Monterey jack, added peppers

[jrhockey33]

Rikki Carrol recipe for Monterey Jack, just added peppers at the end. Seems like very light press weight with her recipe compared to some i have read on here... does that affect the firmness of the cheese or just how good of a knit you get? Her recipe starts at 3 lbs for 15 min then 10 lbs for 12 hours. towards the end of the recipe i was fortunate enough to drop my digital temp into the whey and it went whacky! Had to finish it guessing on temps but i think it turned out ok!

[Threelittlepiggiescheese]

looks rather festive to be honest!

[jrhockey33]

Thanks!

[jerseyknollfarm]

I use her recipe and it seems to turn out good.  I also cook the jalapenos in 1/2 cup of water and add the jalapeno water to the cheese as well while adding the rennet.  She calls to do this for her jalapeno cheddar recipe in her Cheesemaking Made Easy book.

[jrhockey33]

Just waxed the pepperjack, first waxed cheese! I have a bit of cleanup to do before the Mrs. gets here!

[Susie]

Looking good!