Summary: Cheesemaking 101 -- Why make cheese? What are common problems and solutions in cheesemaking? What's so great about The Ultimate Cheesepress? What are basic beginning tools for cheesemakers? What recipes are great when you're just starting out? And much more on today's episode of Know Your Food with Wardee. Click play below to listen to this week's podcast! See below if you want other options. Won't play for you? Try here. Mobile or desktop users, you can hear my podcast with Stitcher, on-demand and on-the-go. (What's Stitcher?) You can also get it on iTunes or subscribe in the Podcasts app. Please leave a comment or rating in iTunes and Stitcher! New! KnowYourFoodPodcast.com Did you notice the URL listed there on the top picture? I set up the domain of KnowYourFoodPodcast.com just for my podcast -- to make it easier for listeners to get to show notes without having to remember how to spell gnowfglins.com. FYI: You can find each episode easily by using the format below. The # refers to the episode number and each URL will redirect you to the corresponding page on gnowfglins.com: KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/1 KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/2 KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/3 etc. Go ahead and give it a try. I'll wait. ;) You can also continue to use gnowfglins.com following the same format. This works, too! gnowfglins.com/1 gnowfglins.com/2 gnowfglins.com/3 etc. Now, back to today's episode. What's in Episode #6? In this episode of Know Your Food with Wardee, I'm visiting with Jerri Beddell from HomesteaderSupply.com. She's the business partner of Nance Sparks, my guest on episode #4. Here's a little bit about Jerri. "Jerri was born and raised a city girl. She was a nurse for about 30 years, heavily into natural and alternative therapies. She started a small farming venture, with future Homesteader's Supply business partner Nance Sparks. Together, they learned the many the ways of homesteading raising milk cows, beef cows, pigs, emus, sheep, horses, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys. They also learned how to create natural milk products, process their own meat, and preserve their own bounty from the garden. When the economy went down, they were able to help friends by sharing their bounty. Then, they turned their talents toward developing Homesteader's Supply." In this episode, Jerri shared soooo much of her wisdom about cheesemaking. Here are just some of the questions she answered: How did you get into cheesemaking? Why do you like to make cheese? Why would you recommend people get into cheesemaking? Are there risks with cheesemaking, like common problems or contamination? Where did you learn cheesemaking? Who is your inspiration? Tell us about your new cheesepress — when and how did you notice a need for it? What problems does it solve? How is your cheesepress made? What are the minimum (tools, starters, etc.) people need to get started with cheesemaking? What beginner recipes would you recommend for people getting started with cheesemaking? What resources for cheesemaking would you recommend? Here are the links mentioned in this episode: My Ultimate Cheese Press review and video demonstration My online class: Cultured Dairy and Basic Cheese Margaret Morris' The Cheese Maker's Manual Cheesemaking tools at HomesteaderSupply.com (including that whisk Jerri mentioned, which I now have!) Urban Homestead South Africa -- this week's farm tour Got Questions or Comments? -- to leave a voice recording for me to answer or share on the podcast My podcast now on Stitcher -- search for "Know Your Food with Wardee" My podcast on iTunes -- search for "Know Your Food with Wardee" The Apple Podcasts app -- search for "Know Your Food with Wardee" Enjoy! Got Questions or Comments? I'd love to answer your questions or share your comments on the air. Here are the guidelines: Share your name and where you live.
