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Cream Cheesemaking Fixins

Cheese making: A guide for beginners

If you found your way to my blog, you are either stalking me, or you just love cheese. Loving cheese involves a lot of eating, but someone who takes cheese seriously wants to know where it’s from; what it’s made of; and, how it was made. If you are looking to level up as a […]

Posted on June 9, 2016October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes
Paneer cheese

Paneer: simple cheesemaking

Learn all you need to know about making India’s favorite curd cheese. Paneer is one of the simplest cheese recipes that you can make…

Posted on March 27, 2013October 14, 2026 by John Proestakes

Cheese Basics

Guide · 7 chapters

Everything I wish someone had told me about cheese: how it is made, the seven types, and how to buy, store, serve, eat and cook with it.

  1. 1How cheese is made
  2. 2The 7 types of cheese
  3. 3How to buy cheese
  4. 4How to store cheese
  5. 5How to serve and eat cheese

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