With cheese making, there are a couple of real ‘buzz moments’ for me.
The first is when I get a really good, firm curd and get a strange satisfaction from cutting it in clean, neat lines. The other is when I make Camembert and see that gorgeous fluffy white mold growing over the cheese.
That beautiful Camembert cheese mold, there’s nothing better than watching that white blanket start to cover over each round, signally the beginnings of another successful Camembert batch. Read more
As I’ve mentioned before, in this post, I love making Camembert and so far I have been lucky enough to end up with great looking and tasting cheese each time I make it so it’s been a cheese that just works for me.
I had someone ask me what I was doing differently that meant I always turned out a good Camembert so I decided to elaborate further in this post on my usual recipe with extra details of what I do to successfully age my Camembert. Read more
I have to say that I think Camembert is one of my favourite cheeses to make.
I thoroughly enjoy the ‘nurturing’ process that is required in the first few weeks of a Camembert make and I love playing with and testing the ripening process to see if I can capture that perfect point where the cheese has matured to soft and creamy, but not too runny and over ripe.