Diy cheese press

Fias Co Farm/Dairy- Build your own cheesepress I think I like this one better. It looks sturdier and easier to put together.

Pressing is an important part of the hard cheese-making process, it goes a long way to determine the hardness, texture, and shape of the block or wheel of chees

I am NOT a carpenter. I made this while my very first cheddar was culturing and renneting, so I slapped it together very quickly and never bothered to re-make it. You can see that it is off-center and I didn't use the best wood.....but everything was something I had here already. I eyeball the press from every angle when I load it, to make sure the arm is straight up and down from every angle so as not to get a crooked cheese. Cleanliness of the press is not important, as the cheese does not…

Many times people ask us what’s the best cheese press to start with. There are several different styles: from the Dutch Press which uses an arm with weights, to a […]

A cheese press is a must to create hard cheese, and if you’ve already ventured into, or are thinking of venturing into, the making of soft cheeses such as chevre and ricotta, you can bet that visions of homemade hard cheese will be right around the corner. Cheese is so enticing, you know. And addictive....Read More

If you have extra milk from your goats, cows, etc… making cheese is a great way to use it. Making cheese is an art and you can get really creative in making hard or soft cheese in an endless …

Do you need a press? Maybe, maybe not. There are DIY options, too. Click to learn more.

The moral of this great cheese rescue is two fold. Firstly, do not use UHT milk to make a hard cheese as you cannot get the rennet to coagulate, and second

Crafting the Cheese

It's starting to look like we are going to spend this week revisiting all my old favorite things to do on the homestead. After I shared how to make the diy cheese press, the other week I thought it would be wonderful if I shared this homemade cheddar cheese recipe with you. We actually haven't