Susan is hooking the rug at right, which she designed. Susan O’Dwyer and her husband, Barry have a small farm in southern New Hampshire with a cow, a heifer and 50 chickens. Susan has been making cheese for almost two years now. Last year, during the course of her “trials and errors,” Susan came up with her own recipe for Mozzarella. She taught a class
Steve Murtaugh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Steve Murtaugh with his main Maoi – an Eastern Island Tiki Steve Murtaugh is a master home cheese maker. He sells his cheese at Farmer’s Markets in the Pittsburgh area. This coming summer, he plans to sell over 188 pounds of cheese! Steve was one of the entrants in our recent our essay contest. He sent his essay with a lot of pictures included,
Controlling Humidity in Your Cheese “Cave”
Steve (Bear) Murtaugh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A couple of months ago, I mentioned in an e-mail to Steve Murtaugh that I think controlling humidity is the biggest challenge for home cheese makers. Steve has been retired from managing government labs since 2010, so he decided to tackle that problem. He had just read an article about how salt retains humidity and he thought that might be
How to Make a Cheese “Cave”
Jon with his cat, Koba This takes your dorm sized refrigerator to a whole new level! As you may know, we sell a refrigerator thermostat which enables you to convert your refrigerator or freezer into a cave by regulating the temperature. This solves the temperature issue. And, for most purposes, you can add enough humidity by simply keeping a wet towel in your cave. However,