Hi from NYC

[Childofcalamity]

Hi All,
I just moved to New York City and want to get started making cheese. I spent part of last year studying pizza making in Naples, Italy so cheese-making feels like a natural extension of this. I'm very excited for all the hard work that lies ahead.

My first (of probably many) questions is this: Are there any great books out there on cheese that you guys recommend? I want to learn not only about cheese making but also about the great variety of cheeses out there.

thanks in advance,

[Cheese Head]

Hello Child in New York City, welcome to the forum and Happy Thanksgiving from Texas!

There's quite a few book reviews in the Library > Books section, me I like American Farmstead Cheese by Kinstedt, but many prefer The Cheesemaker's Manual by Morris. You can get it at her store Glengarry along with some supplies to get you started (list of supply stores here).

FYI, in case you were thinking of it, Moz seems to be a very tough cheese to master.

[DeejayDebi]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

The Cheesemaker's Manual by Morris is a really good book to start with and for more technical info later I'd go with American Farmstead Cheese by Kinstedt.

[Childofcalamity]

Thanks Deejay and John,

I'll check Morris' book first, and take it from there.


i'll keep you guys posted!

[FarmerJd]

Welcome to the forum! I have never bought a book for cheesemaking so no recommendations but there is a wealth of info on the web if you dig a little. In fact most of it is found on this site somewhere.

[Tea]

Good morning Child and welcome to the forum.

[Boofer]

Welcome, Child.

I'd be interested to know what cheese you might end up starting with. So many choices.

-Boofer-

[michoutim]

Hello Childofcalamity
We have also those which are pretty good:
HOME CHEESEMAKING NEIL  AND CAROLE WILLMAN
AND HOME CHEESE MAKING BY RICKI CARROLL

Good luck with your cheese making!