Stuff Every Cheese Lover Should Know

Ebook
On sale Oct 06, 2020 | 144 Pages | 9781683692393
This pocket-sized handbook to all things cheese is the perfect gift for artisan cheese lovers, home cheesemakers, and anyone who appreciates a good wedge of cheddar.

It’s hard to think of a more universally beloved food than cheese. But there’s so much more to learn and enjoy beyond the plastic-wrapped blocks from the grocery store. Within the pages of this pocket-sized guide, you’ll find information, how-tos, and trivia for cheese lovers of all levels. Casual cheese eaters and connoisseurs alike will learn about

• How Cheese Is Made
• Why Some Cheeses Melt Differently
• How to Build a Festive Cheese Board for Entertaining
• Pairing Cheese with Wine and Beer
• How to Make Cheese at Home

Plus an illustrated guide to cheese gadgets, terms every cheese lover should know, how to host a cheese tasting, how to make the ultimate grilled cheese, and much more!
CHEESE BASICS
What Is Cheese?
Terms Every Cheese Lover Should Know
How Cheese Is Made
Affinage: Finishing School for Cheese
Cheese Math: Facts and Figures
Highlights from Cheese History
Good Milk Makes Good Cheese 
Milk Types
Get It Together: Coagulation
What Is Rennet?
Microbes 101
Moisture in Cheese
Cheese Outerwear
Types of Cheese
Fresh Cheeses
Brined Cheeses
Bloomy Rinds
Alpine Cheeses
Cheddars
Goudas
Blue Cheeses
Pasta Filata Cheeses
Washed-Rind Cheeses
Smoked and Flavored Cheeses
Processed Cheese and Process Cheese Foods
Natural Cheeses
Domestic Artisan Cheeses
Cheese Geography
Why Some Cheeses Melt Differently
Appellation Systems

EATING CHEESE
How to Buy Cheese
Make Friends With Your Cheesemonger
Which Cheeses Should You Buy?
How to Store Cheese
How to Wrap Cheese
Cheese: Your New Favorite No-Cook Meal
How to Build a Festive Cheese Board for Entertaining
What to Do with Leftover Cheese
How to Pair Cheese and Beer
How to Pair Cheese and Wine
Friendly Flavors: Cheese and Food Pairings

COOKING WITH CHEESE
How to Make the Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich
How to Cook Halloumi
How to Make the Ultimate Baked Brie
Love Fondue? Try Raclette

NEXT-LEVEL CHEESE LOVER STUFF
Cheese Equipment and Supplies
How to Host a Cheese Tasting
Sample Tasting Sheet
How to Make Cheese at Home
Essential Cheese Travel
Alexandra Jones is a writer, cheesemonger, and cheese educator based in Philadelphia. She writes about food and farming for the James Beard Foundation and publications like USA TodayFood & Wine, the CounterCivil Eats, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Alexandra is also one-third of Collective Creamery, a women-powered artisan cheese subscription and podcast. View titles by Alexandra Jones

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This pocket-sized handbook to all things cheese is the perfect gift for artisan cheese lovers, home cheesemakers, and anyone who appreciates a good wedge of cheddar.

It’s hard to think of a more universally beloved food than cheese. But there’s so much more to learn and enjoy beyond the plastic-wrapped blocks from the grocery store. Within the pages of this pocket-sized guide, you’ll find information, how-tos, and trivia for cheese lovers of all levels. Casual cheese eaters and connoisseurs alike will learn about

• How Cheese Is Made
• Why Some Cheeses Melt Differently
• How to Build a Festive Cheese Board for Entertaining
• Pairing Cheese with Wine and Beer
• How to Make Cheese at Home

Plus an illustrated guide to cheese gadgets, terms every cheese lover should know, how to host a cheese tasting, how to make the ultimate grilled cheese, and much more!

Excerpt

CHEESE BASICS
What Is Cheese?
Terms Every Cheese Lover Should Know
How Cheese Is Made
Affinage: Finishing School for Cheese
Cheese Math: Facts and Figures
Highlights from Cheese History
Good Milk Makes Good Cheese 
Milk Types
Get It Together: Coagulation
What Is Rennet?
Microbes 101
Moisture in Cheese
Cheese Outerwear
Types of Cheese
Fresh Cheeses
Brined Cheeses
Bloomy Rinds
Alpine Cheeses
Cheddars
Goudas
Blue Cheeses
Pasta Filata Cheeses
Washed-Rind Cheeses
Smoked and Flavored Cheeses
Processed Cheese and Process Cheese Foods
Natural Cheeses
Domestic Artisan Cheeses
Cheese Geography
Why Some Cheeses Melt Differently
Appellation Systems

EATING CHEESE
How to Buy Cheese
Make Friends With Your Cheesemonger
Which Cheeses Should You Buy?
How to Store Cheese
How to Wrap Cheese
Cheese: Your New Favorite No-Cook Meal
How to Build a Festive Cheese Board for Entertaining
What to Do with Leftover Cheese
How to Pair Cheese and Beer
How to Pair Cheese and Wine
Friendly Flavors: Cheese and Food Pairings

COOKING WITH CHEESE
How to Make the Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich
How to Cook Halloumi
How to Make the Ultimate Baked Brie
Love Fondue? Try Raclette

NEXT-LEVEL CHEESE LOVER STUFF
Cheese Equipment and Supplies
How to Host a Cheese Tasting
Sample Tasting Sheet
How to Make Cheese at Home
Essential Cheese Travel

Author

Alexandra Jones is a writer, cheesemonger, and cheese educator based in Philadelphia. She writes about food and farming for the James Beard Foundation and publications like USA TodayFood & Wine, the CounterCivil Eats, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Alexandra is also one-third of Collective Creamery, a women-powered artisan cheese subscription and podcast. View titles by Alexandra Jones