Yoel Blumberger in Tel Aviv, Israel created this box for drying cheese and was kind enough to send us the directions. We will be interviewing Yoel for the June 1st Moos-Letter (Spotlight section), but we wanted to get this out to you ASAP. Yoel has told us that he will be happy to answer any questions for you (or entertain any new ideas) in the
Eric Olson’s Amazing Make-Room Updated
This is a follow through to an article we posted a year ago – Eric Olson’s Amazing Home Set-Up. At that time, Eric Olson was using his skills in welding stainless steel to make and modify the equipment needed to make cheese. We started doing updates to that article, but Eric works so fast that we decided to put the updates we have and the
Modifying Our “Off the Wall” Press Plans
Where else but at our company (New England Cheesemaking Supply Co.) can you buy a press for $4.95? Yes, it’s true that you have to make it yourself, but we’ve done the hard part for you! Our Off the Wall Cheese Press Plans (OWP) is one of our oldest and most enduring products. We’ve been selling it for over 30 years! It’s very popular, and
Calculating Weights for the Dutch Style Press
As you may already know, we sell several different kinds of presses, including the Dutch Style Press (E30) (shown below) and the Off the Wall Press Plans (OWP). Both of them come with the weight measurements already calculated. Our friend, Bob Albers in Mandeville, Louisianna made his own Dutch style press (shown below) and he had to figure it out for himself. He sent us
Making a Drying Box
There is almost always a period of time when you dry out your cheese before aging it. The time varies and depends on the temperature and humidity – it might be from one day to a week. It’s an important step in the cheese making process because if you are going to wax your cheese after drying, it has to be just dry enough for
How to Add Humidity to Your Room Sized “Cave”
Yes, we do sell hygrometers for measuring humidity, but adding humidity is another story. For years, many of us have been placing wet paper towels in our refrigerators, but maintaining a constant amount of humidity is difficult. Two years ago we posted a fascinating article about using salt to retain humidity in a refrigerator cave. Steve Murtaugh perfected that technique and shared all the details