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With this kit you can make Mozzarella Cheese in just 30 minutes. Everything included except for the milk! Great fun for the entire Family, your friends will love it too! As a bonus Ricki's booklet teaches you to make a delicious, rich & creamy Ricotta cheese too. Enough ingredients to make approximately 40 one pound batches of cheese.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
159 of 159 people found the following review helpful
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I purchased this kit because I wanted to make mozzarella (obviously) and was pricing the individual ingredients separately. With shipping the ingredients would cost more than this kit which shipped Prime, at no shipping cost. Seemed like a no-brainer to me.
My first experience with making mozzarella using the kits instructions and following them exactly led to a bad experience. All the curds were just tiny slivers and I had to give up following the instructions, drain them with a sieve, then try to form them into balls. While the cheese tasted good, making it was not a good experience.
So I turned to the Internet and found other instructions. The main difference being instead of "vigorously" stirring the mix while bringing it up to temp, you stir it very gently as you very slowly bring it up to temp. Stirring only enough to keep the milk from burning at the bottom. The second major difference is the 5 minute wait period in the kits instructions. The Internet instructions called for a 20 minute wait period. The differences between the two instructions may seem small, but the outcome could not have been more different.
Using the Internet instructions, there were many versions all similar, so a quick search will find you a good set of instructions, I was able to make an awesome batch of mozzarella! The curds formed properly, the texture was much better, I did not make such a huge mess trying to form the shreds of curds into balls, and the taste was great.
So my opinion is to buy this kit, but get your instructions elsewhere.
Maybe the company will read this and update their instructions?
My first experience with making mozzarella using the kits instructions and following them exactly led to a bad experience. All the curds were just tiny slivers and I had to give up following the instructions, drain them with a sieve, then try to form them into balls. While the cheese tasted good, making it was not a good experience.
So I turned to the Internet and found other instructions. The main difference being instead of "vigorously" stirring the mix while bringing it up to temp, you stir it very gently as you very slowly bring it up to temp. Stirring only enough to keep the milk from burning at the bottom. The second major difference is the 5 minute wait period in the kits instructions. The Internet instructions called for a 20 minute wait period. The differences between the two instructions may seem small, but the outcome could not have been more different.
Using the Internet instructions, there were many versions all similar, so a quick search will find you a good set of instructions, I was able to make an awesome batch of mozzarella! The curds formed properly, the texture was much better, I did not make such a huge mess trying to form the shreds of curds into balls, and the taste was great.
So my opinion is to buy this kit, but get your instructions elsewhere.
Maybe the company will read this and update their instructions?
72 of 74 people found the following review helpful
By Ondy
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.
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.
67 of 75 people found the following review helpful
By L. Sesti
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!
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!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice gift
I bought this for my brother-in-law, who loves to cook and experiment in the kitchen. He and my sister had a lot of fun making all kinds of mozzarella with it before they quit... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Christina Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic kit, but could use just a tiny bit of fine-tuning.
I had the exact same issue at least one other reviewer on here had where the curd broke apart into a thousand tiny chunklets, but I presumed I was just stirring too vigorously &... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Vilexxica
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as easy as it sounds
Followed the instructions to the letter, but ended up with a soft spreadable cheese. It is edible but did not firm up.
Published 5 days ago by C. Proctor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Family Fun with Food
Who doesn't like Mozzarella? I bought this kit for my Adult Grandaughter. A kit is a great way to introducd someone to cheesemaking. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Carole Lewis
3.0 out of 5 stars
Doesn't feel like a great value
It was fun getting everything I needed to start making cheese, but I feel like individually sourcing these items would cost the same, if not less. Read more
Published 12 days ago by unclespoon
5.0 out of 5 stars
So fun!
If you have any curiocity about cheese making you shoud get this kit. It's a lot of fun to make the mozzerella but follow the instructions completely, especially the cooling of the... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Cmj
4.0 out of 5 stars
I made cheese!
This was a great project for me and my daughter. The mozzarella cheese turned out good but not great. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Stevie P.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty easy to use but cheese curds easier
I have used this multiple times and it results in pretty good Mozz cheese, but a little soft and not the best texture. Read more
Published 23 days ago by JimNYC
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy and fun
My wife and I attended a class on cheese making and were given this kit in the class. It comes with pretty much everything you need and great directions. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Giralt
3.0 out of 5 stars
It may work for some
I followed the directions. I think the milk was the right kind. We never really found the whey. Never stretched the cheese. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Cload
