I got to go back!
So two more babies are now aging away.
The make went a lot better this time, and I got a bigger yield.
Same recipe, without CaCl2.
Paine, the results look great - AC4U.
One quick question - is the pot you are using aluminum? Hard to tell from the pictures, but looks a bit like it. If so, beware of picking up a metallic taste in the cheese - I found out that even using an aluminum colander was enough to get the metallic taste.
Thank you!
Oh, I hadn't even thought about that, and honestly, I don't know. :-[
I guess we'll see when I taste them!
Let us know the results! And meanwhile ... might want to look for a heavy stainless pot. :)
The ability to taste that metalic taste is genetically linked. Not everyone can taste it (I can't, for instance). I have made both beer and cheese in aluminium pots and am blissfully unaware of the flavour. Occasionally some people will pick it out. Some people *really* hate the taste, so if you want to share, it's better to use stainless.
Huh - how odd. I never knew this was DNA-specific!