Leiden with cumin

[Mermaid]

Here is the dill cheese

Thanks for posting the butter cheese make! Is a press necessary?

[Danbo]

Hi Mermaid,

Is's a very nice cheese! Maybe I'll make one just like it! :-) A cheese for you...

I used way too much force on the Butter Cheese (didn't hurt the cheese though). I think that I would use much less pressure (1/3) next time.

I wouldn't go lower than 2 psi on the final press myself, but I found this post: https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,12693.msg98432.html#msg98432

In this post Jeff press the cheese i warm water - that requires less press (1,43 psi). Maybe it's even possible to use even lighter press, but I'm not sure...

I don't know the diameter of the moulds that you use, but this is how you calculate the weight needed:
Weight needed = psi * 3,14 * radius of mould * radius of mould

Example (mould diameter: 8 inches, psi required: 2 psi):
Weight needed = 2 * 3,14 * 4 inches * 4 inches = 100 pounds

:-) Danbo

[Danbo]

Opened this cheese today. Great taste. It is a fragile though and easily breaks - would have expected a more flexible cheese.

[Schnecken Slayer]

I found the same crumbliness with mine although I put it down to either some interaction with the cumin seeds or by my using low fat milk (2%)
Anyway AC4U for another great looking wheel.

[Stinky]

Welcome back! +C for your lovely queso.

[Danbo]

Thanks guys! :-)

[Mermaid]

Welcome back!

[Danbo]

Thanks! :-)