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Making Traditional Cheese at Home: Simple and Rewarding

photo above: Homemade Valençay goat cheese

Making cheese is a fun family project, with a result that everyone can enjoy.

If you have ever been to Wisconsin, then you know that we like our cheese!

I am not a master cheese-maker by any stretch, but I have learned to make some simple (and some tricky) cheeses that I make regularly, and that I will share with you below. These are cheeses that YOU can make with a little effort. The links below will take you to step by step photo's of how to make cheese. The quick version is: Start with milk, add ingredients to create the flavors you want, add a curdling ingredient such as Rennet, vinegar, or lemon juice, which will cause the cheese to separate into solid curds and liquid whey, gather up the curds and mold, press, or shape them according to the cheese you are making, then salt and age the cheese according to the cheese you are making. Eat and enjoy with friends!

I get my ingredients and equipment from www.thecheesemaker.com, excellent service, very quick shipping, high quality. I also highly recommend Mary Carlin's book "Artisinal Cheese Making at Home" for its wide range of well-conceived recipes and reference material.
Each photo below is a link to how to make the cheese.  These are listed roughly from easy-to-make, to more advanced.
how to make Creme Fraiche
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Wonderful, fresh, homemade crème fraîche. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
how to make Lemon Ricotta
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Homemade Lemon Ricotta. Great for making stuffed pasta shells and Lasagna. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
how to make Cottage Cheese
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Homemade cottage cheese. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
how to make Paneer ChEese
Homemade Paneer Cheese
Homemade Paneer Cheese. Excellent in Indian dishes. I like to fry it in a pan, and then add an Indian sauce or spice. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
how to make Feta Cheese
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Homemade Feta Cheese. Tastes great as shown in the picture; with olives and fresh cut tomatoes, drizzled in olive oil , with some oregano and cilantro. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
how to make Marinated Cabecou Cheese
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Homemade Marinated Cabecou Cheese. Sooooo good spread on French bread. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
how to make Hickory Leaf Wrapped BaNon Cheese
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Banon Cheese Wrapped in Rye-Infused Hickory Leaves. Click here to learn how to make it!
how to make Emmentaler Cheese
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Homemade Emmenthaler Cheese; we shred it and then melt it into fondue. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
How to make Valencay Cheese
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The best for last....Homemade Valencay Goat Cheese. Must be smelled and eaten to be understood. Click the picture to learn how to make it!
How to Make Wooden Cheese Boxes
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Homemade Epoisses style cheese, including a rind washed with Marc de Bourgogne.
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The first step to making any great cheese is to put a hat on your head that looks like its made out of cheese.
.....and some other home made cheese photos, but these are not links with recipes.
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  • Home
  • The Shipyard
    • Building SCAMP "ARGO"
    • Compac 16 Pilothouse
    • Building a Kaholo SUP
    • Making a SUP Paddle
    • Ships' Provisions
    • True Seafaring Tales: Book Reviews
    • Nautical Fiction: Book Reviews
    • Seafaring and Boat Building Reference Books
  • The Woods of Arcady
    • Wisconsin Mushroom Hunting
    • Wisconsin Wildflower Photo Gallery
    • Making Apple Cider
    • Making Maple Syrup
    • Building a Stone Arch
    • Making Traditional Wooden Skis
  • The Homestead
    • The Warp and Weft >
      • Making a Large Tapestry Loom
      • Making a Small Hand Loom
      • Weaving Projects for Small Hand Loom
      • Beautiful Handmade Tapestry Beaters
    • The Merry Blacksmith
    • Making Cheese
    • Wooden Cheese Boxes
    • How to Make Pickled Pike
    • Wisconsin Bluegill Fry
    • Making Wooden Spoons by Hand
    • Handmade Wooden Dustpans
    • Making Broom-Corn Brooms
    • Making Horsehair Brushes and Brooms
  • The Muse
    • Poetry
    • Antique Typewriters >
      • Underwood Standard Portable 3 Bank Typewriter
      • Corona 3 Folder Typewriter Refurbishment
      • Typewriter Platen Replacement
      • Design of Rubber Parts for Antique Typewriters
    • Making an Alphorn
    • Alphorn Gallery
    • Making an Alphorn Bag
    • Viking Lur
  • The Model Maker
    • Making a booknook
    • Krick Alexandra Steam Launch >
      • Assembling Miniature Steam Model Clyde Oscillating Steam Engine
    • Ship Model FD 10 Arnanes Fishing Smack Johanna
    • Artesania Latina, Cargo Ship "Capri"
    • Building a Ship in a Bottle
    • Model of a Disney Water Taxi
    • BlueJacket Optimist Sailboat Model
    • Oseberg Viking Ship Model
    • Making a Cuckoo Clock
    • 3D Print Workshop
    • 3D Printed Object Gallery
  • Tales of Adventure
    • Sailing from Door County to the UP Michigan
    • Sailing Northern Door County
    • Sailing Lake Superior Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
    • Sailing Lake Huron: St.Ignace, Mackinac Island, Les Cheneaux Islands, St Martin Islands
    • From Manitowoc to Algoma and back on a small boat, 2017