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My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« on: September 09, 2017, 08:24:51 PM »
I followed the recipe in Mary Karlin's Artisan Cheesemaking at Home and created my first successful Bleu Cheese.
It took me three times to get this cheese right but here is a 2lb Blue Cheese I made from Jersey Cow Milk about two months ago. It's creamy and soft and has a nice blue cheese flavor. I'm very pleased with the outcome and will make more. Bleu's are one of my favorite styles of cheeses too.

Mike

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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2017, 10:47:25 PM »
That looks really great!
A cheese from me.
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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2017, 01:07:38 AM »
Wow! I'm envious! I can't make Blue right now because I just don't have the right set up to age it...really nice cheese, congratulations!! :)

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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2017, 01:10:34 PM »
Wow! I'm envious! I can't make Blue right now because I just don't have the right set up to age it...really nice cheese, congratulations!! :)

Thank you Rain!

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That looks really great!
A cheese from me.

Thank you Prawn

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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2017, 04:01:16 PM »
AC4U!
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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2017, 04:06:56 PM »
Wish I could get that result! AC4U

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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2017, 04:43:19 PM »
Nice looking cheese Mike!  Have a cheese on me.

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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2017, 07:02:51 PM »
Mike, great looking blue Sir! Congrats...
Looks a bit scary from the outside eh? Until you cut into it and see the treasure inside :)
A cheese for you too!

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Re: My First Successful Bleu Cheese
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2017, 10:59:58 PM »

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Nice looking cheese Mike!  Have a cheese on me.
Thanks Duntov!!

Mike, great looking blue Sir! Congrats...
Looks a bit scary from the outside eh? Until you cut into it and see the treasure inside :)
A cheese for you too!

That's the truth Fritz. I was scared to cut it open