Cheese Making Kit - make 30 different Artisan Cheeses

Product Information

Cut the cheese into cubes (apx 2 cm) and put them in a jar and cover it by the acid brine and put it in the fridge. It will be ready to eat in a couple of days. The kit is designed to make 30 different cheeses and has enough ingredients to make each variety several times.

If you want to make cheese at home and achieve professional-grade results every time you do that, the Standing Stone Farms DIY cheese making kit will satisfy your needs. Created by cheese experts to help enthusiastic home cooks hone their skills and bring them to a new level, this kit contains by far everything you need to make a whole range of cheeses in the comfort of your home kitchen. What you will get is a basic set of ingredients and equipment similar to that used by farmers and professional cheese makers to mix up a number of soft and hard cheeses. There is no citric acid or vinegar to expedite curd formation. Only all-natural mesophilic and thermophilic cultures, granulated vegetarian rennet, and calcium chloride, which will come in handy should you use pasteurized milk. The number of included ingredients will suffice for making up to 53 lbs of cheese, which is impressive. Just choose a recipe from the booklet, get some milk, and you are ready to go. So, having tried simple cheeses we were ready to move on to the more complicated hard-cheese kit. All hard cheeses are made in basically the same way – you heat milk, add a curdling or setting agent (citric acid or rennet), cut the curds, drain the curds, and press the cheese. It's amazing that from this basic recipe you can get everything from rubbery American-style cheese to pecorino, mostly just by adjusting the temperatures you heat the curds to and the amount of pressure you apply to the resulting cheese. We tried Havarti (a semi-soft Danish cheese) and red Leicester. Warm the milk to 32 ºC. Add the culture (100 ml of the prepared mother culture, instructions in the envelope). Stir and cover and allow the milk to ripen for 30-45 minutes. Leave the curds in the mould, turning it occasionally over the next 2-4 hours, till whey stops dripping. This step can be done in a quiet spot in the kitchen or in the refrigerator.Moorlands cheese making kits include products made from food standard, durable materials, which looked after, will last a lifetime.

Want to try your hand at home cheese making, yet, are not sure you’ll succeed? Start with a beginner kit from Standing Stone Farm, created with first-time cheesemaker needs in mind. What sets this kit apart is that it's designed for making soft cheeses, which are the easiest to make. This makes it a go-to choice for those who love soft types or are eager to get the ropes of cheese making process. A cheese making kit also makes a great gift for any dairy-lover, and there’s a range on the market to choose from. Not sure what to look for? Take a look at this buyer’s guide. Pieces Included in the KitAs the name suggests, its aimed at cheese enthusiasts who get excited by hard cheese in particular. Therefore, instead of any soft cheese moulds the kit contains a hard mould, with follower. The follower sits on top of the curds, during pressing, applying a steady pressure. Right off the bat, we need to say that this kit is rather basic and includes no additional tools and molds. However, it doesn't mean you won't be able to make cheese with it. If you've got a couple of pots and spoons, the rest will be easy. What we like about this cheese making kit is that it's not expensive but includes enough ingredients to make up to 30 gallons of produce, cheese or butter, depending on your needs. The kit has a lot of ingredients using which you can make most famous cheese types such as Mascarpone, Ricotta, Mozzarella, Goat cheese etc. Plus, the kit contains a booklet with soft cheese recipes, so, if you run out of ideas, you'll be able to test new recipes. Making your own cheese is infinitely rewarding, and you’ll be able to sample a huge range of cheeses without spending a fortune at the supermarket! Cheese kits generally come with seasonings included, so you can adjust the flavour to suit your own individual taste. Cheese making kits usually come with all you need to make delicious cheese. All you’ll need to provide is fresh milk. The most important pieces or ingredients to look out for are rennet, cheese salt, citric acid, moulds and a cheese cloth (or two!). Many sets come with seasoning, herbs and spices to enhance the flavour of your cheese.

Take the cheese from the mould and take it gently out the cloth. Leave it to dry at room temperature on a wooden plate over 2-4 days, so a rind can develop. During this time, turn the cheese a couple of times daily.

Conclusion

Warm the milk to 30 ºC. Add the culture (100 ml of the prepared mother culture, instructions in the envelope). Stir and cover and allow the milk to ripen for 45-60 minutes.