Category "cheese"

What Cheese Culture is best to use in making Camembert cheese?

I'm planning to make camembert cheese but I'm confused on what cultures to add. Any tips?

Is there a way to make a generic cheese sauce?

Scenario: I have some nuggets, and thought it would be nice to dip them in some cheese sauce. I do not have that, but I thought I could make one with the ingred

Can you add cheese to a veloute?

Nacho time! The urge to make nachos overtakes you, and you set to make them excellent. But alas, seems like you've forgotten to get milk! You can't create a pro

What are the mechanics of raw milk and products made from it?

I'm stuck in a bit of a strange predicament... As many of you know, getting access to raw milk is a problem for many in the Western world, whereas information i

Substitutes for beer... in beer cheese soup

Sounds odd I know, but some preservatives in beer can be an allergen... I found a beer cheese soup that I really really enjoyed. My question is, are there non-b

How to get vegan cheese to taste like cheese

I have yet to find a vegan cheese that tastes like cheese. It seems that all recipes use mainly nutritional yeast as flavoring and while it's delicious and has

Can agar be melted in oil?

This recipe for vegan parmesan apparently has no added liquid apart from melted coconut oil. Does the agar actually melt and bind in this case? From https://gre

What is the benefit of adding vegetable oil to cheese cake dough?

I recently baked a cheese cake and decided to leave out the oil in the recipe. I expected it to be drier than the one with oil added to the dough but found that

How does kraft mac and cheese or velveeta get that tangy flavor?

I'm on a mission to recreate boxed mac and cheese or velveeta shells and cheese. I've used sodium citrate to make a creamy cheese emulsion from normal cheese. H

Sharpen a blue cheese dressing?

My penecillium rocqueforti ripened blue nutcheese still hasn't sharpened in flavor ie ketone development which takes 6mo or more. Otherwise flavor and aroma fin

How do you cook a hard cheese to dry it out without melting it in a home kitchen? Which cheese is suited to this purpose?

How do you cook a hard cheese to dry it out without melting it in a home kitchen? Which cheese is suited to this purpose? Is there a way to achieve a crunchy te

How to season home-made cheese?

I have made my first ever cheese (a very basic recipe: heat the milk to 95C, add citric acid, drain the whey, press together - see below), now I need to season

Is sweet whey better than acidic whey for Brunost cheese?

I have some left over whey. I want to convert it to Brunost cheese? Is sweet whey better than acidic whey for this purpose? Any ideas on the quantities I can ex

Why is my package of cheese blown up like a balloon

This is a package of balderson old cheese,the package has ballooned up. Is it safe to eat? The expiry date is Nov.2021

Can I leave cut (but airtight wrapped) aged pecorino at room temperature for a couple of hours?

I bought it for a friend and want to give it to them but I will have to travel with the aged pecorino cheese for a couple of hours at room temperature before gi

Why does my cheese flavouring have a sweetish smell/flavour?

I recently purchased a bottle of Cheddar Cheese flavouring (product link here) hoping to use it in pasta. The product description says it is apt for pasta. How

Freezing blue cheese

I've been told you can freeze blue cheese. I would like to freeze some for Christmas Day, in one month's time. What would be the best way to prepare/wrap it and

What is the difference between fondue and cheese sauce? And do both need to be kept warm to be remain melted?

I like KFC style cheese sauce that is (optionally) served with breaded chicken. And now, at Christmas, I found that a kitchen appliance labeled "raclette and fo

How can I melt mozzarella balls?

Basically, I am trying to melt mozzarella on top of bread. I've tried both pan and microwave, but it doesn't seem to work out. I also tried to heat the balls se

How is Paneer Melting in Cheena Poda dessert?

In this (16:09) Video the Master Chef Chintan Pandya has made a delicious dessert "Cheena Poda" in which the cheena (Paneer) seems to melt. Which is not possibl