The Kids are Alright
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cutting the curd
checking the cut
draining curds
molding cheeses
time to clean!
checking the pH of the new cheese
flipping newly formed wheels
young cheeses just starting to form a rind
tasting wheels as they develop/ripen
examining rind development
soft cheeses in various states of ripening
Veronica Pedraza has been crafting artisan cheese for over a decade, steadily working towards the place she finds herself now–as the cheesemaker and manager of Blakesville Creamery in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
It's part idyllic goat farmstead and part production and aging facility, built with the cheesemaker's eye on precision, experimentation, and scale. We took a field trip to visit the kids and witness the transformation from goat to milk to curd to wheel after wheel of glorious cheese.
cutting the curd
checking the cut
draining curds
milk culture rennet salt milk culture rennet salt
molding cheeses
time to clean!
checking the pH of the new cheese
flipping newly formed wheels
Round the rind ◌ Round the rind ◌ Round the rind ◌ Round the rind ◌
young cheeses just starting to form a rind
tasting wheels as they develop/ripen
examining rind development
soft cheeses in various states of ripening
