Salon

Cheesemaking is a complex science – a food chemist explains the process from milk to mozzarella

Cheese is a relatively simple food. It's made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the ...

Got cheese? Creamery in northeast Washington debuts curds with Spokane-flavored blends, aiming to expand cheese production while cutting back on milk

For the past six months, Virginia Thomas has asked customers the same question: "What's your favorite cheese?" Those answers ...
The Scientist

Cheddar Cheese Lovers Have Interactive Microbes to Thank

It is hard to ignore microbes as they are everywhere. They are an integral part of many fermented foods savored around the world including cheese, which contains various microbial communities. A ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

A look into local cheese making, from farm to table

NESTLED IN THE HEART OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, WE LIKE TO MAKE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEESES. IS NARRAGANSETT CREAMERY A HIDDEN GEM MAKING SOME WHEELIE GOOD CHEESE? THIS FAMILY RUN ...
Dairy Foods

The baking properties of cheese functionality

Meltability of cheese is one of the most researched properties, write Prateek Sharma, Ph.D., and Nitin Joshi, Ph.D. Among all dairy ingredients, cheese is atypical in that its functionality is highly ...