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LGC 040 – Interview with Colin Giddy from New Zealand

16/03/2015 By Gavin Webber Leave a Comment

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Colin Giddy is a home cheese maker from Morrinsville, New Zealand. He describes his inspiration for making cheese, how he has made many different types of cheese, and some of the challenges that he has encountered along the way.

Here is a little bit about him in his own words;

“A Little History of Us

Linda and myself started making cheese after watching a program called Country Calendar on TV. A Lady called Biddy Fraser-Davies was showing us how she makes cheese everyday from just a couple of jersey cows.

I thought WE CAN DO THAT. We have the milk. In fact we tip out more milk each day on the farm than we can use. I work on my 1 of my sons share-milked farms. We have 2 farms side by side where we milked about 400 cows. I was milking in one cowshed and he in another.

So I looked for someone to teach me how and found a lady called Jean Mansfield who held cheese making classes from time to time in a small town called Katikati. So off I went and did a 1 day introduction to cheese. That was about 6 years ago. I started to collect the last milk of the day after the vat tap was turned off. Sometimes there was a bit of water in it and I quickly realised that watery milk does not make good cheese. I became very careful how I collected the milk after that. We started with Farmhouse Cheddar Cream cheese Mozzarella and things like that.

We had our failures and our successes and we grew in confidence as we learned new things
of what to do and what NOT to do. We are still learning. We now make all sorts of cheeses. And while some say that cheeses like Camembert are for more expert makers we find it to be one of the easiest cheeses to make.  And only 3 hrs from start to finish in the molds.

Colin’s Camembert fresh out of the brine

 

We made a stirred curd cheddar and when finished soaked it in Red wine for a few days then dried it and when it matured it was just delightful. (must do another)

We purchased Rikki Carroll’s Home Cheese Making and have used it as a Guide. Our conditions are a little different as are the cultures that we use and the conversion from Fahrenheit to Celsius. But it is a brilliant book for the beginner.

There is so much information available today on the internet (like this blog) that there is no reason that you can’t do or make anything that you want to. It is entirely up to your own will to want to.”

 As you can tell Colin is a knowledgeable bloke who gave away a lot of tips and tricks during the show.
Also, this podcast is now supported by listeners via Patreon. You can support my endeavours by pledging as little as US$1 a month to help with my work. There are also rewards available to you at different levels of support like shout outs in the podcast, or a free e-book bundle. You can help keep this podcast regular by adding your support at http://www.patreon.com/greeningofgavin. Thanks for your support.
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Until next time curd nerds, Keep Calm & Make Cheese!

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LGC 036 – Welcome Back!

19/01/2015 By Gavin Webber 1 Comment

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Welcome back to Season 2 of the Little Green Cheese Podcast.

I hope you had a great holiday break and are ready for another season of podcast episodes about cheese making at home.

During this episode I talk about what I was doing over the summer break, which included making zero cheese due to the heat here Down Under, but I did manage to build an ecommerce store that now sells cheese making kits, supplies, and equipment for Australian customers.  You can find it at www.littlegreenworkshops.com.au/shop/

Also during the show I answer four voice mails and thirteen email questions!

If you want to leave a voicemail question (which I strongly encourage), use the widget below to record your message via your computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone.

I also promised to make some new cheese making videos, which will include sour cream, quark, and a Leicester style cheddar.

Now for some photos.  They’re courtesy of Jeff & Marlene.  It is of their troublesome haloumi.

Hopefully they have had some success with this recipe now.

Also, plastic drying mats.  Personally, I just use bamboo sushi mats which I have boiled for 15 minutes, let dry, and change daily to prevent mould build up during air drying.  However I have managed to locate some for Colin from New Zealand who mentioned that he was having trouble locating them.  You can find the mats here.

Well curd nerds, I hope you have enjoyed the start of season 2.  Let me know what you thought via a rating and review over on iTunes, or via a comment on the blog.  I would love to hear from you, and keep those questions rolling in.  Remember that without them, there is no show.

Until next time, Keep Calm and Make Cheese.

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LGC 035 – Cheese Fridge Update and New Cheese Making Kits

10/11/2014 By Gavin Webber 6 Comments

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A choc-o-block episode for you this time around.

I talk about how my cheese fridge is holding up after about a year of use, and how I have found the stability of the temperature and the relative humidity.

I also introduce my new line of Cheese Making Kits, equipment, and ingredients that I have on www.littlegreenworkshops.com.au.  This is the main reason that I have not been podcasting very much over the last month.  My apologies, but it takes a lot of man-hours to develop and create an e-commerce website.

The news spot is about Shepherds Purse Cheese in the UK winning an award.  You can find all their cheeses at https://www.shepherdspurse.co.uk/

Questions this week cover ripening boxes, why do you need to add Lipase to Italian cheese, and brown/orange mould on Caerphilly.

As promised during the episode, here is a couple of photos of Deb’s Caerphilly at one week old and then when it was mature.  Looks delicious.

Debs Caerphilly at 1 week of age.  Note the brevi linens bacteria spots.

 

Debs perfect Caerphilly at 3 weeks of age!

Also here is a photo of Meitar’s cheese fridge with lots of amazing mould ripened cheese and by the looks of it, hard cheeses on the top shelf.  A ripening box with a vent will help in this situation.

Meitar’s cheese fridge
Don’t forget that if you like this podcast, and would like to help promote it as a personal favour to me, please head over to iTunes and give it a rating and a honest review. Once you have clicked on the link, then click the “view on iTunes” button and leave a review.

This helps raise the podcast in the iTunes charts, which ranks against the likes of world famous food podcasters like Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, and Martha Stewart to name a few. Any help would be fantastic if you have the time.

A special thanks goes out to to all of you who have left the show a review and rating. I really appreciate your honesty and time.

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So, until next time curd nerds, remember to Keep Calm and Make Cheese!

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