Anyway, if you're having a get-together and cheese curds are an appetizer, the party will have a great start! So, there are two cheeses I want to learn how to make. Mozzarella for homemade pizza, and cheddar -- just for the cheese curds. (And if I ripen some cheddar cheese, well yummy too.)
Today I spent practicing making cheese curds, since I still don't have a cheese press. Note to self : "put your glasses on when reading the thermometer." I heated the milk to 80 degrees thinking I was reading 90 degrees on the thermometer. Caught it after I put in the culture. :-) This is called "practicing". I'm sure I'll get something fairly tasty......I'll have to come up with a "new name" for my cheese...lol!
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| Cutting the curd. I have a very hard time making a straight cut! |
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| Draining the curd. (The whey is going into my breakfast shakes.) |
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| "Docmom" Cheese Curds. They look nothing like the ones we buy around here :-) They do squeak They taste pretty good. (I'd put them out for a party.) .......but I'm going to keep practicing. |
8 comments:
I've never had them but, they look good. You just pop them in your mouth and eat?
Hi John......usually they are about a 2 bite piece of cheese. The squeaky part is the best :-) Tastes like a young cheese. Around here they put food color in and they are orange. I refuse to do that.....but mine still don't look right :-)
How interesting. We are about to get dairy goats and I have a big learning curve ahead of me.
Our cheese factory makes the orange ones and the white ones. I like the white. Saw you on the barn hop and knew you were from wisconsin because nowhere else knows what cheese curds are!! :)
Mama Hen -- you can make cheese curds from goat milk too .... go for it.
Lisa -- only in Wisconsin :-)
I'm from Wisconsin too - cheese curds are a staple here. Fresh are great - yes squeaky! At most festivals and county fairs we have what is known as "Fried Cheese Curds!" Delicious! Fresh, beer batter, greasy - you know, the traditional Wisconsin way! :)
Hi Dicky Bird --- I know where Ringle is! Fried Cheese Curds -- yum! LOL
I just started making yogurt. Cheese is next on my list!
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