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MiaBella Farm

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Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« on: March 12, 2010, 02:57:53 PM »
Ok, here it is...all done!

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/nitrors4/Cheese%20Room/?start=0

I made my first batch of cheese last weekend and will make some more tomorrow...I am so excited!

mtncheesemaker

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 04:44:04 PM »
Wow! Good for you.
Pam

Sailor Con Queso

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2010, 04:54:34 PM »
I'm envious. How are you heating your milk?

wharris

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2010, 06:32:18 PM »

Majoofi

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 06:44:19 PM »
Pretty cool. But we want more information.
What are you making?
How much are you making?
Do you have your own herd of (?) or are you getting your milk from...?

Good luck with it. Looks great

MiaBella Farm

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 07:01:24 PM »
I'm envious. How are you heating your milk?

On a stove...it is not in the pictures...but I have one.
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MiaBella Farm

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2010, 07:06:54 PM »
Pretty cool. But we want more information.
What are you making?
How much are you making?
Do you have your own herd of (?) or are you getting your milk from...?

Good luck with it. Looks great

I am making aged cheese...Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, Havarti...ect...
So far I have only made one 2 gallon batch, but am making a bigger batch this weekend.
I have my own herd of goats so I am making my cheese from goat milk.

I also have a "day job" so making cheese for now will be a weekend adventure.

Thanks!

cmharris6002

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 07:25:03 PM »
Very nice!!

linuxboy

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 07:27:17 PM »
Looks great, Troy! How big is the building?

Sailor Con Queso

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 09:25:13 PM »
That's an AWFULLY big building for just a 2 gallon batch. ;)

MiaBella Farm

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2010, 01:26:57 PM »
Looks great, Troy! How big is the building?

Linuxboy (this is Michelle, Troy is not on this forum)  ;D:
The building is 16 x 28
Kitchen area is roughly 15 x 15 - that huge double door fridge in the photos is 49 cu ft.
Cave is roughtly 9 x 11
There is also a restroom (county requirement) that is about 5 x 6 - not accessible from inside the kitchen - separate entrance.

We are also in the process of purchasing a 22 gallon vat.

Sailor:
I started small with the 2 gallon batch...but made several 4 gallon batches last weekend and plan on making 16 gallons or more of cheese over the next 4 days (have some time off from the day job)  :)

Sailor Con Queso

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2010, 08:44:36 PM »
I was just teasing Michelle. :-)

I am doing a commercial kitchen right now. Where did you get your stainless shelves and fridge? Where are you getting the 22 gallon vat?

MiaBella Farm

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2010, 08:56:52 PM »
Oh, I know  ;)

Shelves and fridge came from Craigs list.

The fridge is less than a year old...2 brothers started a burger biz, that did not work out, so it had been in storage for a bit.

Waiting to hear back from Frank Kipe on the vat.

TroyG

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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2010, 12:35:05 AM »
It took us about 6 months to build this ourselves. The stainless steel tables were purchased online, the sink at auction and everything else was pretty much craigs list. Got a smoking deal on that fridge! Eventually we will move to a bulk tank, but it will work for now.

If all goes well this weekend we should have another 21 pounds of cheese in the cave.

We have our own herd of Nubian & Lamancha dairy goats as well as being a Grade A dairy....oh and don't forget the  manufactured food license. Man the government gets way too much of my money. LOL

Now we will spend the next few months working on refining our cheese making and hopefully exchanging information with all you great folks.

If anyone has questions about the construction of this facility please let me know. So far I have not run into any real issue except the door to my cave. It will need to be replaced eventually with one from a walk in cooler. It just does not have enough insulation to get the job done. Really is a small issue.

If all goes well we will have a 22 gallon cheese vat / pasteurizer coming to us in a month or two. I really wanted to pick up a used unit, but haven't had any luck finding one. Frank is a nice guy, so as soon as I hear back from him I think I will be moving forward with his unit. Until then if anyone knows of a vat for sale let me know.


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Re: Commercial Kitchen COMPLETE!
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2010, 07:53:36 AM »
Very nice! Congrats looks like you got it all going on!