cheesemaking process.
- This kit has enough ingredients for you to make up to 30 pounds of cheese.
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Basic Hard Cheese Kit
Customer Review: Kit is sparse, but provides the basics
Summary: 3 Stars
This kit provides the bare basics for making cheese. The few implements and ingredients are sufficient.
I agree with the first reviewer - the instructions and recipes are not very specific. While a foundation of information is provided - often in snippets throughout the photocopied pages - I found it lacked a cohesive how-to that prepared you before diving into the recipes.
I also found that I had to go to the Internet to find out if what I was seeing in the process was what I should be seeing.
I do disagree with the first reviewer's assertion that wax is required for making hard cheeses. Wax is required only if you plan to age the cheese longer than 3 or 4 weeks. Aging longer is preferable for the hard cheeses.
I'm 2 weeks into aging my first cheese - one with a three-week minimum aging period (gouda). So far, it looks and smells like cheese. I'm looking forward to it.
The instructions could have done a better job of describing sanitization practices. There is much direct handling required of the cheese product from start to finish. There's a definite difference between the standard of clean hands and the standard of sanitized implements (as is required for brewing beer).
No matter what you do, you'll find that your first few batches are somewhat hit and miss. The amount of enzyme and the need to use or not use the included calcium chloride is impacted by the milk you use. I had to toss my first batch. My second batch came together pretty well.
Description of Basic Hard Cheese Kit
This kit includes: A Recipe Booklet, Cheese Mold, Cheese Cloth, Calcium Chloride, 10 Starter Culture packages, Dairy Thermometer and Vegetable Rennet Tablets.Cheese Makers
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