Questions tagged [mozzarella]
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Pre-treatment of wet mozzarella balls to reduce moisture for pizzas - thoughts on method?
During my journeys of homemade pizza making I've come across the classic problem of it coming out as a wet mess, due to excess moisture of the toppings. A prime culprit of this was my use of ...
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Making cheese without rennet
What can I use in place of rennet to make mozzarella cheese? And what cheeses can we make without rennet?
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What type of cheese is used on Patsy's Old Fashioned Margherita Pizza
I am trying to figure out the specific type of cheese used on the Patsy's Old Fashioned Margherita pizza. I don't think it's buffalo or another fresh mozzarella because they appear to be thin slices.
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Failing at making "Fast Mozzarella"
First time poster here.
So, I have always been a fan of homemade food and I wanted to try my hand with cheeses.
I live very near a milk farm and I could get some raw milk.
I am posting after 2 failed ...
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Mozzarella turned out super rubbery
I recently tried making four batches of mozzarella, all of which turned out like a rubber band. The first three times around I used a one-hour recipe, but tried less rennet and a longer setting time ...
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Why does my mozzarella crumble?
I'm trying to make mozzarella at home. I'm following this recipe (without citric acid), but I also tried this one (with citric acid), without any result. I think my italian is sufficient for ...
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Mozzarella problems
Ive tried to make mozzarella a couple of times now and have had the same problem. I heat the milk to 90 then add citric acid and stir gently. The milk then curdles and when I add the rennet the curds ...
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Can calcium sulphate substitute for calcium chloride in mozarrella cheese making?
Calcium sulphate is what I have plenty.
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Is it ok to make mozzarella from pasteurised milk? [duplicate]
Hi Is it ok to make mozzarella from milk bought at Spar or any other supermarkets? If not, how could I buy 5l non-pasteurised milk? I live in Hermanus, Western Cape. Thanks Ian le Chéf
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Doctoring up part-skim low-moisture mozzarella for pizza
I recently started using low-moisture full fat mozzarella on my homemade pizzas, and it is simply fantastic. Went to the store today to pick some up, but all they had was either low-moisture part-skim ...
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Can you add emulsifying salts when making mozzarella?
Pretty much what the title says, I want to improve the stability of melted mozzarella for a dish I want to make. Haven't made mozzarella before, but if I make it at home, is there a stage I could add ...
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Failing to make mozzarella
So i've taken it on me to make fresh mozzarella. I've read up on the task in some articles and with multiple recipes but for some reason I never succeed. The seperated curds always stay little crumbs ...
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What is the most common mozzarella used in Italian pizza
That's a curiosity I have after visiting Italy.
I ate pizza all the time but I couldn't differentiate the variety of mozzarella on them.
What is the most common mozzarella used on their pizza?
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Shipping Homemade Mozzarella
I would like to ship homemade mozzarella. I'm considering purchasing a vacuum packaging system to preserve it for the 2-3 day trip. Is this recommended? If not, are there any alternatives?
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Vegan alternative to Mozzarella
I'm familiar with many fine vegan cheeses, ranging from cream-cheese to Camambert. Undoubtedly much progress has been made in this area in recent years. The one (important) cheese I have yet to find a ...
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What cheese to use for homemade Sicilian pizza so it does not dry in the oven?
I followed the recipe from Serious Eats to make Sicialian Pizza at home.
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/01/easy-no-roll-no-stretch-sicilian-style-square.html
Everything was good except for ...
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Storing Unopened Mozzarella
I have an unopened vacuum packed ball of Mozzarella. How long can I keep it refrigerated before it goes bad? I'm getting mixed answers.
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Melting Temperature of Mozzarella Cheese?
I would like to take a 1 pound block of store bought low moisture whole milk mozzarella (Poly O or Dragone), gently melt it in a sous vide without breaking down the milk from the fat, roll it out to ...
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Can home-made mozzarella be made in small batches (quart of milk instead of gallon)?
I've spotted a couple of articles (http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-homemade-mozzarella-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-174355, http://www.simplebites.net/the-best-party-trick-ever-how-to-make-...
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"Squeaky" homemade mozzarella
Last week I made mozzarella cheese (not fermented) for the first time. After heating the milk and removing the curds, I microwaved the curds repeatedly until getting them to 135 degrees F, then formed ...
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The whey of mozzarella or tofu
Mozzarella, tofu come with a liquid, I think is whey. Is it useful in any way? has this any culinary value?
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How to make mozzarella from curd?
I have two questions:
1. Are curd and paneer the same thing?
I prepared the curd by acidification of milk (adding vinegar). In the recipes, I see that the result is called curd and also paneer (...
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How to make mozzarella with rennet?
I used to make soft cheese by vinegar, which quickly results in the formation of curd. I tried to make hard cheese (mozzarella) by rennet (commercial tablet) by the process took more than 30min and ...
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Mozzarella. Obtaining buffalo milk from whole milk and heavy cream
I am trying to make mozzarella using rennet, citric acid and milk. However, having read on the Internet about this process, I've found out that the best mozzarella is produced from buffalo milk.
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What is the sign of mozzarella being old?
Short of looking at the "best before" date on the package - how can I tell if my mozzarella is ok to eat?
Would it smell bad, or can it be "dangerous" anyway?
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How are mozzarella cheese sticks (string cheese) formed?
I love string cheese.
I have had some success making homemade mozzarella but I am not particularly skilled yet at kneading the curd. My mozzarella balls sometimes end up with an uneven texture.
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Thicker tomato sauce on the pizza makes the cheese more slippery
After reading the advice about tomato sauce in this answer, I decided to try straining the sauce to remove water and see what it did to the crust.
I let the water drain out of a jar of tomato sauce ...
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How to store homemade fresh Mozzarella Cheese
What is the key to keeping fresh Mozzarella soft.
It often turns "sticky" in refrigerator storage
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Why did my mozzarella turn out like ricotta?
I bought my wife a mozzerella kit for christmas, and we tried to make it last night. We followed the directions pretty closely. I supposed we could have removed a bit more whey at some early steps. It ...
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How to obtain rennet?
I want to make some homemade mozzeralla and I know that I need rennet but I am at a loss at how to obtain it. I also don't know which type I need out of the artifical or natural. Is there a way to ...
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