If you don’t believe that making Mozzarella is so easy a child can do it, here’s your proof!
Anya Firisen is 10 years old and she already knows more about cheese than most of us. Ricki met her when she attended a Cheesemaking 101 Workshop with her former pre-school teacher this past summer. Soon after, Anya appeared in an article in Culture magazine (Fall, 2010) called “Lunchbox Lessons.” She made recommendations and gave advice to help other young cheese enthusiasts. In fact, Culture teamed up with the Cowgirl Creamery to offer a selection of the cheeses Anya recommended.
When I contacted Anya, I learned that she was just about to be making Mozzarella all by herself. I asked her to take a few pictures and she agreed. In the end, she carefully documented every single step of the process. She was using our recipe which may be found in our book, “Home Cheese Making” and in our Mozzarella Kit. Her milk was pasteurized, but not homogenized (Ronnybrook Creamline).