Choosing Ingredients & Equipment
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Home Filtration Methods for Healthy Cultures
Many fermented foods require water for the culturing process. Learn which factors to consider when choosing a water source.
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A Guide to Cheese Cultures for Making Homemade Cheese
Cheese cultures can be a bit overwhelming to a new cheesemaker. This overview will help beginning cheesemakers understand the world of cheese cultures.
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7 Essential Tools for Making Homemade Cheese: A Supply List for Beginners
Do you have a large pot? A reliable thermometer? Browse our list of 7 essential tools for beginning cheesemakers and get started making cheese today!
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Fermentation Equipment: Choosing The Right Supplies
Learn about choosing the best fermenting jars and crocks plus other supplies for making sauerkraut and fermenting vegetables at home.
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Natural Fermentation: Salt vs. Whey vs. Starter Cultures
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of using salt vs. whey vs. a starter culture when making sauerkraut, pickles, and lacto-fermented condiments.
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Cheesecloth And Butter Muslin in Home Cheesemaking
Cheesecloth and butter muslin are both very important to the cheesemaking process. Learn more about how to use each in home cheesemaking.
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How Much Salt to Use When Fermenting Vegetables
How much salt should you add to vegetables for fermentation? Can you adjust the amount called for in recipes? Find out more here!
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Choosing Salt For Fermenting Vegetables
Learn about the various types of salt, what makes them different, and which ones to use for vegetable fermentation.
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Milk For Cheesemaking: An Overview
When choosing milk for cheesemaking, it helps to have a basic knowledge of the fundamental makeup of milk and the variations in milk from different animals.
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Guide To Extra Ingredients In Cheesemaking
Home cheesemaking can involve more than milk, starter culture, and coagulant. Additives can change the flavor, consistency, and texture of homemade cheese.
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Rennet And Other Popular Coagulants For Home Cheesemaking
Learn about the variety of rennet and other coagulants used to make cheese at home, including some common plants that you can use to make your own rennet!
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Salt In Cheesemaking
Most cheese recipes call for salt, often listed as cheese salt. What exactly is cheese salt? What other kinds of salt can be substituted in cheese recipes?
