2% milk for Parmesan?

[caciocavallo]

Hello everyone,

Do you know why to make Parmesan cheese you need 2% milk? How would I reduce my raw milk to get 2%. The raw milk I buy is roughly 4%.

Thanks,
Cacio

[MrsKK]

When I make parmesan from my raw milk, I just let it sit for about 24 hours, then skim the cream off the top.  It isn't exact and I never get all of the cream off, and I can't be sure that I am at exactly 2% butterfat, but it works well.

Good luck and let us know how your parm making goes.

[DeejayDebi]

I do the same as Karen. I don't think a little extra will hurt anything it tastes great to me! Oh and I also siphon the milk from my jugs from the bottom until it gets close to the cream.