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Home Cheese Making, 4th Edition

From Fresh and Soft to Firm, Blue, Goatโ€™s Milk, and More; Recipes for 100 Favorite Cheeses
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Home Cheese Making, 4th Edition by Ricki Carroll is a comprehensive guide for anyone interested in crafting their own delicious cheeses at home. It offers over 100 recipes ranging from simple to advanced, along with detailed instructions and tips for selecting ingredients and equipment. This edition also provides new guidelines and information to help both novice and experienced cheesemakers perfect their craft.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the art of crafting cheeses at home and eager to explore step-by-step, guided instructions from a seasoned expert. This book could also appeal to you if you appreciate learning about diverse cheese-making techniques and wish to expand your culinary skills with a hands-on approach.

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This completely revised and updated edition of the best-selling classic by โ€œCheese Queenโ€ Ricki Carroll features an expanded selection of cheese recipes, all-new recipes for cooking with cheese, and contemporary cheesemonger profiles.

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Widely acclaimed as the Cheese Queen, Ricki Carroll has guided thousands of home cheese makers and inspired the burgeoning popularity of artisanal cheese making with her classic book, Home Cheese Making, first published in 1982, with over 400,000 copies in print.

The completely updated fourth edition features 35 new cheese recipes, colour photography of step-by-step techniques, and new profiles of contemporary cheese makers.

The additions to this comprehensive volume reflect the broader selection of cheeses available in specialty food stores and groceries, including burrata, stracchino, Brillat-Savarin, D'Affinois, Cambrales, Drunk Gouda, Pecorino Pepato, goat milk's gouda, and more.

Companion recipes are included for cheese plate condiments and classic cheese dishes. For cheese lovers wanting to make their own, Ricki Carroll's expert advice is the key to success.

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Home Cheese Making, 4th Edition is praised for its inspirational approach and thorough guidance on cheese making at home. Reviewers highlight Ricki Carroll's ability to demystify the process, making it accessible and engaging for both novice and experienced cheese makers. The book is widely recommended for anyone eager to delve into the magic and science of cheese making, serving as an essential resource in this craft.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612128672

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 December 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Ari Weinzweig

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 961g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Ricki Carroll, aka the Cheese Queen, is the author of Home Cheese Making and the coauthor of Say Cheese! She owns and operates New England Cheesemaking Supply Company, an online and catalog company for cheese makers around the world. She is a founding member of the American Cheese Society and the recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award. Carroll has taught home cheese making classes since 1980 and started the home cheese making movement in America. She lives in Ashfield, Massachusetts, and can be found online at cheesemaking.com. Ari Weinzweig is CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman's Community of Businesses, which includes Zingerman's Delicatessen, Bakehouse, Creamery, Catering, Mail Order, ZingTrain, Coffee Company, Roadhouse, Candy Manufactory, Events at Cornman Farms, and the newest business, Miss Kim, which serves great tasting Korean fare. Zingerman s produces and sells all sorts of full flavored, traditional foods in its home of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ari was recognized as one of the Who s Who of Food & Beverage in America by the 2006 James Beard Foundation and has awarded a Bon Appetit Lifetime Achievement Award among many recognitions. Ari is the author of a number of articles and books, including Zingerman s Guide to Better Bacon (Zingerman s Press), Zingerman s Guide to Giving Great Service, Zingerman s Guide to Good Eating (Houghton Mifflin), Zingerman s Guide to Good Leading, Part 1: A Lapsed Anarchist s Approach to Building a Great Business, Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, Part 2: A Lapsed Anarchist s Approach to Being a Better Leader, Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, Part 3: A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Managing Ourselves, and Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, Part 4; A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to the Power of Beliefs in Business. In 2017 Ari was named one of The World's 10 Top CEOs (They Lead in a Totally Unique Way) by Inc. Magazine.

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