Roaring Brook Dairy Mozzarella Cheesemaking Kit
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PRODUCT: 1 Roaring Brook Dairy Mozzarella Cheesemaking Kit

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4/21/11

Kosher?

You have to be friggin kidding me.

A damn Mozzarella cheese-making kit?

for kiddies and the young at heart?

On wine woot?

Gimmee a friggin break.

Not that I think I'll get an answer before it sells out, but does anyone know if this works with lactose free milk?

Previous Woot

Man: I think it was, "Blessed are the cheesemakers"!
Gregory's wife: What's so special about the cheesemakers?
Gregory: Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

$18.50 on amazon(free shipping w/prime)
http://www.amazon.com/Roaring-Brook-Dairy-Mozzarella-Cheesemaking/dp/B003XLWTIO

ladysoleil wrote:Not that I think I'll get an answer before it sells out, but does anyone know if this works with lactose free milk?

Answered my own question in case anyone else is wondering. No. Lactaid brand milk is ultra-pasturized. I don't know about the store brand, but given the long expiration dates on most of the lactose free dairy I buy, I'd suspect it's also ultra pasturized.

sgoman5674 wrote:Kosher?

Dunno, but it's vegetable based rennet according to this post from a previous woot...

http://wine.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4450315

ladysoleil wrote:Not that I think I'll get an answer before it sells out, but does anyone know if this works with lactose free milk?

That's like making a root beer float w/ fat free ice cream and diet soda. Even if you could, why would you?

haewood wrote:Dunno, but it's vegetable based rennet according to this post from a previous woot...

http://wine.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4450315

thank you for answering MY question before I could even ask it )

Could this be the woot off killer? The salt moved pretty quickly.
I just hope they don't bring back those dried apricots! That would bring the site to a screeching halt.

Its Cheese, Gromit!

A little video showing how this works:

(or not!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhfgyNF2Y2I

I want to encourage folks to buy this so we can get some decent wine options, but, um... ick!

anyone who got this last wootoff, how is it? I almost got it last time but wasnt sure

$15.72 subscribe and save with free shipping also. I just ordered from amazon as I wanted to try this last time around. We have a local dairy that has fantastic milk, I think I willuse that instead of the standard grocery store milks.

buenasolas wrote:$18.50 on amazon(free shipping w/prime)
http://www.amazon.com/Roaring-Brook-Dairy-Mozzarella-Cheesemaking/dp/B003XLWTIO

richmofo wrote:That's like making a root beer float w/ fat free ice cream and diet soda. Even if you could, why would you?

Because I don't like to get violently ill after consuming cheese? And the other option is not consuming cheese?

oops, I meant to include my positive statement.
Bought this for my nephews at the local Cheese shop (I think it is $15 bucks there). They were really excited when they got it as they love cheese, and the thought of making their own gave them giddyup. The downside..it is really like an un fun science project. Most of all it requires patience,and focus which I have seen very few kids with. So the parents ended up doing the bulk of the work, and reminding the kids about it.
Buy it for yourself if you want to learn about making cheese, but be wary of buying it for kids.

haewood wrote:Dunno, but it's vegetable based rennet according to this post from a previous woot...

http://wine.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4450315

I called the company and as previously stated, they use vegetable rennet, but currently do not have a kosher certification.

I think they meant to put this on Kids.Woot...

This thing would be great if you want to, you know, make cheese.

Wow the uppper midwest looks quite cheesy...I'll patiently wait for some killer Pinot please!

in for 1! i've always wanted to dabble in the lost arts of our forefathers

wow, who knew that mozzarella cheese would be such a hot button issue!!? It's cheese people. Stop acting like you've never seen non-alcoholic stuph for sale on wine.woot. I didn't hear any of you whine.wooters complaining when they had the scrumpdillyicious balsamic a few weeks ago. In for one, thanks woot!

ladysoleil wrote:Because I don't like to get violently ill after consuming cheese? And the other option is not consuming cheese?

You'd figure someone who's lactose intolerant should be more familiar w/ the lactic fermentation process.

highwyre237 wrote:anyone who got this last wootoff, how is it? I almost got it last time but wasnt sure

I bought it. I thought it was a lot harder and time consuming than the directions said. You do need a stainless steel pot which I didn't have, so that might have made a difference. I like store bought cheese better considering all the work.

ladysoleil wrote:Because I don't like to get violently ill after consuming cheese? And the other option is not consuming cheese?

Definitely. I was going to tell them I make root beer floats with Breyers Carb Smart ice cream and diet A&W because sugar makes me sick.

These seem awesome, and I love cheese. However with the Amazon S&S price being so close, I'm not tempted to get it.

I don't need a cheesemaking kit, but I appreciate the STL shout-out!

I LOVE cheese and make my own ricotta, so I'm in for two. I love the idea of being able to make it at home. I can't drink milk, but cat eat cheese (yes, my body hates me).

I also can't drink alcohol, so I love when wine.woot comes up with foodstuff!

tracylee wrote:I LOVE cheese and make my own ricotta, so I'm in for two. I love the idea of being able to make it at home. I can't drink milk, but cat eat cheese (yes, my body hates me).

I also can't drink alcohol, so I love when wine.woot comes up with foodstuff!

If you're already making ricotta, arent you like 1 step behind making mozzarrella?

jaredmac11 wrote:If you're already making ricotta, arent you like 1 step behind making mozzarrella?

My ricotta is just whole milk and buttermilk (1 gallon to 1 quart), and I really could use a thermometer that I can keep on the pot, instead of my instant-read that I have to stick in and take out. I figure this is enough to get the process down, then I'll get the ingredients locally.

I see. Just curious.

I remember when I tried making mozzarella, I often had to settle for ricotta because I could never get it packed properly =(

tracylee wrote:I LOVE cheese and make my own ricotta, so I'm in for two. I love the idea of being able to make it at home. I can't drink milk, but cat eat cheese (yes, my body hates me).

I also can't drink alcohol, so I love when wine.woot comes up with foodstuff!

Just an FYI, you can't make ricotta from the whey if it's acidified by citric acid- you have to culture it to acidify it.

I haven't tried making it that way. I tried once and spent $20 on a kit, $8 on good milk and ended up with cheese that wasn't as good as Bel Gioso from Costco (which was twice as much cheese for ~$12 as I made with $8 of milk).

Kudos to the STL native who wrote that description. As a former denizen (Tower Grove), it had me giggling insanely.

richmofo wrote:You'd figure someone who's lactose intolerant should be more familiar w/ the lactic fermentation process.

Low lactose isn't zero lactose though. Most mozzarella is low. I avoid it generally, as it's not consistent, sometimes I'm fine, sometimes not. Other people may be luckier than I am.

Cocontom wrote:Just an FYI, you can't make ricotta from the whey if it's acidified by citric acid- you have to culture it to acidify it.

I haven't tried making it that way. I tried once and spent $20 on a kit, $8 on good milk and ended up with cheese that wasn't as good as Bel Gioso from Costco (which was twice as much cheese for ~$12 as I made with $8 of milk).

Thanks for the heads up, Cocontom. It hadn't occurred to me (yet) to make ricotta with the whey from making mozzarella. It probably would have later.

Being single without a full-sized freezer, I gave up the Costco membership after my divorce. It just wasn't worth the annual membership for TP. We did just get a Trader Joe's in town, and they have some great prices on alot of cheeses, compared to other stores nearby.

Just wanted to add my $0.02

Fresh mozzarella is a lot better than 'fresh' mozzarella that you buy at costco, trader joes or even the fancy cheese rotunda at your local grocery store.

That's because a true "Fresh" mozzarella will lose it's great taste after the first refrigeration.** Anybody that has made mozzarella will concur with me. It's decline in quality it similar to that of a fresh-out-of-the-over cinnamon roll or donut - once cooled down it will never be as good as when it came out of the over the first time.


Lastly - don't skimp on the milk you purchase. Go straight to the whole foods market and buy the raw milk. If you can't get raw(unpasturized) milk, then get Vitamin D Whole milk that is the freshest you can get. Trust me on this.

Happy cheese making!

**Same thing with shrimp - shrimp that is caught and cooked (similar to lobster) will always taste better than the "fresh"(raw) stuff that has ben frozen and/or refrigerated at the grocery store.

Any reason why this hasn't shipped yet?

jamiebritt wrote:Any reason why this hasn't shipped yet?

I was going to ask the same thing. Today makes 9 business days.