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Title: 2% milk for Parmesan?
Post by: caciocavallo on February 14, 2010, 11:11:31 PM
Hello everyone,

Do you know why to make Parmesan cheese you need 2% milk? How would I reduce my raw milk to get 2%. The raw milk I buy is roughly 4%.

Thanks,
Cacio
Title: Re: 2% milk for Parmesan?
Post by: MrsKK on February 15, 2010, 01:17:02 AM
When I make parmesan from my raw milk, I just let it sit for about 24 hours, then skim the cream off the top.  It isn't exact and I never get all of the cream off, and I can't be sure that I am at exactly 2% butterfat, but it works well.

Good luck and let us know how your parm making goes.
Title: Re: 2% milk for Parmesan?
Post by: DeejayDebi on February 15, 2010, 07:00:52 AM
I do the same as Karen. I don't think a little extra will hurt anything it tastes great to me! Oh and I also siphon the milk from my jugs from the bottom until it gets close to the cream.