Ingredients

Make your own clabber

A simple cheese starter from raw milk

Posted on 06/14/2019

To make cheese you basically need milk, micro-organisms and rennet. To make flavorful and reproducible cheeses you need starter cultures, the same way you need yeast, levain or sourdough starter to make good bread. A starter culture is basically a culture of ferments that will provide the right organisms to... [Read More]

What are starter cultures?

Industrial cultures vs endogenous/homegrown cultures

Posted on 05/22/2019

To make cheese you basically need milk, micro-organisms and rennet. To make flavorful and reproducible cheeses you need starter cultures, the same way you need yeast, levain or sourdough starter to make good bread. [Read More]

Understanding the different types of milk

Why raw milk gives more flavorful cheese

Posted on 03/02/2019

If you type raw milk vs pasteurized milk in your favorite search engine, you may discover dividing and intense debates on the topic. In the US, the debate is specially focused on health and nutritional values. In France, the debate is about raw milk versus pasteurized milk cheese taste and... [Read More]