3. Your rennet should be at room temperature when it dissolves. Take it out of the fridge 20 minutes before dissolving it. It is a very temperature sensitive ingredient.
4. Use chlorine-free water at room temperature for dissolving rennet and citric acid. If the water is too cold, it will inhibit the action of the rennet.
5. In step 4, when increasing the temperature from 32 to 42ΒΊC, make sure not to exceed 42ΒΊC. Otherwise, your rennet will no longer work and you won't be able to stretch your cheese.
To make sure you don't exceed 42ΒΊC, measure the temperature at the bottom of your cauldron, in several places because the circles heat up unevenly. Remove your cauldron from the heat as soon as you reach 42ΒΊC at one point. Wait a few minutes, then cut your curds and stir gently to even out the temperature. Measure the temperature again, if it is less than 42ΒΊC, heat a little more while mixing very gently.
6. Above all, don't lose hope! You can already congratulate yourself for making cheese. Your next production will go even better by following these few tips and you will soon be one of the apprentice cheese makers who have made their mozzarella a success!
Good cheeses!
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