We have actually found a cheese maker who used to play in a heavy metal band. We think that is very cool. (If you don’t know exactly what heavy metal is, you are not alone. Many of us took up cheese making in retirement, so we think it’s lead or mercury.) Jonathan’s Story I live in Northampton with my wife and daughter. Northampton is traditionally
Cheddar Recipe From England – 1934
When we interviewed Nick Fordy in Tingewick, England, he mentioned that he had learned to make cheddar from a book called The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries bulletin no.43, published in 1934. One of our readers commented that he would like to have that recipe and Nick was kind enough to send it to us. Note: Since we first posted this, the entire booklet has
Nick Fordy in Tingewick, England
After a career in architecture and design, Nick is enjoying an early retirement, primarily because it affords him time to make a wide variety of fabulous cheeses. Nick’s Story My wife and I live in a little village called Tingewick, which is near Buckingham, Buckinghamshire – about 65 miles northeast of London and 20 miles east of Oxford. We moved to our very old house
Martin Davenport in Uppermill, England
Martin’s Story I am based in Lancashire at a village called Uppermill. My home (built about 1800) has a cellar that would have been used in those days to store dairy and salt items (I guess), so now it is maturing cheese all those years later. I and my family love cheese – it being the main event at special mealtimes. This and my enjoyment
Mike’s “Cheddarish with Camembert Outside”
Mike Preece from Wales contacted us recently to share his cheese experiment. We love hearing from our customers when they “go rogue” with our recipes (or should we say, “go Roguefort?”). Here’s an example of the agony and ecstasy involved in the process of trying something different. (If you have experienced this yourself, we would be thrilled to hear from you also –jeri@cheesemaking.com.) How It
Pedro Collins in Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, UK
Remember when you were a child – how you would pretend to make things and you would give them to people who would pretend they were thrilled to be getting them? There’s just something that attracts us to that interaction. We love making people happy. There is something about Pedro Collins that reminds us of that. His Facebook page (The Little Village Dairy) is full
Controlling Moisture in the “Cave”
The issue is humidity. You can measure it with hygrometers but controlling it is another matter. There are many ways to do it and we have posted several articles about regulating the humidity of your cheeses as they mature.* In this article, Pedro Collins of Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, UK shares his method. Pedro is a home cheese maker with a great Facebook page- The Little