Fun Along The Whey

Which Rennet is For You?

Submitted by Kate Johnson and Kelly Liebrock of The Art of Cheese in Longmont, CO February 21, 2023 Rennet is an importan...

Using Whey in Your Garden

Ricki Carroll’s garden in 2015, from Pictures of Ricki’s Gardens It’s summer and some of us don’t do much cooking this t...

Yoel's DIY Cheese Drying Box

Lingotto cheese in the drying box. Yoel Blumberger in Tel Aviv, Israel created this box for drying cheese and was kind e...

An Easy Way to Flip Camembert by Bob Albers

Bob Albers in Mandeville, Louisiana sent us this write-up on using hose clamps to aid in flipping Camembert. It would al...

Getting Your First Dairy Cow - Tips from 5 Experts

Dairy farmers are always willing to share their knowledge about cows. The trick is catching up with them as they do their...

Getting Your First Dairy Goat - Tips From Experts

It seems like everyone wants to have dairy goats these days and why not? They’re affectionate, highly entertaining and t...

100 Wheys to Make Yogurt in Your Instant Pot

There are as many ways to make yogurt as there are stars in the sky! We have 2 great recipes (beginner and intermediate) ...

8 Experts Share Tips For Selling Cheese at Farmer's Markets

Tucker Family Farm Creamery in Victor, Montana As consumers, we love to buy cheese at farmer’s markets. Why? It’s fresh...

Magic Wrap!

Been to Italy lately? If you have been, you probably bought a piece of cheese to take back to your hotel. If youre explor...

A Special Time-Keeping Spreadsheet for Making Cheese

Cheese Planning Helper By Bob Albers* Like most of us, I love to make cheese. Because I don’t have my own cheese factory...

Modifying Our "Off the Wall" Press Plans

Where else but at our company (New England Cheesemaking Supply Co.) can you buy a press for $4.95? Yes, it’s true that yo...

Calculating Weights for the Dutch Style Press

As you may already know, we sell several different kinds of presses, including the Dutch Style Press (E30) (shown below) a...

Aroma B Culture for Cheese Making

There are a lot of cultures to choose from, aren’t there? It’s actually somewhat intimidating. Fortunately, cheese is ve...

Using Tartaric Acid in Cheese Making & Much More!

Tartaric acid is naturally found in many fruits, including the tamarind, from which our product (C19) is derived. Because...

Bob's Homemade Horizontal Curd Cutter

Bob Albers in Mandeville, Louisiana has been learning to make cheese since he retired from his career as an electronics en...

Calcium Chloride for Home Cheese Making - Is it Necessary?

  Calcium Chloride (C14) from cheesemaking.com Many of the questions we get from cheese makers involve issues related to ...

Using Wildflowers in/on Your Cheese

This is gorgeous! The intense colors of wildflowers against the bright white of the goat cheese make this cheese spectacu...

Modifying Molds for Easier Handling

Terrence Dinnan Terrence Dinnan, a cheese maker in Charlotte, Vermont, sent us this great idea in a review he wrote for ...

Making Mozzarella with an Induction Cooktop

Cateland White in Las Vegas, Nevada has written several fabulous articles* for us because she is an amazing writer and we ...

About Cooking Curds

Bob Albers is a retired electrical engineer who lives in Mandeville, Louisianna. In May, he sent us his recipe for Creol...

Sanitizing 10 Easy Ways for Cheese Making

Your kitchen is unique, so your choice of how to sanitize your tools is your own. Some folks can get away with very littl...

Controlling Moisture in the "Cave"

Pedro and his Saanen, Rosie The issue is humidity. You can measure it with hygrometers but controlling it is another ma...

How to Add Humidity to Your Room Sized "Cave"

Yes, we do sell hygrometers for measuring humidity, but adding humidity is another story. For years, many of us have been...

3 Reasons to Sell Your Homemade Cheese & 1 Reason Not To

Farmer’s market in Shongweni, South Africa. Photo courtesy of EatOut You started making cheese and you love it. Your fa...