Ingredients when making Cheese at home
In Cheesemaking a few additives are used. The main reason is due to the food hygiene requirements and limited use of raw milk....
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Starter Cultures In Cheesemaking
Although some specific cultures are used in cheesemaking today, they have not been specifically standardised until the development of...
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Rennet and other coagulants when make homemade cheese
Coagulants and Rennet: Coagulants can be more than one type and are used to separate the milk into two halves-curds and whey. Naturally,...
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Sourcing milk when ready to make some homemade cheese (Critical Task)
Sourcing milk is one of the most critical tasks., Unlike yogurt and kefir, cheeses preferably are made with minimally processed milk from...
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Milk Allergy vs. Lactose Intolerance or how much lactose can a person with lactose intolerance have?
People sometimes confuse lactose intolerance with a milk allergy, but these are completely different things caused by different...
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Junket (pudding) or Junked custard
Junket is a dairy milk-based dessert made with dairy milk (any dairy milk like goat, sheep and buffalo) and rennet.
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Why should I make cheese and other dairy products at home
Fermentation is “controlled spoilage” as different techniques speed up or slow down a particular process. Depending on the control, the...
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Brief description of the cheesemaking processes
Do you know that yogurt and kefir starters can also make cheese? But how this is posible, you might ask. The reason is that the cheese is...
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Organic milk vs. regular non-organic dairy milk
Many people wonder what organic milk is and how it differs from regular milk, as many believe that one or more of the following...
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Pink mold and how to get rid of it before you start making your yogurt or kefir
The term "pink mold" covers several types of microscopic organisms you might find growing in the damp, dark corners of your home, such as...
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How to make a simple fresh acid-set cheese at home
What to do when the yogurt and kefir mix separate into two halves. Sometimes your yogurt mix can separate into two halves - curds and...
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Can I use raw milk when making yogurt and kefir?
Raw milk is surrounded by myths and many people are confused about whether they can use it for making yogurt and kefir. The answer, based...
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Fermented Milk Products From All Over the World • Rob (Sudan)
Rob is the most frequently met product made out of fermented milk in Sudan. It is actually what others may know as “buttermilk”, as rob...
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Fermented Milk Products From All Over the World • Ergo (Ethiopia)
Ergo is considered the African version of yogurt. When making ergo, Ethiopians don’t use specific bacterial cultures, as the product is...
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Fermented Milk Products From All Over the World • Amabere amaruranu (Kenya)
Amabere amaruranu is a fermented milk product made by the Kisii people of Kenya, out of cow’s milk. The milk is boiled first, allowed to...
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