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CHEESE TYPE BOARDS (for Cheese Lovers and Cheese Makers) => RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Cooked (Swiss) => Topic started by: bratrules1 on February 24, 2015, 05:27:17 AM
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Here is a pepato i made 5 months ago. I vacuumed sealed after about two months in may cave and giving the rind the olive oil treatment. How long should I keep aging it for? Also I want to make another one but this one I would like to coat in black pepper can anybody tell how I go about doing that? Anyway here are a few pics. Now I didn't get the closed rind I wanted I think that it was a bit cold in my house and the curds cooled to quick. But am sure it will still be a great cheese.
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A cheese for your fine cheese. :-)
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Yes, have a cheese.
Depends on how you like it. For a mild, delicious cheese, I opened one at around 40 days and it was wonderful. So I'd imagine if you cracked it now it'd be good, or even longer. There's really no upper time limit, unless you don't want to have to grate it.
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Am looking for a table cheese. But I would like to be sharp and nutty. Also does anyone have any idea on how I can make a pepato coated with black pepper? Am looking to make a pepato toscano coated with black pepper.
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It'll probably be fairly sharp and nutty now... You can also crack it and if you don't like it yet stick the rest back in and vacuum it again.
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It'll probably be fairly sharp and nutty now... You can also crack it and if you don't like it yet stick the rest back in and vacuum it again.
I wish I could try it but I don't have a vacuum sealer at the moment the reason I was able to seal this one cause a friend did it for me. Am going to wait to till I get my hands on a sealer. I've been meaning to buy one I just don't have the extra cash at the moment.
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Ah, I see. :)
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Am going to wait to till I get my hands on a sealer. I've been meaning to buy one I just don't have the extra cash at the moment.
I got this "cheap" vacuum sealer pump (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UEMFUG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) for one of my sons last Christmas for using when cooking sous vide. He is very particular and loves it because you can use with marinated meats or that have excess liquids (which would normally get sucked into the sealing area and screw things up). Even though I have a Vacmaster I bought one for $5 just to test and would recommended it for "frugal" cheese makers :).
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Hey thanks for the heads up John@PC I think am going to buy one of those. Am sure it will work in a pinch. I wonder if they sell those at any department stores. Like target or Walmart? That way I don't have to fork out for the shipping. Which most likely will more that the sealer.
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So I bought one of those Ziploc vacuum sealers and I decided to crack open the pepato today. And wow the flavor was spot on though my next one I think I will leave it in the brine a few hours more. To me it was lacking a tad bit of salt. But everyone in my house thinks am crazy. Other than that wow this nice and sharp with a good amount of nuttiness. I want to start working on another one soon. I wondering how I can make one coated in black pepper? If anybody knows how I can go about that I would love that info. BTW thanks John@PC for letting me know about that Ziploc sealer this thing will work till I can buy another one.
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Thanks bratrules1. I still use my Vacmaster but would have opted for the lower-cost option had I known. What was the base cheese type for your Pepito?
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Looks very nice. Have a cheese! :-)
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Thanks bratrules1. I still use my Vacmaster but would have opted for the lower-cost option had I known. What was the base cheese type for your Pepito?
I went with a Pecorino Toscano as a base. But use cows milk alas I had no sheeps milk. I want to make one just coated with black pepper but I dont know how to go about that.
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You might try making a paste with super fine pepper and olive oil and rub it down, the way some of us have done the smoked paprika----but I would think that black pepper might be over powering.
Qdog
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Brat, just for comparison, I picked up a FoodSaver FM2000 from Walmart for $59 -- that price was after a $10 coupon that was on the box. This is a very basic model, but it seems to work great -- I am loving it! Note that I found different Walmarts carrying different selections of the FoodSavers -- the first one I went to only had more expensive models. I think you can check on-line to see which stores carry this. (I just now did that -- this model is only available in store, not on-line ... but that is good, because you want to find a box that has the $10 coupon on it!)
As far as the pepper coating, I would echo Qdog's suggestion. If you are concerned that the pepper would be too strong, consider cutting it with something like paprika, or even something like coffee or cocoa. (I seem to remember a New England Cheesemaking recipe for jack cheese with a coating that included some combination of pepper, coffee, cocoa, and possibly the kitchen sink. :))
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I will do a pepper and oil rub for the next one. I want to achieve like the one in the picture below which is from Trader Joes.
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As a follow up to my last post -- here is a link (today only) for a FoodSaver V2222 for $59 on Woot:
http://home.woot.com/offers/foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2?utm_campaign=Amazon+Daily+-+20150327+-+Home.Woot+-+foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2&utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=email (http://home.woot.com/offers/foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2?utm_campaign=Amazon+Daily+-+20150327+-+Home.Woot+-+foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2&utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=email)
This looks similar to the unit I bought for $59, but not quite the same, so I don't know how it would compare in use ...
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As a follow up to my last post -- here is a link (today only) for a FoodSaver V2222 for $59 on Woot:
[url]http://home.woot.com/offers/foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2?utm_campaign=Amazon+Daily+-+20150327+-+Home.Woot+-+foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2&utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=email[/url] ([url]http://home.woot.com/offers/foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2?utm_campaign=Amazon+Daily+-+20150327+-+Home.Woot+-+foodsaver-vacuum-food-sealer-starter-kit-2&utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=email[/url])
This looks similar to the unit I bought for $59, but not quite the same, so I don't know how it would compare in use ...
Thanks for the link!!!