Howdy from Alabama

[sjcarter]

Hi everyone! I'm Stuart, I live in Birmingham, Alabama having moved from Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005. It's been a long time since I made any cheese, and I'm just getting back into it. I am planning on making a 30 Minute Mozzarella this weekend, then getting back into farmhouse and/or stirred curd Cheddar, with an eye on some rich cream Blue once I am more confident in my processes and ability.

Look forward to browsing all the recipes here!

[SlowRain]

Welcome!  Glad you made it.

[sjcarter]

Welcome!  Glad you made it.

thanks to you 

[TravisNTexas]

Welcome to the forum!  You've come to the right place 

[sjcarter]

Welcome to the forum!  You've come to the right place 

and howdy to the Lone Star State!

[sjcarter]

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I am a home beginner cheese maker. I love cooking from scratch anyway, and discovering I am allergic to wheat and rye has just made me recommit to cooking pretty much everything from scratch. I have an entire set of metal shelves in my basement full of jams, marmalades, jellies, relishes, pickles, beans, stocks, and so on. I also have a very smart 6 year old son who loves spending time Cooking With Daddy, so I am happy that he wants to come along with me on this journey 

Right now i am going to concentrate on quick cheeses, such as 30 minute mozzarella, farmhouse or stirred curd cheddar. Once kiddo is on board with making those I will start looking at traditional cheddar, parmesan, and blue.

I will shortly be assembling a home made cheese press - 2 chunks of oak to drill holes into, 4 long brass bolts, 8 nuts, 8 washers. I'll get kiddo involved in that, too 

[Duntov]

Welcome.

[Susan38]

Stuart--Welcome!  I think it's great that you're getting your son involved with cooking, preparing food, and especially cheese making!  Making cheese gives great lessons in chemistry, biology, and physics!  Just as important, is for the next generations to know where their food comes from, how to grow it, and how to build things for themselves, etc.  Have fun getting back into the cheese making process again!  --Susan

[awakephd]

Welcome to the forum! As you can already tell, this is a great community.

[sjcarter]

thank you all for the welcome!

[sjcarter]

Stuart--Welcome!  I think it's great that you're getting your son involved with cooking, preparing food, and especially cheese making!  Making cheese gives great lessons in chemistry, biology, and physics!  Just as important, is for the next generations to know where their food comes from, how to grow it, and how to build things for themselves, etc.  Have fun getting back into the cheese making process again!  --Susan

Thank you, Susan. Kiddo helps me out lots with cooking - food preservation such as jam and pie filling, baking (soon to be pie season!) and sausagemaking