Other Methods
Other methods of making cheese raise a different set of questions: what goes into the product, how the method works and what a home project involves. Explore processed cheese, whey cheeses and plant based alternatives, then follow the home making articles from first decisions to individual recipes.
For the wider production story, How Cheese Is Made: From Milk to Cheese, available now, provides the route back to the subject overview.
How Processed Cheese Is Made
Inside the cooker, pieces of cheese soften, turn and merge as heat and mixing do their work.
How Whey Cheeses Are Made
Watch the surface of heated whey.
How Plant Based Cheese Is Made
Your knife slips through a chilled block.
Making Cheese at Home: A Beginner's Guide
You have drained the cheese, and the fridge is waiting.
Home Cheese Ageing: Temperature, Humidity and Safety
A white, felt-like coat spreads across a Camembert-style cheese.
How to Make Paneer at Home
You reach for the milk, ready to make paneer at home.
How to Make Ricotta at Home
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Master Food Preserver Program of Sonoma County.