The Beginner's Guide to Cheesemaking: Recipes and Lessons to Make Your Own Handcrafted Cheeses: Easy Recipes and Lessons to Make Your Own Handcrafted Cheeses by Elena R. Santogade

Elena R. Santogade . Unknown Year . English

Cheese Lovers Everywhere will Enjoy the Ease and Simplicity of this Essential Beginner's Resource for Cheese Making at Home.Say you love cheese and anyone within earshot will agree, because from Ricotta to Havarti and Gouda to Brie, cheese is quite simply amazing. But when it comes to making your own, it can be trickier than you’d think to get started.Lifetime cheese lover Elena Santogade felt this way when she taught herself about cheese making in her Brooklyn kitchen more than 10 years ago. As her hobby gained steam, Elena started running cheese making classes out of her apartment. Now, a full-time cheese professional, Elena has dedicated herself to creating cheese making recipes specifically with the beginner in mind.Elena’s first-hand knowledge of the pitfalls and successes of a beginner cheese maker has armed her with the tried and true knowledge you’ll find in The Beginners Guide to Cheese Making. With the easy, step-by-step cheese making recipes specifically designed for beginners, you’ll be making the fresh, tasty cheeses that you love so much in no time.A brief introduction to the craft of cheese making offers answers to all of your cheese uncertainties such as: Goat’s milk or cow’s milk? What equipment do I need? Which cheese to make first?Quick start tutorials offer a crash course in cheesemaking best practices and techniques so you develop boast-worthy cheese making habits from the very start.Tailored step-by-step make sheets help you track your cheese making process, ensuring your skills improve with every cheese you craft. Easy-to-follow instructions for more than 45 recipes will help you make everything from soft cheeses to hard, and nut spreads to your very own ferments.Learning any new skill can feel tricky at times, but The Beginners Guide to Cheese Making sets you up for success early on so you can make the Havarti, Mozzarella, and Feta you’ve always dreamed of.

Categories: Literary Fiction

About the Author

Elena Santogade’s home cheesemaking adventures eventually led her to pursue a full-blown career in the cheese industry. She started as a cheesemonger, became an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional® and went on to open and manage two distinct cheese-focused retail operations in New York City. Elena worked with Connecticut-based Arethusa Farm in 2014 on product development and sales, and was a Sales Manager for Grafton Village Cheese Co. in Vermont. Elena represented Wisconsin cheesemakers in the State of Cheese video series in 2018 and was a host for two years on Cutting the Curd, a Heritage Radio Podcast. While no longer working full time in cheese, Elena remains closely connected to all things dairy.

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