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Post by mzgarden on Mar 6, 2021 13:59:05 GMT
So I'm adventuring into new kinds of fresh cheeses (thank you feather for the encouragement) and I made a tasty fresh cheddar yesterday. Fresh cheeses are not required to age and are meant to be eaten within the week or so. Anyway, my cheddar tastes and looks good, it slices and grates well. One thing though is that it sort of squeaks when you're eating it - almost like it's a bitg too dry/dense. Before I make it again, I'm wondering if this might be a little too much rennet making it too tight - or maybe too much culture - making it too acidic? Ideas anyone?
Here's the recipe I used, reduced all the ingredients to use one gallon of milk instead of three: link |
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Post by gayle on Mar 6, 2021 14:36:24 GMT
I did a search for 'squeaky cheese' and, apparently, it's a thing. You've stumbled on a trend.
Ok, so it squeaks because it's fresh. The squeakiness would go away if you aged it. Nothing wrong with eating fresh cheese, though.
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Post by Cabin Fever on Mar 6, 2021 15:13:25 GMT
White and orange cheddar cheese curds are a big deal in Minnesota and Wisconsin. To be a good one, it has to squeak when you bite into it. Deep-fried cheddar cheese curds are the biggest selling food item at the Minnesota State Fair. All that to say, I haven't eaten a cheese curd, or any cheese for that matter, in three years.  |
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Post by susannah on Mar 6, 2021 15:31:52 GMT
Cabin Fever is right, good cheese curds have to squeak. They HAVE to. It can be kind of weird the first time you experience the squeak, though.
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 6, 2021 16:50:50 GMT
SQUEAKY CURDS!
The VERY BEST!
It means they are FRESH!
My mouth is watering just thinking about the goodness of FRESH SQUEAKY CURDS !
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 6, 2021 16:54:07 GMT
They stay squeaky longer if you can avoid putting them in the refrigerator .......
In order to revive their squeakiness, you can put them into the microwave for a few seconds, but not for too long!
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 6, 2021 17:04:03 GMT
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 6, 2021 18:19:38 GMT
Back home from the cheese factory.......
Purchased....
5# “sleeve” of Young Colby
2# of plain Curds
1# of RANCH Curds
Also available today .....
Garlic and Herb Curds
Pepper Jack Curds
and a multiple of other Cheese varieties ....
Onion
Horseradish
Asiago
Provolone
Parmesan
Aged Cheddars
Gouda
Havarti
Swiss
Bacon Cheese
Etc, etc, etc .......
Yum ..... the Ranch flavored Curds are squeaky!
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Post by mzgarden on Mar 7, 2021 1:09:59 GMT
This is hilarious in a good way- I absolutely never heard of squeaky cheese. DH grew up in Minnesota - he never heard of it either. I'm thinking I made a mistake and it turns out it's a desired thing. It's so much fun to learn new things, especially regionally specific stuff.
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Post by stickinthemud on Mar 7, 2021 17:30:15 GMT
We discovered cheese curds on one of our summer road trips years ago. Wisconsin or Minnesota somewhere. Haven't been able to find them around here. You're making me hungry. Sounds like I should try do-it-yourself.
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Post by lindy on Mar 7, 2021 21:36:37 GMT
Funny, I just picked up cheese curds this morning at a cheese store. I have never seen the varieties Tallpines described; if I did I'd buy and try 'em all. I love cheese curds.
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 8, 2021 3:25:00 GMT
stickinthemud, You can buy a hunk of young Colby cheese. Cut it into cubes ..... 1 inch or less. Zap a few at a time in the MicroWave for 10-15 seconds. You will get a delicious warm cheese .... very close in taste to fresh curds. lindy, I think their flavored curds are made by simply shaking the seasoning over the finished curds ..... not too much! (Something like a packet of the dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing) 50 years ago ..... before all the food safety rules and regulations ..... we could go the factory .... reach right into the vat to grab a handful of STILL WARM fresh curds! Now days , because of all the regulations, we can’t get near the area where the cheese I’d being made ........
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 8, 2021 3:30:25 GMT
So ........
This conversation has been about FRESH CURDS.
HERE IN Wisconsin, we also have DEEP FRIED CHEESE CURDS!
Lightly breaded and deep fried in oil !!!
To DIE FOR !!!
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Post by alice on Mar 10, 2021 18:42:38 GMT
OKEY DOKEY. On the hunt for cheese locally now.
I heard that one of my friends is thinking of getting into goats!! Hooray! Goat CHEESE!
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Post by lisabug on Mar 15, 2021 22:08:33 GMT
I have no idea how old I was when someone told me that squeaky cheese was really cheese curds.... Dairy State cheese in Rudolph puts their curds out warm every morning except Sunday (because they don't make them that day). I grew up 5 miles from there and still make that my go-to cheese stop when I'm down that way, curds always included.
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