The joy of cheesemaking: the ultimate guide to understanding, making, and eating fine cheese

Description

A guide for cheese lovers, providing an overview of cheese manufacturing and aging, describing different methods used for molding, pressing, and salting cheese, suggesting pairings of cheese for wine, beer, and more, and including a selection of recipes to craft basic cheese at home.;Cheese classification -- Milk composition and seasonality -- Starter cultures -- Coagulation and drainage -- Molding -- Pressing -- Salting : brining vs. dry salting -- Aging -- Core cheese makes -- Building a cheese board -- Pairing cheese with wine, beer, and beyond -- Rockin' the wedge -- A final Irish blessing. Cheese classification -- Milk composition and seasonality -- Starter cultures -- Coagulation and drainage -- Molding -- Pressing -- Salting : brining vs. dry salting -- Aging -- Core cheese makes -- Building a cheese board -- Pairing cheese with wine, beer, and beyond -- Rockin' the wedge -- A final Irish blessing.