Curds

[SuperiorBrew]

I take if you want cheese curds you take a cheddar recipe and after you get to the curd stage you just dont mold them, you let them air dry till they are firm? Is there any special steps I am missing?

First thing SWMBO said when she saw the cheese making kit was "we can make curds?"

 

[Iordz]

You just need some milk, acid (citric) and rennet to create curds.

 

[Cookiebaggs]

mmmmmm.....curds! The really fresh ones that "squeak" when you eat them!

 

[Fish]

I haven't made them but I have asked around and what I was told was to follow a cheddar recipe and cook them for a little longer (until they squeak) and then salt them and dry.

 

[PseudoChef]

You may be able to find fresh curds at your local organo-hippie store such as Whole Foods or Wild Oats.

 

[zoebisch01]

I take if you want cheese curds you take a cheddar recipe and after you get to the curd stage you just dont mold them, you let them air dry till they are firm? Is there any special steps I am missing?

First thing SWMBO said when she saw the cheese making kit was "we can make curds?"

Well yeah that's about it. . And for 'eatin' curds you want the cheddar recipe as it will give you the right texture.

 

[talkingseagull]

I take if you want cheese curds you take a cheddar recipe and after you get to the curd stage you just dont mold them, you let them air dry till they are firm? Is there any special steps I am missing?

First thing SWMBO said when she saw the cheese making kit was "we can make curds?"

yeah, that's the deal. I noticed in the cheeses that I have made that the ones that are warmed to higher temperatures have tighter smaller curds.