Making cheese in a frozen tundra Denis Barnard and his wife, Angie live 70 miles south of the community of North Pole, Alaska. Denis began making cheese in the summer of 2010, just after they moved there. How did you end up living on the edge of “civilization?” We moved to Alaska in May 2010. We were living in Layton Utah, a suburb of Salt
Adam & PJ Bauer in Alaska
PJ and Adam at their daughter’s wedding in July It isn’t hard to find a cool place to age your cheese in Alaska! PJ first wrote to us when we asked our Moosletter readers for their recommendations about where to buy kefir grains. She mentioned that our Cheesemaking 101 video had inspired her husband to make cheese with goat milk from their share of a
Making Cheese Curds with Brian Dixon
Curds are Squeaking in Alaska! Brian Dixon just started making cheese a few months ago, but he is apparently a very fast learner! He has already shared his experiences with us twice-once when he made Mozzarella in January, 2011 and then again a few weeks ago when he made Fat Free Fromage Blanc with his daughter, Deana. His goal is to make a Stilton, the
Fat Free Fromage Blanc!
Brian and Deana Dixon Skim Milk Fromage Blanc Demonstrated by 12-Year Old, Deana Remember Brian Dixon from the great state of Alaska? (I posted an article in January with his story about making Mozzarella.) Well, now he’s bringing his daughter into the fun! (She proves, yet again, that making cheese is so easy a 12 year old can do it!) Brian was looking for
Brian Dixon – On Making Mozzarella in Alaska
At first, he wasn’t sure he would ever be able to make cheese … Brian Dixon first tried to make our 30 Minute Mozzarella a few months ago, but his attempt was a dismal failure (excuse me – learning experience!). He learned the hard way that his milk had been pasteurized at too high a temperature. He took pictures and sent them to our technical