Cheese & Dairy making

Anybody here into making cheese, yoghurt or that sort of thing?

Blessed are the cheesemakers?

I think He's talking about all dairy workers in general.

I'd like to be able to make cheese, but I don't think I have the room,resources or time..will have to stick to chutney, mustard and sauce for now.
What cheese do you make LCB?

My mom used to do cheese for xmas when i was a kid.

As long you got a BIG pot for the milk I think you can do it in a normal kitchen? Think the ratio is 1:10? 10 litres of milk for about 1kg of cheese?

Leftovers i think make good cottage cheese? And it's fantastic to make porridge with

My mom used to do cheese for xmas when i was a kid.

Baby cheesus?

I can do yoghurt, Grandma's recipe.

I can do yoghurt, Grandma's recipe.

you mind sharing? would love to do my own

can swap for my grandma's bread recipe?

Yoghurt is easy and good. Very easy if you have a yoghurt maker - basically just an inexpensive device that heats and holds the milk at the right temp. Labneh (soft cheese made from salted strained yoghurt) is ditto.

To the proper cheesemakers I doff my white mesh trilby (taking care not to disturb my hairnet), for it demands patience, skill and some space and kit which I aint got. But one day I will.

The basic premise is you add a bit of bacteria to some milk, warm it and wait. The best way to get the right bacteria is a spoonful of good "live" yoghurt from de supermarket.

Unless you own a milkable creature of some variety, is it not just easier to go to the shop?

Dairylea is very nice.

Anybody here into making cheese, yoghurt or that sort of thing?

Not since my wife stopped breastfeeding.

@andyw

Well, yeah. But its all good practice. Come the revolution we'll be burning ipods to keep warm and milking anything we can get our hands on. narrows eyes and sizes up the hams on a few people in the office

Unless you own a milkable creature of some variety, is it not just easier to go to the shop?

unfortunately there are certain dairy products which have yet to grace these shores, and the only way to get them is to import or DIY.
we're getting close to our first batch of curd. hopefully in a few weeks.

you mind sharing? would love to do my own

can swap for my grandma's bread recipe?

Here you go.......

Jamie Oliver's recipe for Homemade Yoghurt from his book "The Return of the Naked Chef"

1 litre / 1 3/4 pints full cream milk, perferably organic
1 x 500ml tub live yoghurt

Bring your milk to the boil in a thick-bottomed pan then turn the heat off. Leave for around 40 minutes until the milk has cooled down to body temperature. Use your finger to check. At this point stir or whisk in your live yoghurt. Cover and leave at room temperature for 6-8 hours, by which time you'll be amazed to see that the milk has turned into creamy yoghurt. Without getting too technical, the live culture in the yoghurt turns the natural sugar of the milk into acid. This causes the milk to thicken and taste slightly sharp. Different yoghurts may react slightly differently. (some will thicken more than others, but, as a rule, all results are fantastic). Place it in the fridge to chill, it will keep for around a week.

Not since my wife stopped breastfeeding.

Wrong; very wrong.

btw, any placenta recipes?

Fried

On toast

unfortunately there are certain dairy products which have yet to grace these shores, and the only way to get them is to import or DIY.
we're getting close to our first batch of curd. hopefully in a few weeks.

Do you own a milkable creature?

With sauce bearnaise

Lolz just kidding

here's a good yogurt recipe:

1. Take Yogurt
   
2. Take Cloth
   
3. Put yogurt in cloth
   
4. strain over sink for unspecified time
   
5. Serve with Olive Oil.
   
   

I call in Labneh, and have clearly invented it, so expect a patent.

Do you own a milkable creature?

unfortunately no. but milk can be purchased, curd can't

I call in Labneh, and have clearly invented it, so expect a patent.

Refer to post #8 Henry. Keep up!

PM your address, I'll post you a goat.
also curd from here and the little dairy farm down the road from my house. Very limited supply though.
http://www.thedairyhouse.co.uk/products-softcheese.htm