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- by CFH Admin
- June 23, 2022
- 3 min read
Making cheese at home can besomewhat overwhelmingat first. There are so many different types, styles, and variations of cheese to choose from, it'stough to decidewhere to begin. That's why it's important to have a breakdown of cheesemaking for beginners with these easy cheese recipes.
For new cheesemakers, it helps topick cheeses that are forgivingwhen it comes to temperature variation and time discrepancies. Your first cheese might not look just like the picture, but it will almost alwaystaste deliciousandfresh, and in making it you will have learned a few fundamental processes involved in cheesemaking.
EASY CHEESE RECIPES FORCULTURED SOFT CHEESES
Fresh, unripened soft cheese is a good place to startbecause it involves the basic processes of cheesemaking without getting too involved in more complicated steps like pressing and aging. There are a few different types of cheese that are easy for beginners.
Lactic Cheese
Fromage Blanc
Farmer Cheese
Cream Cheese
EASY CHEESE RECIPES FOR ACID CHEESES
Acid cheeses are another good place for beginners to start, as these recipes generally involve only a few ingredients. These cheeses are made by combining heated milk with an acid such as lemon juice or vinegar to help the milk coagulate. If you attempt these cheeses you'll also need butter muslin to drain whey from the cheese to thicken its texture.
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Our most comprehensive choice, the Fresh Cheese Kit contains two starter cultures and supplies to make five different varieties of soft cheese - feta, cottage cheese, cream cheese, fromage blanc, and traditional quark. Kit contains a Mesophilic Cheese Culture, a Fresh Cheese Culture, calcium chloride, vegetable rennet, cheese salt, butter...
- Lemon Cheese
- Queso Blanco
- Whole Milk Ricotta
EASY CHEESE RECIPES FOR GOAT CHEESES
If you're looking to create a homemade cheese with a little tang, you may want to try one of our goat cheese recipes. The ingredients and effort required for these recipes vary a bit, so take a peek at each to see which looks most doable for you.
- Goat Milk Soft Cheese
- Chèvre
- Goat Smierkase
EASY CHEESE RECIPES FOR HARD CHEESES
If you are feeling veryadventurousand want to jump right into making hard cheeses, here are a few good ones that are easier and will give you a feel for the basics of hard cheesemaking.
- Stirred-curd Cheddar
- Colby
- Gouda
These familiar cheeses are generally mild in flavor with shorter aging periods. To try out some other techniques in cheesemaking, colby and cheddar are greatsmokingcandidates, and gouda can bebrined, depending on the recipe.
Cheese is an excellent option to spice up any dish. These cheese recipes are simple and easy to follow, so you can cook a delicious meal without spending hours in the kitchen.Download our free cheesemaking recipe book and cook some fantastic cheese dishes today!
BEGINNER CHEESEMAKING KITS
If cheesemaking still sounds daunting, a basic cheese kit may be the place to start. The kits contain all the ingredients and equipment needed for making specific cheeses. Just add milk!
- Fresh Cheesemaking Kit
- Basic Italian Cheesemaking Kit
- Goat Cheesemaking Kit
VEGAN CHEESES
While our cream cheese starter cultures are for making dairy cheeses, many vegan cheese recipes begin with a starter culture calledrejuvelacto make cheeses such as thisCashew Vegan Cheese.
How to Get Started...
Once you've chosen a recipe, it's time to jump in and get started making your own cheese. Lucky for you, Cultures for Health is here to help you when it comes tocheese cultures.
The best way to start making cheese at home is ourall-in-one cheese starter kits. We have five different kits for each type of cheese you'd like to make:
- Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheese Making Kit
- Basic Italian Cheese Making Kit
- Goat Cheese Making Kit
- Fresh Cheese Making Kit
Each of these cheese making kits comes with a starter for whichever cheese you're going to make andthe cheese culturesthat you'll needfor the process. On top of all of that, they come with detailed instructions to make the cheesemaking process as easy as possible.
Click here to check out all of our cheesemaking kits now!
Do you love making homemade cheese? Download our Cheesemaking Guide and Recipe book today and start cooking up some amazing cheese dishes at home!
Ready to Learn More?
- Cheesemaking Equipment
- Milk for Cheesemaking: An Overview
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