Posted from curdnerd's blog 21 days ago
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“And if my humidity is 35 percent different from yours, my cheese is going to taste just as good as yours. It may have a different color of mold on it, but it’ll taste just as good. And yours is going to be twice as expensive, and you’re a highway robber. And you’re contributing to the prec... (original story)
Posted from Cheese by Hand 21 days ago
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This is the first cheese producer that I’ve posted about here and spoken to without visiting their operation. It is definitely a different experience and it presented some technological challenges like recording a phone conversation with decent enough quality to then serve it up on the web for... (original story)
Posted from Cheese by Hand 21 days ago
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Most cheese enthusiasts in the U.S. are familiar with the impassioned debates about raw milk and raw milk cheese. Considering the massive amount of press time spent covering food safety issues I am doubtful that this issue will be resolved in the near future. Basically the laws within the U.S. preve... (original story)
Posted from Cheese by Hand 21 days ago
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John Fiscalini is a straight-shooter. This interview provided wonderful insight into what it means to be an ethical dairyman. My respect for the Fiscalinis is tremendous largely because they stand so firmly behind what they do and how they do it. If you have tasted their cheeses, you know that they ... (original story)
Posted from Cheese by Hand 21 days ago
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Today we visit with Allison Hooper of Vermont Butter and Cheese. Allison and her business partner Bob Reese started out making fresh goat cheese nearly 25 years ago and have since brought a myriad of European style dairy products to the American market. We spoke with Allison about the transformation... (original story)
Posted from Cheese by Hand 21 days ago
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Etsy (the Storque’s mothership) is a business that is all about helping people who are making things by hand get their products to people who want them. Very cool and very much in line with our project all about cheesemakers who craft cheeses by hand. They put up a post about the project today... (original story)
Posted from A Cheese A Day 21 days ago
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Iberia: a big, warm peninsula (if you count Portugal and Spain as one) dividing the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.Wisconsin: a big, cold peninsula (if you count Michigan) dividing Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.What do these two land masses have in common? Well, very little. But they are both home... (original story)
Posted from Cheese by Hand 21 days ago
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Anyone who has ever visited Rogue Creamery in Central Point, Oregon will understand what I mean when I say that this interview delivers on the “Rogue Experience”. Owners David Gremmels and Carey Bryant have approached their management of this creamery with such careful consideration to i... (original story)
Posted from Cheese by Hand 21 days ago
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Our next visit is with Willow Smart & Dave Phinney at Willow Hill Farm. They manage a herd of approximately 85 sheep. Willow and Dave produce a number of cheeses (including Autumn Oak, Fernwood and La Fleurie) but also yogurt, lamb and wool. When we visited them, they were in the middle of cons... (original story)
Posted from A Cheese A Day 21 days ago
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On the heels of the big Fond Du Lac Fondue Fest comes another fiesta de queso.This time, we're off to the Pacific Northwest, more specifically to Oregon for the Wedge Festival.Portland Celebrates Cheese on October 6. Mark your calendars. Sharpen your cheese knives. The Rose City presents its first-e... (original story)