insideKENT Magazine Issue 64 - July 2017 | Page 115

FOOD+DRINK
How to make your own cheese
MAKING CHEESE IS VERY ON TREND THESE DAYS AND HAS REPLACED (OR AT LEAST HAPPILY
SITS ALONGSIDE) BAKING AS A MUST-DO HOBBY, IN PART BECAUSE IT’S MUCH EASIER THAN
YOU MIGHT THINK. OF COURSE THERE ARE VARYING DEGREES OF DIFFICULTY WITHIN THE
ART OF CHEESE MAKING AND NO ONE WOULD SUGGEST THAT AN ABSOLUTE NOVICE
BEGIN THEIR CHEESE-MAKING JOURNEY WITH A STAB AT MATURE CHEDDAR (MORE
EXPLAINED BELOW), BUT TRY YOUR HAND AT THE BASIC PROCESS USED FOR THE
FOUNDATION OF MOST CHEESES AND YOU’LL SOON BE KEEN TO BUILD ON YOUR SKILLS.
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