I lost count, this might be my 6th or 7th attempt, but finally I am quiet happy with my results. I still have to correct couple of things, but if I can keep reproducing this texture I will be more than happy. Thank you all who have been supporting me in this journey and for the tips/advices. I think I tried them all.
One of the best looking cheeses I've ever seen on this sub.
It looks close to the original, but a little too moist maybe?
Thank you Kompagniet! I am very happy with the texture of the cheese, and my auvergnat wife approves it🫣
It looks delicious! Hope to see more of your creations in the future.
They can be quite moist/soft. Nice work OP!
Beautiful cheese! How does the taste compares to the real deal?
Taste is very good, but as is so dependent on milk source I don’t expect to reproduce it. I use jersey milk, the original one is with Salers or montbeliarde, but aroma is very close to the original and taste is awesome although not identical. As the milk I use is low temperature pasteurized, and jersey milk is high in calcium, I think I have to drop the calcium addition, but once I will correct that , it will be (almost) perfect
I have loved watching you perfect this. Just really fun to watch you dig into making this cheese perfectly. This one looks absolutely fantastic. Hell of a job on it! I wish I could have just a little taste of that wheel! I’m really impressed my friend!
Lovely! What things in your process did you have to change to get this beauty? I'm still pretty green, looking to learn.
Semisoft ones like this one are very tough to get them right, I would recommend you to get familiar with doing semihard cheeses first and then start trying semisoft ones. Managing the pH, the moment of cutting and the pressing timings were the toughest things to get them right.
Ok, good idea...my first couple of efforts (other than cream cheese and mozzarella, which were great) were (an attempt at) oka. They turned out too dry (over pressed?) and the washed rind was hard to culture properly. Maybe a gouda, then.
Looks awesome
Makes me want to smell it and then take a bite :-)