Cooking With Tam - From The Cow to Cheese (Pt 1)

[jediinsearchforjedi]

this is why i love bushcraftonfire

[mogges1]

Tam I found the leezers web page.Shoot didnt realize all that goes into making cheese.

[Ideathtactic]

Was that a shorthorn calf(First calf shown)? I like shorthorns and your videos.

[soarntam]

@Ideathtactic The calf is half Holstein (mother) and half Limousin. He'll need to find a new home soon.

[SSanf]

Instead of citric acid, you can just use some vinegar.

[soarntam]

@SSanf You use vinegar or lemon juice to make your ricotta but you need the citric acid for mozzarella.. 

[ohm333]

THX :-)

[ohm333]

Great lesson. I'm Italian and grew up making mutz. But we bought curd at the store to make it from. My Nonnie would say a big metal bowl with water that turned your hands red and a wooden paddle with wholes was the only way. She never let us use gloves because how would you feel if your doing it right. LOL well it's nice to see it done another way and from scratch. Where can you find UNpressurized milk? All I see in the store is ultra.

[soarntam]

@ohm333 Probably in health food stores? Places like that

[MrDamnugly]

Tam , David , love the video's. i live in central london and we dont have many cows around here. but if i find one im going to milk it and make some nice cheese : )

[soarntam]

@MrDamnugly LOL!! If you can milk quickly it will help! :)

[MrDamnugly]

@soarntam of course these City Cows dont have time to hang around : )

[Barbarossa4U]

I loved it up to the point of the microwave. I refuse to use them for food. Did you know a minute in the microwave destroys over 90% of all nutritional value of food? It literally breaks apart nutrients at the molecular level into nothing. Microwaves explain all of overweight people who are truly malnourished in this country. Is there a non microwave heating temp?

[soarntam]

@Barbarossa4U That's why I do it for 30 seconds *grins* You can dip it back into the hot whey its just messier. Keep whey over 180 while dipping the cheese in for about 10 seconds at a time.

[Barbarossa4U]

@soarntam Thanks for the info and all the great videos. I wasn't trying to be a jerk so I am glad you did not take it that way. I just really dislike microwaves as they are not good for us or the food we eat.

[soarntam]

@Barbarossa4U Truth should never offend, I don't use them much myself. Was just a quick way. Keep healthy!

[Cat607]

Great video as usual. I have made hard goat cheese, but never tried this. You have inspired me to try this. You also got me back trying canning, now how do you stretch time?

[soarntam]

@Cat607 Ummm lol I'm still working on that, but I ran out of time! ☺

[pappyhighlife]

Awesome Tam you are the best. Let me ask if you are living off the grid how long would you cook the cheese in an oven and what would the approx temp be? Shout out to big Dave...

[soarntam]

@pappyhighlife Do you mean an outdoor wood oven?  So long you can monitor the temperature you're good to go!

[Urudrim]

watch out, the FDA might raid your property for not buying your cheese from your local GMO cheese provider.

[pyro4869]

I will never eat cheese again!

[cheyenne92646]

@pyro4869 pore-kay, pie-roe?

[soarntam]

@pyro4869 :) I had someone stop eating KFC when they discovered chicken came from a live bird and not the frozen department of their grocery store!

[pyro4869]

@soarntam Whaat!! chicken comes from a live bird!?...Why did you tell me this!?

[soarntam]

@pyro4869 :) nah it comes from the store!!

[pyro4869]

@soarntam oh thank god!

[kennapop3]

I don't have a cow but do have a neighbor with a small dairy farm. I have wanted to make cheese for some time now. Thanks for the primer.

[soarntam]

@kennapop3 You are most welcome. Let me know how it turns out?

[DaddysRayofSunshine]

♥♥♥♥♥ five hearts and stars to your video mom!



[soarntam]

@DaddysRayofSunshine thank you baby *hugs*

[DaddysRayofSunshine]

Awesome mom!

this is Rachael ur 9 year old loove you!!

[soarntam]

@DaddysRayofSunshine ♥♥♥♥ ☼

[ArtisanTony]

What is the citric acid and other ingredient for? Nice video!

[TheTeaguzzler]

That's really cool. Thank you!

[inisch]

thanks a lot :)

[Waldhandwerk]

Very good Tam, thank you very much for sharing. All the best, Sepp

[oldguy537]

I lived with my aunt for a bit when I was a young'n ,she made different cheeses, I don't remember the process , but they went down great,along with home made butter, ice cream, it was a simpler time and I miss it .. thanks for sharing ..

[jmmurdy]

nice

[mazadan]

great video. i have used a slightly different method warm milk and lemons and nought else and then pop it into a home made cheese press . yours look yummy though

[MiWilderness]

I've always wondered how our ancestors did it too, but find this very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[MILOSLAVJMP]

Thanks for the example I raise my thumb. I wonder how our ancestors did without chemical přípravdu. He said casing used veal, sheep and possibly to dry. I do not know the procedure.

[0623kaboom]

btw liked linked and favorited .. pity no drool button

[0623kaboom]

Woohoo another Ontarian ;) how long are we going to have to drool while waiting for part 2 ? What do you do with your whey afterwards, make bannock I hope or more correctly at that point Whey bread :)

[0623kaboom]

mmm fresh milk and cheese now all you need is some home made peanut butter cookies and ME and its a meal ;) That's something I haven't had since I was 4 at Gramma's house. The rennet was it pricey or not too bad for what you get ? Now to find part 2 ... and watch with some Store bought milk and Home made peanut butter cookies ;)

[sbjennings99]

That's Whey Cool...

[soarntam]

@sbjennings99 now that's just 'cheesy' *grins*

[soarntam]

@neacie71 I'll put out another video making "pot cheese" or "farmers cheese" where all you need is vinegar or lemon juice :) We eat A LOT of it here.

[houseoffire72]

@soarntam Can you send me the link when you get it done???

[soarntam]

@houseoffire72 I'll make it this week, if I forget, just check back later this week ;)

[houseoffire72]

@soarntam Thank you:)

[crypticjim]

@soarntam That would be really cool

[soarntam]

@neacie71 Hi, yes, I MUCH prefer to use vegetarian product  that way no little calf has to die :) One also doesn't know what went into a tiny calf, why it was slaughtered etc, I prefer to be at peace with the product I use. Thanks for the share though

[soarntam]

@neacie71 I use vegetarian rennet on purpose :) There is plenty of good gmo free rennet out there (thankfully) check cheese making dot com for example

If you have a recipe for homemade rennet I would love it!! Thanks in advance

[kazanjianm]

I once took my students (all city kids like me) to the last remaining farm in Queens (Queens County Farm Museum). The "toughest" kids were frightened to death to touch the cow! You brought back a funny memory!

[soarntam]

@kazanjianm haha, actually cows be intimidating, when Bandi decides she wants to leave I can't hold her back, she's over 1000 pounds.

[BushcraftOnFire]

@kazanjianm

Thanks for taking the time to watch the vids Merrill.. means a lot!

[otakop67]

The temperatures you give are Celsius?

[soarntam]

@otakop67 Fahrenheit :)

[otakop67]

@soarntam Thank you, and thank you for the fast reply! :D

[TheAZexplorer]

Very good video. Can this be done with store bought milk too?

[soarntam]

@TheAZexplorer yes, just make sure it's not ultra pasturized. Raw is the best imho 

[soarntam]

@TheAZexplorer The higher the fat content, the greater the yield you have because when you make cheese you areseparating the fat and protein (curd) from the water (whey), so more fat equals more cheese.

[kingcollie]

Amazing video as always, I wish you were Ontario dwellers, I'd love to learn from you guys I've been watching your videos since the early summer and they've helped me identify dozens of plants and be properly responsible while out in the ol' bush. So informative and on such a level of which you could never lose the inexperienced attention. I've got a plethora of questions for you guys but i don't want to be a nag haha. I'll just keep it simple, can you do this process with store bought milk?

[soarntam]

@kingcollie yes so long it's not ultra pasturized :) Ask any questions you have!! I was a BC, Alberta, Manitoba dweller prior to moving to the US :) Nice to meet another fellow Canadian!

[cgm0826]

wheres part 2?!

[soarntam]

@cgm0826 processing ;)

[trevor6744]

That looks yummy. :O

[MrWildone55]

Very informative video Tam. Seems to be a rich and rewarding life you live.