As an augmentation to the article I wrote for the summer culture the word on cheese magazine http://culturecheesemag.com/diy/beautiful-homemade-burrata , here are step by step photos of how to make burrata sachets, dumplings, packets or whatever you want to call them!
Author: Gianaclis Caldwell
Aging Cheese on Wood Shelves and Food Safety – a Non-Issue
As a person who tends to want to follow rules, it is sad to be reminded that a good portion of food production regulations have little to do with actual food safety, rather they are the result of a ponderous, rigid system that steam rolls forward, sometimes based more on the ease of generalizing rather than the … Continue reading Aging Cheese on Wood Shelves and Food Safety – a Non-Issue
One pot Lasagna Cheese
Lasagna Cheese – All in one pot recipe for Mozzarella and Ricotta While writing an article for Culture magazine on how to make Burrata, I realized how easy it is to make both quick mozzarella and ricotta at the same time, literally within one hour. An email from a reader mentioned that it was her … Continue reading One pot Lasagna Cheese
Once a Day Milking – a Viable Option for Quality of Life
Think about it, 75-80% of the milk for about half the labor, half the chemicals, half the grain, AND evenings (or mornings) with a few extra hours of "free" time. Once a day milking (OAD), as opposed to the more conventional twice a day (TAD), is a popular option in several other countries as a … Continue reading Once a Day Milking – a Viable Option for Quality of Life
Stretchy Secrets – Pasta Filata Cheeses
If your Quick Mozzarella doesn’t always turn out perfectly, despite many recipe's suggesting that it is “so easy”, stop blaming yourself! Stretched curd cheeses, often referred to by their Italian name of “pasta filata”, depend upon some pretty precise chemistry occurring in order to turn out well. In this article I have extracted a bit … Continue reading Stretchy Secrets – Pasta Filata Cheeses
Do Aged Cheeses Contain Probiotics?
Probiotics. The new darling of health and advertising. Do cheeses really contain any of these amazing, essential microbes? While I have no letters after my name (unless I capriciously add them), it doesn't require a university degree to understand that bacteria, both beneficial and hurtful, can only live under certain contidions. I am a cheesemaker … Continue reading Do Aged Cheeses Contain Probiotics?
Chasing Coliform Counts
I was recently visiting England to attend “The Science of Artisan Cheesemaking” conference and had the great additional luck to visit an amazing farmstead creamery- Hill Dairy in Somerset. Not only was the facility quite possibly one of the most well thought out and constructed small creameries that I have ever visited, but owners Will and Caroline … Continue reading Chasing Coliform Counts
The Importance of Monitoring Somatic Cell Counts
Awhile back the FDA raised the maximum number of somatic cells that Grade A goat milk can contain from the former limit of 1,000,000 to 1,500,000. Our state (Oregon) followed suit just this year and adopted the new limit for goat milk and also lowered the cow level from the FDA level of 750,000 to … Continue reading The Importance of Monitoring Somatic Cell Counts
Fresh Ricotta Balls with Roasted Grapes
I thought I would never get into posting recipes, but I had a lot of fun customizing this recipe for an upcoming class, so hey, why not share with you all? I got the inspiration for this recipe online, but it was pretty bland, so I took it up a notch. I also didn't have … Continue reading Fresh Ricotta Balls with Roasted Grapes
Using 3M Quick Swabs to Build a Food Safety Program for the Farmstead Creamery
Environmental testing of food contact surfaces and other surfaces that workers might easily touch and then cross contaminate a product can help you quickly find gaps in your food safety program. If you read an earlier post I did on the subject, then you may remember that here at our tiny farmstead creamery, we do … Continue reading Using 3M Quick Swabs to Build a Food Safety Program for the Farmstead Creamery