Here is the second part of the cheddar making process. Last time I ended with the cheese having been pressed.
This is my cheese after 5 days of drying. It's got a nice hard rind. Next time I will wrap my cheese cloth more carefully!
Here's the melted black cheese wax. Cheese wax is more pliable then normal wax, so you can reuse it over and over agian. I went with black because I like it better then red!
Here is half the cheese coated in wax.
Finally here it is in all its sunny glory. This cyclnder of cheese now sits in my mini fridge. Now we wait my friends. Four weeks from now I'll do the big reveal and tasting!
very cool process! i'm happy to watch someone else try it before i'm brave enough. :)
ReplyDeleteYUMMY! Looks and sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteI hope it is amazing! I did my best to keep everything as clean as possible and not to cross contaminate utensils. That's the hardest part about working with any cultured foods is keeping the bad bacteria out while the good stuff does its work.
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ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is great! I'm really wanting to learn cheese making this year too. Like Amie said, I'm glad to see someone else's real life attempt first ;)
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Can't wait to hear how it tastes!
ReplyDeleteyum!!! I've heard a few mamas around here talking about making cheese and that it's really not too complicated. I'd love to hear more! :)
ReplyDeleteyou make it look so simple! making cheese is something i have never attempted yet. four weeks you say? haha, you might have just a few more visitors than expected for the tasting! :)
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