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Since 1978 we have been sharing the joy of home cheese making. With over 100 step by step cheese making recipes, helpful guides and easy to use supplies it's fun and easy to make cheese at home.

AgingHow to Store and Age Cheese in Brine

How to Store and Age Cheese in Brine

Get the best results when storing and aging Feta, Mozzarella, or other Mediterranean style cheese at home, we'll show you how.

BeginnerLearn About Cultures for Cheese Making

Learn About Cultures for Cheese Making

Some of the top questions we receive about cheese making have to do with cheese making cultures. Why are there so many cheese making cultures to choose from? Where do cheese making cult...

BeginnerFinding Good Milk For Cheese Making

Finding Good Milk For Cheese Making

When trying to find good milk for cheese making there are a few things to consider and sometimes it can be tricky to know where to begin. ​​​​​​​That's why we're sharing some tips and sugg...

BeginnerThe Evolution of Milk For Cheese Making

The Evolution of Milk For Cheese Making

Most milk comes from cows and we’d like to think they are all out on pastures eating grass. But are they? And if not how can this affect milk? Raising dairy animals on pastures depends on soil, su...

BeginnerWays to Use Whey

Ways to Use Whey

You try to buy the best milk you can for cheese making and when you're done you have a couple of pounds of great cheese, but what about all of that whey that's left over? Why is there so much and w...

Tips & TechniquesHow to Select Cheese Wrap

How to Select Cheese Wrap

This guide will help you select the the right type of cheese wrap and figure out which size wrap will fit your cheese. We carry a nice variety of wraps for aging and storing cheese, including wraps...

AgingHow to Make a Cheese Cave

How to Make a Cheese Cave

Learn how to make a cheese cave right at home. If you want your cheese to ripen properly you have to make them a good home and take care of them like little bambinos.

Tips & TechniquesHow to Wax Cheese

How to Wax Cheese

Waxing cheese will help prepare it for the aging process. This guide will walk you through the waxing process and provide helpful tips for what to do when things do not go as planned when aging che...

Tips & TechniquesUsing Large Culture Packs

Using Large Culture Packs

Large packets of starter culture offer a broader choice in cultures, than small culture packs, but are intended for large batches of cheese. General guidelines, for large culture packs, provide qua...

Tips & TechniquesTesting Acidity Development

Testing Acidity Development

When converting the lactose in milk to lactic acid, using starter cultures, there is no visible way to determine the rate of culture activity within the milk. Tracking acidity development is one of...

Tips & TechniquesMaking and Using Salt Brine

Making and Using Salt Brine

The primary reason for salting cheese, is to slow down, or stop, the bacteria process converting lactose to lactic acid. During the brining process, most of the lactose is removed. If the cheese we...

AgingHow to Bandage Wrap Cheddar

How to Bandage Wrap Cheddar

This easy to follow guide will walk you through the process of bandage wrapping cheddar cheese. The result will be a beautiful, bandaged cheddar, that is ready to be aged.

AgingWood Aging Boards

Wood Aging Boards

The wood shelves we use for aging cheese, are a combination of tight pine boards and ash. We generally use pine boards for drying cheese, because pine will absorb excess moisture from the cheese.

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