Learn to Make Cheese

Learn to make Cheese from the CFH staff and other Real Food pros. Choose from a wide selection of articles, videos and recipes. Rate articles and share your suggestions too! Click here to view all of our Cheese Making articles.

7 Reasons to Make Your Own Cheese
Learn the many reasons to make your own cheese at home including control over the quality of ingredients and developing a fun and useful hobby.
Learn Why You Should Make Your Own Cheese

Cheese Making Supply List
Our list of basic cheese making supplies and ingredients to get you started making your own cheese.
View Our Basic List of Cheese Making Supplies

Raw Milk vs. Pasteurized Milk for Making Cheese
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using raw milk or pasteurized milk for your home cheese making projects.
Learn more about Choosing Raw or Pasteurized Milk

Cheese Storage & Aging
Learn about the various options for properly aging your homemade cheese creations including cheddar, monterey jack and other cheeses that benefit from the aging process.
Read more about Aging Your Homemade Cheeses

Click here to view our complete selection of Cheese Making articles, how-to videos and recipes.

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Featured Recipes:

Mozzarella Cheese
Easy to make and wonderful topping for pizza, lasagna and more

Cheddar Cheese
Traditionally an aged cheese, Cheddar can be aged for 30+ days

Fromage Blanc
Rich and creamy, Fromage Blanc is perfect for crackers or as a veggie dip

Feta Cheese
Easy to make, Feta is traditionally aged in a brine solution for 30 days prior to eating
 

Cheese Making Starter Kits
A range of starter kits for making hard cheese, Italian cheeses, Mascarpone, and more

Cheese Starter Cultures
Lactic-acid bacteria for making cheese at home. We carry a wide range of starter cultures and mold spores for making a number of types of cheese

Rennet & Additives
We carry both animal-based and vegetable rennet as well as a variety of lipase powders, tartaric acid, calcium chloride, and even dried herbs for flavoring your soft cheese creations

Cheese Making Books & Supplies
A range of cheese making books and supplies such as cheese shaping molds, cheese cloth, cheese presses and more

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What's New?
The latest Cheese Making Articles, Videos and Recipes from Cultures for Health

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Articles & How-to Videos

7 Reasons to Make Your Own Cheese

Beginning Cheese Making: Where to Start

Cheese Making Basics, Part 1

Cheese Making Basics, Part 2

Cheese Making Basics, Part 3

Cheese Making Supply List

Cheese Making Equipment

Sanitization During Cheesemaking

Techniques and Tips for Adding Ingredients in Cheesemaking

Rennet and Other Popular Coagulants

Extra Ingredients Used in Home Cheesemaking

Milk for Cheesemaking: An Overview

Choosing Milk for Making Cheese: Raw Milk vs. Pasteurized Milk

How to Cut the Curd

Pressing Hard Cheeses

Wrapping and Storing Different Types of Cheeses

Waxing Hard Cheeses

Bandaging Hard Cheeses

Brining Hard Cheeses

Smoking Hard Cheeses

How to Flavor Soft Cheese

Cheese Storage & Aging 

Troubleshooting Your Cheese 

Making a Mother Cheese Culture Using Direct-Set Mesophilic Starter

Choosing a Water Source for Making Cultured Foods

Recipes Using Cheese

Garlic and Feta Cheeseball

Gluten-free Blueberry Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Cottage Cheese and Spinach Filled Ham Rolls

Spinach Ricotta Quiche

Stir-Fried Queso Blanco

Cottage Cheese Blintzes with Soaked Flour Buttermilk Crepes

Marinated Mozzarella Appetizers

Mozzarella, Sweet Potato, and Mushroom Stuffed Peppers

Mushroom, Apple, and Jarsburg Salad

Italian Sausage, Spinach, and Ricotta Squares

Salami, Cream Cheese, and Pickle Roll Ups: A Completely Cultured Appetizer

Nori Poppers (using cream cheese)

Vegetable Soup with Feta

Mediterranean Lentil Salad with Feta

Blue Cheese Dressing

Raw and Cultured Pumpkin Cheesecake

Tiramisù Recipe

Mascarpone Apple Torte

No-Cook Chocolate Ricotta Pudding

Gluten-free Ricotta and Yogurt Cheesecake

Ricotta Pancakes with Butter-Honey Syrup

Spinach Ricotta Dumplings

Southwest Lasagna with Queso Blanco

Turkey and Queso Blanco Enchiladas

Cold Peas and Paneer Salad

American-style Saag Paneer

Easy Probiotic-rich Caesar Dressing

Bread Pudding with Gruyère

Cheesy Kale Stuffed Mushrooms

Crustless Bacon, Artichoke Heart, and Onion Quiche

Artichoke, Spinach, and Ricotta Calzone

Spinach Ricotta Pie

Mozzarella Leeks with Oil and Vinegar

Mozzarealla, Tomato, and Quinoa Salad

Herbed Red Potatoes with Crème Fraiche

Crème Fraiche Vinaigrette

Lactic Cheese and Cultured Buttermilk Ranch Chip Dip

Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions for Making Cheese

30 Minute Mozzarella Cheese Recipe

Traditional Mozzarella Cheese Recipe

Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese Recipe

Traditional Whey Ricotta Cheese Recipe

Ricotta Salata Recipe

Cheddar Cheese Recipe

Stirred Curd Cheddar Cheese

Colby Cheese Recipe

Derby Cheese Recipe

Monchego Cheese Recipe

Monterey Jack Recipe

Simple Jack Cheese

American Brick Cheese

Haloumi Cheese

Edam Boule Cheese

Provolone Cheese

Crescenza

Parmesan Cheese Recipe

Simple Parmesan Cheese

Asiago Cheese

Romano Cheese

How to Make Swiss Cheese

Gouda Cheese

How to Make Gruyere Cheese

How to Make Havarti Cheese

How to Make Feta Cheese

How to make Lactic Cheese

How to Make Queso Blanco

How to Make Queso Blanco with Citric Acid

How to Make Queso Fresco

How to Make Paneer

Simple Buttermilk Quark

Traditional Quark

Cottage Cheese

Making Cottage Cheese with Buttermilk

Crème Fraîche Cottage Cheese

Dry Curd Cottage Cheese

Farmer Cheese

Mascarpone Cheese Recipe

Chevre Recipe

Fromage Blanc Recipe

Cream Cheese Recipe

French-style Cream Cheese

How to Make Kefir Cream Cheese

Soft Kefir Cheese Recipe

How to Make Creme Fraiche

Lemon Cheese

Southwestern Spicy Cheese Curds

Moist Buttermilk Cheese Italian Spread

Potato Cheese