Cheese press

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 22:46

I finished and shipped my sisters cheese press today. She has the molds so I just supplied the mold followers.

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The crank handle is turned down for shippng. With the supplied springs can go to 110 pounds force.

el Ducko · Post by **el Ducko** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 02:46

...a work of art, Ross.

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 02:55

Thanks Russ.

ursula · Post by **ursula** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 04:51

That is one beautiful cheese press!
I am so jealous!
My cheese press consists of timber resting on books at one end a a selection of rocks from my garden that I weigh and use to press the cheese.
Very primitive, but have made some nice havartis, gruyere, cheddar and a few others.
No luck with the camemberts though!
Nice work!

Chuckwagon · Post by **Chuckwagon** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 06:31

Shucks, I just use a gunny sack full of rusty ol' horseshoes!

All kidding aside, Ross... that is a masterpiece. Nice job.

Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon

nuynai · Post by **nuynai** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 14:54

Anyone care to recommend a good book as a starter for cheese making. Thanks in advance.

Baconologist · Post by **Baconologist** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 15:05

Great job on the cheese press!!!!
I still use the Dutch-style press I built when I was 15.

nuynai wrote:Anyone care to recommend a good book as a starter for cheese making. Thanks in advance.

The book by Ricki Carroll is good.

Home Cheese Making

http://www.amazon.com/Home-Cheese-Makin ... b_title_bk

ursula · Post by **ursula** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 05:53

Hi Nuynai,
I started with Home Cheese Making by Ricki Carroll, and moved on to 200 Easy Homemade Cheese Recipes by Debra Amrein-Boyes.
Have had success with many of the recipes. They are easy to follow and measures are Imperial (not so good for us in Oz)
Both are available through Amazon.
Also the CheeseForum.org site is a great forum for advice.
(Bit like this one but the humour is better here!)
Hope that helps
Ursula :