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    Posted: 15 July 2013 at 08:00
i start Playing more seriously with making cheese so i need a press .
i looked on Google for a press plans . then i got an idea   i will convert a sausage press to a cheese  press. 
Man it worked great .now i got a cheese  press .
this feta cheese is my first test. 

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Ahron - I'll be interested in seeing how it goes with this. So far, I've only made Easter cheese, but I'd like to do quark, pot cheese, farmer's cheese and feta-type cheeses. It seems that there are a few, simple cheeses that reach way, way back in time, to our earliest beginnings. These are pretty much the same across a wide area of the world, with only minor differences.
 
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just finished the mozzarella cheese curd and today i will do fresh mozzarella balls .

  
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I love it when a plan comes together. Good job making that sausage press work for you. I like this kind of thing.
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Nice work Ahron! It's looking good.
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Ahron, this is a topic close to my heart. I am watching and learning, can't wait for the mozzarella.
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Nice work Ahron...was that just plain old PVC pipe? 
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Ahron,

As you know I am a true French and Mediterranean cheese-a-holic ... This is amazing ... Thanks so much for posting.

I have made my own Ricotta, millions of times, as in Spain, it was not exported from Italia until quite recently. Also, I prepare mine with fresh goat milk, as we have a Dairy Farmer friend ... another point, there are no cattle except in northern Spain; it is too dry and no grazing lands in the high Sierra. Also, same for Puglia --- this is not beef cattle nor dairy cow turf ...

Though in Puglia, I just walk a few metres, and pick some up --- that was just delivered from the Farms, early in the morning ...

Mozzarella di Bufala di Campania, is my heart ... Wow ... Wonderful.

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Originally posted by Hoser Hoser wrote:

Nice work Ahron...was that just plain old PVC pipe? 
no no it was a new one Wink
yes it is a  16 cm diameter pvc pipe .it  fits great .
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Originally posted by Effigy Effigy wrote:

Ahron, this is a topic close to my heart. I am watching and learning, can't wait for the mozzarella.

Something went wrong the cheese did not wanted to melt i think the citric salt was off .
 i will try again next week .
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The feta cheese cured till today (6 days) and we had it this morning and it was great .
no more feta from the shop .
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Ahron,

Mozzarella is complicated.

I believe Dan Gone Fishing had prepared some a few months back, in the CHEESE SECTION ... I believe.

I have never attempted it, as I do not have the time. However, I also purchase mozzarella di bufala from a dear Italian friend, who is a Restaurant Distributor ... I love my Caprese Salads ... Fresh Genovese Basil,red ripe tomatoes of choice, and of course the cheese, Italian Evoo and Modena Vinegar Balsamic ...

I do have a récipe from Italia for it, however ... As a matter of fact, I shall translate it, and post it for u ...

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Ahron, I'm glad to hear that the feta went well and hope that the enxt attempt at mozzarella works the way that it is supposed to!

What all is needed for feta? do you have a recipe/procedure? If you get the chance, please post - same when you do the mozzarella! Star
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yes i know the mozzarella turned  to be queso fresco ,but i found the problem .
my citric acid was off.
i will try again this week . or till i will succeed.

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ahh here is the recipe for the feta 
http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/feta-cheese_topic3568.html

only at this one i used the press and it is much better .
if you can't find mesophilic culture you can use 1 tbs of active yogurt .



Feta on homemade rye bread



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That looks fantastic Ahron!
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