Steve Freides wrote:
> Merry Christmas, everyone.
>
> I will post a reply to this thread later with results, but here's what
> we're trying differently this time for our first forays into home
> cheese making:

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The initial batch, paneer, yielded more than last time, probably a
combination of the better milk and the tea towel instead of cheesecloth.
It tastes about the same, which is very good - moist, creamy, rich. I'm
considering adding more salt next time.

For the ricotta-from-whey, we didn't add more salt - we heated the
liquid, probably about half what we started with in terms of volume, for
6 minutes in the microwave, removed it to the counter, added vinegar,
and let it sit for the same 5 minutes as the first batch. It came out
quite dry and firm, not intially but after it sat in the 'fridge for a
few hours. The paneer really didn't change consistency after sitting in
the 'fridge but the ricotta did.

I rinsed out the tea towel thoroughly in the sink after the second batch
and then will wash it with the regular laundry. Making both batches one
after the other had the added advantage of not needing to wash
everything twice.

A good Christmas Day experiment that we will definitely repeat.

-S-