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Since 1978 we have been sharing the joy of home cheese making. With over 100 step by step cheese making recipes, helpful guides and easy to use supplies it's fun and easy to make cheese at home.

Moos-Letter November, 2016

Moos-Letter November, 2016

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Queso Oaxaca From Mexico This cheese comes from the Oaxaca (WaHaKa) region of Mexico. It's abeautiful, stretched curd cheese, wound into a ball fo...

Moos-Letter October, 2016

Moos-Letter October, 2016

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month A Sweeter Alpine Cheese This wonderful recipe goes above and beyond traditional Alpine style cheese, by introducing new and unique cultures for a ...

Moos-Letter September, 2015

Moos-Letter September, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month A Very Simple Goat's Milk Tomme Have you been making fresh goat's milk cheese and loving it? If so, here's an opportunity to transform some of tha...

Moos-Letter July, 2015

Moos-Letter July, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Fourme d' Ambert Recipe and History When it comes to cheese, there's a reason why we say "Vive la France!" Jim never misses an opportunity to go ...

Moos-Letter August, 2015

Moos-Letter August, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Pouligny St. Pierre - Recipe and History Here's a question for you - why is the top lopped off on these little pyramids? Pick one or more: Napole...

Moos-Letter June, 2015

Moos-Letter June, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Wine Infused Cheese Jim calls this fabulous combination of wine and cheese - "synergistic infusion." It involves soaking soft curds in dark red wi...

Moos-Letter May, 2015

Moos-Letter May, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Crescenza This is a soft, moist Italian cheese which is, at the same time, sliceable, spreadable and meltable. Yum! Jim did his research to find o...

Moos-Letter April, 2015

Moos-Letter April, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Sao Jorge If you want to make Sao Jorge the whey it's made in the Azores, you will have to stay up late! Island cheese makers take the milk from ...

Moos-Letter March, 2015

Moos-Letter March, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Belper Knolle - A Tiny Cheese with a Huge Taste It may not be pretty, but this little gem from Belp, Switzerland has a great personality! Jim firs...

Moos-Letter February, 2015

Moos-Letter February, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Paneer Vegetarians - check this out! This is a mild, versatile cheese with no rennet. In fact, the only ingredient you may not already have in you...

Moos-Letter January, 2015

Moos-Letter January, 2015

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Bel Paese Jim says that if Italy had a national cheese, this would be it. It is definitely one of the most popular cheeses in that bel paese (beau...

Moos-Letter December, 2014

Moos-Letter December, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Spanish Cheese: Ibores Style Ibores cheese has PDO status (Protected Denomination of Origin), so it is always made with unpasteurized goat's milk ...

Moos-Letter November, 2014

Moos-Letter November, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Yorkshire Cheese This cheese was first made in the 12th century, but now there is only one company in Wensleydale, England still selling the Yorks...

Moos-Letter October 2014

Moos-Letter October 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Caciotta - Italian Farmhouse Caciotta is a creamy, semi-soft cheese from central Italy, made with ewe's, cow's, goat's, buffalo's milk, or any com...

Moos-Letter September, 2014

Moos-Letter September, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Bleu d'Auvergne Jim travels around the globe, visiting the people who make the fabulous artisan cheeses we know and love. When he finds these chee...

Moos-Letter August, 2014

Moos-Letter August, 2014

Cheese Making Tip of the Month Throwing It Out? No Whey!! You've made your fabulous homemade cheese, and now your milk is giving you even more to work with - that nutrient-rich whe...

Moos-Letter July, 2014

Moos-Letter July, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Port Salut This is one of many fabulous French cheeses which were originally created by Trappist monks in the 19th century. It is a semi-soft, was...

Moos-Letter June, 2014

Moos-Letter June, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Creole Cream Cheese We are staking our claim as the biggest fans of this wonderful cheese! We have been celebrating it since our book Home Cheese ...

Moos-Letter May, 2014

Moos-Letter May, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Butterkase This "butter cheese" is a semi-soft, mild cow's milk cheese made in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United States (and now, your own...

Moos-Letter April, 2014

Moos-Letter April, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Shropshire Blue This is a fabulous cheese for intermediate to advanced cheese makers. It's a lovely cross between a flaky and acid Cheshire Cheese...

Moos-Letter March, 2014

Moos-Letter March, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Triple Creme Those two words together sound like heaven, don't they?! Of course, these cheeses do have a few more calories per ounce than others, ...

Moos-Letter February, 2014

Moos-Letter February, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Tilsit Cheese Making Recipe Here's an interesting project for a cold, winter day (or even a warm, sunny day if you live south of the Equator) - a ...

Moos-Letter January, 2014

Moos-Letter January, 2014

Cheese Making Recipe of the Month Dry Jack Rubbed with Cocoa and Pepper Ig Vella was a cheese maker whose father owned Vella Cheese Co. in California and Rogue Creamery in Oregon. ...

Moos-Letter December, 2013

Moos-Letter December, 2013

Cheese Making Questions & Answers Late Breaking News! Cheese Queen with royal grandchild, Jocelyn Princess Jocelyn Before we continue with this special ...

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