The Book of Cheese (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Charles Thom

 
9781332525560: The Book of Cheese (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explore the science and craft behind America's cheese varieties. This practical guide explains how milk becomes cheese, from ripening and coagulation to aging and quality control.

This edition draws on classic methods and modern insight to show why success in cheese depends on precise conditions, clean equipment, and informed decisions at every step. It covers the roles of milk quality, culture starters, rennet, moisture control, and the quirks of different cheese families, making it useful for students, beginners, and curious home cooks alike.


  • How milk quality and acidity shape curd formation and final texture

  • How to use starters, rennet, and temperature to control ripening and moisture

  • Steps for cutting, cooking, draining, and aging cheeses with care

  • Insights into factory practices, grading, and market considerations



Ideal for readers of practical food science, artisan dairy, and household cheesemaking, this book offers a clear path from milk to cheese.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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