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by Gianaclis Caldwell (Author), Ricki Carroll (Foreword by)
This comprehensive, user-friendly cheese making guide features delicious recipes, inspiring photos, and practical techniques for cheese enthusiasts from the avid home hobbyist to the serious commercial artisan.
Let acclaimed cheesemaker Gianaclis Caldwell be your mentor, guide, and cheering section as you follow the pathway to a mastery of cheesemaking. With thorough explanations of the art and science that allow milk to be transformed into epicurean masterpieces, this all-inclusive cheese making book offers in-depth guidance on making artisan cheese on a small scale.
- Extensive process-based recipes
- Everything you want to know about affinage (aging)
- How to use oils, brushes, waxes, infusions, and other creative flavoring techniques
- Beautiful inspirational photographs
- Profiles of other cheesemakers
- In-depth appendices for quick reference in the preparation and aging room Every serious home-scale artisan cheesemaker--even those just beginning to experiment--will want this book as their bible to take them from their first quick mozzarella to a French mimolette, and ultimately to designing their own unique cheeses. Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking will also prove an invaluable resource for those with, or thinking of starting, a small-scale creamery.
Author Biography
Gianaclis Caldwell and her family own Pholia Farm, in Oregon, where for many years they operated an off-grid, raw milk cheese dairy. She is the author of the award-winning Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking, as well as other books on cheesemaking and running a dairy. Applying a holistic, organic management approach to the health of her goats comes naturally for Gianaclis: She was raised on an organic farm; her parents were chiropractors; and she pursued a career in nursing. Her aged, raw milk cheeses have been recognized and applauded by America's foremost authorities on cheese, and Gianaclis has traveled extensively across the country presenting workshops on cheesemaking and troubleshooting goat health problems. She continues to teach in-person cheesemaking classes on the farm.
