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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Bionic on May 12, 2012, 09:24:51 am

Title: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: Bionic on May 12, 2012, 09:24:51 am

It would need to start from scratch as I am a complete novice.

thanks
Sally

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 12, 2012, 12:09:28 pm

I love my Rita Ash Self-Sufficiency Cheese-making.  It's a super book for a newbie, not large nor expensive, explains everything really clearly, simple recipes that work and give you confidence to start experimenting. 

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: Bionic on May 12, 2012, 01:36:04 pm

Thanks Sally I have just ordered it along with Self Sufficiency, spinning, dyeing and weaving

Sally

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: Fermette de La Forge on July 09, 2012, 03:12:32 pm

Hi,
I like "Home Cheese Making" by Ricki Carroll. It's American so it's all in old money ( Fahrenheit, ounces and gallons) but easily converted - there's probably an 'ap' for that! Very good and clear instructions for a wide range of cheeses and a special section for cheese making with goat's milk.
Cheers,
Julie

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 09, 2012, 04:51:32 pm

Quote from: Fermette de La Forge on July 09, 2012, 03:12:32 pm

Hi,
I like "Home Cheese Making" by Ricki Carroll. It's American so it's all in old money ( Fahrenheit, ounces and gallons) but easily converted - there's probably an 'ap' for that!

You have to remember that a US gallon is 3.8L, whereas ours is 4.5L, and that an American 'cup' is a heck of a lot bigger than a standard British teacup! :)

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: Bionic on July 09, 2012, 08:12:47 pm

I do at least have a set of american cup measures.  So many recipes seem to use this that I bought the set in the US last year.
Sally

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: MAK on July 09, 2012, 10:08:02 pm

You could search :
Goodlifepress.co.uk

Books ar cheap ( cheese making book is £1.50) and they have some good stuff.

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: Anke on July 09, 2012, 10:20:19 pm

Quote from: Fermette de La Forge on July 09, 2012, 03:12:32 pm

Hi,
I like "Home Cheese Making" by Ricki Carroll. It's American so it's all in old money ( Fahrenheit, ounces and gallons) but easily converted - there's probably an 'ap' for that! Very good and clear instructions for a wide range of cheeses and a special section for cheese making with goat's milk.
Cheers,
Julie

I'll second that. Use it most of the time, make regularly Goats milk cheddar, soft cheese for cheese cake or just with herbs/garlic, Haloumi, Coloummier (with or without mould), itching to do more stuff with blue mould...
 
Sally/Bionic - when you use shop-bought milk it may be best to use Calcium chloride, as she recommends, although I never use it for my goatsmilk now.

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 09, 2012, 11:47:19 pm

Sally - did you like the Rita Ash Self-Sufficiency one?

Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a good cheese making book?
Post by: Bionic on July 10, 2012, 10:36:22 am

Sally,
Yes I like that book and at the same time bought a similar self sufficiency one on spinning.
Not tried cheesemaking yet though
S