Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheese Making Kit

by cheesemaking.com

Product Features

• Now you can make Mozzarella Cheese in just 30 minutes
• Everything included except for the milk!
• Great fun for the entire Family, your frinds will love it too!
• As a bonus Ricki's booklet teaches you to make a delicious, rich & creamy Ricotta cheese.
• Enough ingredients to make app.40 one pound batches of cheese!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00014CEXG
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,506 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #2 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Cheese Tools > Cheese Makers

Product Description

This kit includes: A Recipe Booklet, Butter Muslin Cloth, Citric Acid, Cheese Salt, Dairy Thermometer and Vegetable Rennet Tablets.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making cheese has changed my life!, September 22, 2006

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L. Sesti "Laura" (St. Louis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheese Making Kit

Oh my goodness!
I called all of my friends. I can't believe it! I make my own cheese. It's so fast and so much fun and I can add all sorts of stuff to it. The key is the amount of time and the temp. at which you knead it. If you knead too long, it's more like regular mozzarella, (not the fresh kind) but still delicious. If you knead just the right amount of time, it's less dense and more like fresh mozzarella.
Seriously, you gotta make your own cheese. Who knew it was this easy.
I LOVE IT!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh sweet morsels of sour milk, November 18, 2006

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Monk (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheese Making Kit

We had this kit sent to us while serving in the Peace Corps in Bangladesh, a place not known for its cheese. Mind you, I had dysentary and lost 20 lbs over 2 weeks (effective diet though I wouldn't recommend it). It made great raw cheese and I regained some of the poundage. ! Keep in mind that it is an art form so people that complain that its too hard or too soft normally have little experience. Once you get it right, its easy.

In terms of using the cheese for cooking, most Americans are used to using packaged cheese to make things like pizza. Fresh moz gives you a different texture that takes form getting used to; now I prefer it to every chain except Papa Johns (I have no idea why).

I will say that in order to make the best cheese, you need to have tough hands. After you get curds you have to super heat them and then knead. Instructions say to use spoons but for best results, I've found quick and senseless hands give smooth and creamy goodness.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So fun and so easy!!!!!, December 16, 2007

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s.b "food lady" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheese Making Kit

My first attempt at making mozzarella was a great success! I can't believe how easy it was! Before the cheese cooled I rolled it into small bite sized boccocini, put them in a jar with some olive oil, basil, sun dried tomatoes and pepper flakes and let them marinade over night. It was wonderful! However, as other reviewers mentioned the cheese was tougher than the fresh mozzarella I was hoping for. I put in an order for some lipase powder which I hear makes a lighter, tastier mozzarella. I can't wait to try my second batch.