Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: On History and Definitions
Cheese, a Product and a Process
Terminology: Cheese Versus Cheeze
Cheeze, Cheese, Crossover Methods: Definitions and Boundaries
Chapter 2: Equipment, Sanitization, and Food Safety
Food Safety and Sanitization
Tools and Equipment
Ingredients
Chapter 3: Making Quick Non-Cultured Cheeze
Non-Cultured Soft Cheeze
Soaking nuts, seeds, and legumes
Non-cultured Semi-firm or Set Cheezes
Starches
Gelling agents
Chapter 4: Fermentation and Culturing: Role in Cheesemaking
Lactic Acid Fermentation
LAB Acidification
Rejuvelac
Making rejuvelac
Kefir: Water Kefir Versus Dairy Kefir
Experimentation
Water kefir as bulk starter
Making water kefir
Making coconut kefir using water kefir
Back slopping
Other Starter Cultures
Probiotic capsules
Miso
Sauerkraut brine
Tempeh culture
Mesophilic direct-set culture
Chapter 5: Fresh Cultured Cheeses
Forming and Aging for Short-Term Aging
Coconut Kefir-based Cheeses
Lactic Acid (cultured) Almond Curd
Feta-style cheeses
Longer-Aged Cheeses
Cashew and coconut havarti/gouda-style cheeses
Cheddar-style cheeses
Chapter 6: Mold Ripened Cheeses and Affinaging
Before You Start
White Mold Ripened Cheese
Blue Cheese Method
Affinaging
Salt: dry salting, brining (soaking), washing
Oil curing/leaf wrapping/bandaging
Cold smoking
Chapter 7: Recipes: Putting Your Cheeses to Work
More Cultured Foods (that are not cheese)
Something Sweet
Something Savory
Appendix 1: Resources
Ingredients
Tools and Equipment
Appendix 2: Record-keeping
Cheesemaking Culturing Log
Cheesemaking Observation Log
Appendix 3: Common Issues for Starter Cultures
Appendix 4: Choosing a Base
Appendix 5: Preparing Dry Beans
Index
About the Author
A Note about the Publisher