Basics to start making cheese

skyvicky123

Hi all, hoping for some help and advice please!

My dad already makes his own sausages, bread and bacon so hoping to get him started with cheese making!

I have looked at some of the kits out there but they seem very expensive so I am wondering if I can buy the basics that he will need individually along with a good instructional book.

Can anybody help me work out what he will need to get started? I would ideally want to get him stuff to be able to produce both soft and hard cheeses if possible!

Thanks in advance!

Gigervamp

Ascott Smallholding sell all the bits needed. I've often thought about having a go myself.

Kevie192

Lakeland sell all the stuff you need for soft cheeses, along with a really good book to get you started.

It'll help you make mozzarella, cottage cheese, cream cheese etc etc and I think the stuff is cheaper than the individual places.

HTH

Kevin

skyvicky123

Thanks for your advice, thinking that having looked around at prices he will have to start off with soft cheeses as the equipment for hard cheese making is out of my budget!

soba

We made paneer using this recipe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/paneer_86451

We then used the cheese to make this recipe
http://www.anjumanand.co.uk/indian-food-recipes-cooking-dishes/recipe-archive/vegetables/karahi-paneer-with-peppers-capsicums/

Sambucus_Nigra

Recommend making mozzarella. It's great when it finally 'goes'.