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Notes on slow cheese.
Recipes, equipment, mistakes and stories — everything we've learned making cheese by hand.
Beginners
January 15, 2026
How to Start Making Cheese at Home from Scratch
Home cheesemaking can be mastered even without formal education — as long as you understand the basic principles. What equipment do you actually need, and which cheeses are best for beginners?
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Beginners
February 3, 2026
10 Mistakes Beginners Make in Cheesemaking
Milk, temperature, rennet, cutting the curd, pressing, ageing — the ten places where home cheese usually goes wrong, and the simple fix for each one.
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Equipment
February 18, 2026
How to Choose a pH Meter for Cheesemaking
Why pH decides the texture of your cheese, which meters actually work with milk and curd, and how to calibrate and care for the probe.
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