Make Homemade Cheese demystifies the art of cheesemaking, offering a comprehensive guide for crafting artisanal cheeses in your own kitchen. The book emphasizes three core concepts: milk selection, understanding cultures and enzymes, and controlling the environment for aging. It reveals how different milk types—cow, goat, or sheep—impact flavor and texture, and how mastering cultures and enzymes yields consistent results. The book presents cheesemaking as an achievable skill, even highlighting how the development of various cheese types corresponds geographically to specific regional climates and milk sources.
The book begins with foundational knowledge and progresses through cheese types, beginning with ricotta and mozzarella. Later chapters tackle aged cheeses such as cheddar and blue cheese, including instructions for creating a simple cheese cave. Recipes are based on traditional practices and modern food science, using readily available ingredients. This approach empowers home cooks to create unique cheeses, connecting them to the origins of their food.
