Hello from Raleigh, NC

[giambra]

Hi from Raleigh, NC.  Looking to get into cheesemaking.  Will start off with mozzarella.  Been cooking pizzas in my wood burning oven for a couple years and ended up trying some fresh mozzarella from Hillsborough (NC) Cheese Company.  It put my pizzas over the top in terms of flavor.  Hillsborough CC is very small and sometimes it's hard to get their mozz, so I'm going to try to make it myself (like to be as independent as possible).

I did try the 30 minute mozz about 5 years ago.  Was not a bad cheese, but not great either.  Looks like there is a lot to learn that I don't remember from my first experience (adding starters, lipase, etc.).  I also  think maybe I had ultra pasteurized milk last time (not sure).  I have questions on that, will post to the questions forum).  Looking forward to learning ...
Thanks,
Tim

[Cheese Head]

Howdy Tim in North Carolina, welcome!

Moz is a tough cheese to (re-)start with, see posts in Pasta Filata Board, lots of people have a fight with it!

Search tool is your friend here.

What are house prices like and doing in NC? Never been there but heard it's beautiful . . . John in Houston.

[cmharris6002]

Hi Tim, welcome! You have found a great resource here. There is a ton of information and the board is so well organized. Everyone is knowledgeable and friendly too.

I also have a wood fired brick oven!! No better way to make pizza, that's for sure I make a lot of Mozzarella but I use raw goat milk so I can't really help much with using pasteurized milk...

[giambra]

Thanks John and Christy.  I will have to do a bunch of searching and ask questions when I get stumped.  I got really good at making pizzas via a similar forum, so I am hopeful I'll get there with mozz.

John, I am a transplant to NC (from upstate NY) and I have to say I love North Carolina.  It is a beautiful state, I am lucky to live near a very nice lake and forest.  Housing prices have not really taken much of a hit, mostly due to the fact there was never a bubble.  So many people move here regularly that we get a lot of new houses / developments which kept the prices stable through the bubble years.

[FarmerJd]

Welcome to the forum. This site is the best place to learn. Good luck with the mozzarella.

[Gulf Coast]

Hi Giambra!

I am very new on the forum and in cheese making. The second cheese that I made was the 30 minute Mozz. It was great! I did add lipase which gave it the Italian flavor.

I have found a lot of help here and I am sure that you will as well. Welcome!