Leipäjuusto - Finnish Squeaky Cheese

[DeejayDebi]

If you don't squeeze out all the whey it will just leak in the pan. Some will come out during cooking too. I just blotted it with a papper towel.

[GlennK]

I know that this an old thread but I wanted to say that I've made this cheese many times and I never put the curds in a colander.  After a lot of draining I scoop the wet curds into two 9 inch cake pans.  During broiling I may end up having to pour of the whey 3-4 times.  I also flip it to broil both sides.

[DeejayDebi]

Either way they get drained don't they? I also flip and broil each side looks prettier.

[GlennK]

Either way they get drained don't they? I also flip and broil each side looks prettier.

My experience is that if I drain the curd too much, the final cheese comes out smaller.

[DeejayDebi]

I don't have that problem and I have less seapage during the bake when I use the collander giving it a nice golden color.