Have any of you taken a cheese-making class?

[melissa-dallas]

I'm considering this one through my local farmer's market. Does it end up being too expensive to bother with?

"Making Cheese with Rosey Ridge Farm - Feb. 1, 10am - 1pm *

Learn to make Mozzarella, Feta, and Cheddar in your own kitchen with Dairy Farmer BethAnn Hooley from Rosey Ridge Farm. Using milk fresh from the farm, students will learn technique, recipes, essential tools & ingredients needed to make cheese. Students will take home Rosey Ridge Farm Cheddar Cheese, Fresh Mozzarella Cheese (made in class), and recipes & the know¬how to make cheese @ home! Rosey Ridge Farm is an all natural, chemical free, fully licensed and inspected Grade A Retail Raw Dairy with Jersey and Jersey Brown Swiss cows, offering raw milk and other dairy products, including Raw Aged Cheese from the dairy......February 1, 10am - 1pm, $40......at Gecko Hardware 10233 E. NW Highway, Dallas"

 

[traca]

For $40, that's a deal. I have taken a class in cheesemaking and found it very interesting. It

deepened my appreciation of cheese, for sure. I haven't made much at home, but it's something I'm working toward.

 

[Guest]

Traca is right, that's a bargin.

I took my first cheese-making class last March and have been making ricotta/marscapone/cottage cheese since then. This March I an taking one on mozzarella. I hope to try make fromage blanc after I conquer mozzerella. I think cheddar is quite a bit more complicated.

 

[traca]

I bought this book last year. It's fascinating reading but also totally doable recipes. Money well

spent. Probably one of my favorite purchases over the past couple years.

http://www.amazon.com/Artisan-Cheese-Making-Home-World-Class/dp/1607740087/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390678784&sr=1-2&keywords=cheese+making+books

 

[Guest]

thanks for the recommendation

She was supposed to teach the class I went to last year but was sick and they got a (very competent) replacement. I do use her recipe which was handed out in the class when I make fresh cheese.

 

[melissa-dallas]

Thank you! I signed up. I'll take a look at the book too.

 

[CathyZ]

Have not taken a class but have made plenty of cheese- that class looks great

Making cheese is pretty easy and great fun- the only problem I ever ran across was getting fresh milk right out of the cow. Starting with store-bought milk, homogenized, pasteurized, everything else-ized doesn't work so well.

Have a ball- it is so much fun to make cheese!