Cheese Making Supplies

I have decided to start making cheese. My husband and I both love it and since I want to get back to more "homemade" foods,cheese happens to be one of those. There are basic supplies you need to get started. None are expensive as I live on a budget. I did not have any of the supplies so I had buy them. Most I purchased through Amazon.com and New England Cheese. To start you need:

The Cheese Press

This presses the curds. It helps to drain the whey from the curds and makes a solid block of cheese over several hours of gentle pressure. I bought this one through Amazon.com. It's very sturdy and comes packed to you as you see. It's not a big thing at all, in fact I was a bit surprised at how small it was. I think I was expecting something large and bulky, which this is not.

Once you take it apart it looks like this. The smaller white thing is for a 2# and the larger is for a 5# cheese. This is actually constructed from drain pipe that is used by plummers. It's very thick and sturdy. The base is wood and the spools are long threaded bolts. I will be using this very soon and then I will do a tutorial with photo's.

This is basic supplies. Butter Muslim is a very tightly woven cheesecloth made for cheese. The Cheese wax is used to seal the cheese for aging. You will need cheese salt and a cheese thermometer.

The thermometer needs to measure to 220 degree's.

In order to make cheese and depending on what kind you want to make you have to have a Culture to start the process. So this is what you need to start.

I will be doing soft cheeses first, cottage and cream cream & sour cream. Those you must master first as that will give you a feel for making other types of cheese. As soon as I start to make them I will do a tutorial.

Have a great Day!