Hello from CLE!

[DellaTerraCLE]

Hi All!

I'm just a guy who has too many foodmaking hobbies.  About 3 months ago, I hosted a charcuterie/cheese/wine party for some friends.  After looking down at my beautiful charcuterie board, something absurd stood out to me.  There were 2 different breads - Ciabatta and Baguette (both of which I made), 4 different dried cured sausages - Finocchiona, Saucisson Sec, Genoa, and Landjaeger as well as Jamon Picante, Wild Boar Lomo and Lonzino, Speck and some Hot Coppa (all of which I made), various pickled goods, mustards, and orange fig jam (all of which I made).....AND 4 types of cheeses...wait for it....which I bought from the store  .  BOOO on me.  It was clear that day that I had to fill that gap in my hobbies. That night I began procuring equipment to start my cheesemaking journey. I have 4 aging right now....one (farmhouse cheddar) will be ready to crack open in a week or so.  I'm looking forward to leveraging all of the wisdom the wonderful people in this community are so willing to share

[MacGruff]

Welcome to the forum. We do not live that far apart ... unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, I will refrain from inviting myself over to your place to sample some of your offerings... this time...   

Enjoy browsing around here. You will find a lot of information and lots of helpful advice.

[DellaTerraCLE]

Thanks!  I'll not post tempting charcuterie pics until.....next time then!