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Recipes => Recipes => Healthy Alternatives => Topic started by: africanmeat on July 16, 2014, 03:32:56 PM

Title: cream cheese .
Post by: africanmeat on July 16, 2014, 03:32:56 PM
i love Cream cheese but the price off the cream cheese here is crazy .
my Favorited is Philadelphia cheese.
a 8oz is $5
so i decided to do it at home .i used 2 drops of rennet ,1/8 tea spoon of culture in 1 gallon of milk full cream (from the shop ) .
i got 2 lb of cheese for $3 .
it is fresh no preservatives .     

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Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: spuds on July 16, 2014, 03:44:13 PM
Turned out nice Ahron,and very easy to make too!

Thanks for publishing your results.
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: sliding_billy on July 16, 2014, 04:16:15 PM
Looks great.
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: Smokin Don on July 16, 2014, 04:18:24 PM
Looks good Ahron!!! I think the cream cheese here is about half that price, I'll have to check it out. Your home made has to be better anyway! Don
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: teesquare on July 16, 2014, 04:54:28 PM
That is a beautiful bag of shmear! ;D

Thanks for the recipe Ahron!
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: deestafford on July 16, 2014, 05:13:35 PM
Wow!  That is great! How does the taste compare?  Dee
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: drholly on July 16, 2014, 05:16:58 PM
Quote from: Smokin Don on July 16, 2014, 04:18:24 PM
Looks good Ahron!!! I think the cream cheese here is about half that price, I'll have to check it out. Your home made has to be better anyway! Don
X2!
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: HighOnSmoke on July 16, 2014, 06:08:11 PM
Oh yeah, that would put any store bought cream cheese to shame!
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: spuds on July 16, 2014, 08:39:14 PM
What culture did you use?
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: Saber 4 on July 16, 2014, 08:40:37 PM
I'm looking for some bagels and a flight out! That looks phenomenal.
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: catinatree on July 16, 2014, 09:08:17 PM
I've made ricotta always for a special occasions, never knew about cream cheese at home though ...... my wife would love homemade ! (I'd still be the one to actually make it !)

It should freeze well ? (talking 'bout freezers)
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: ACW3 on July 16, 2014, 10:49:28 PM
With all that shmear you are going to need lots of bagels and smoked lox!!  What a problem to have!!

Art
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: drholly on July 16, 2014, 10:58:20 PM
Quote from: ACW3 on July 16, 2014, 10:49:28 PM
With all that shmear you are going to need lots of bagels and smoked lox!!  What a problem to have!!

Art
X2!  ;D
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: pz on July 17, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Looks great!
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: muebe on July 17, 2014, 11:08:56 AM
Quote from: drholly on July 16, 2014, 10:58:20 PM
Quote from: ACW3 on July 16, 2014, 10:49:28 PM
With all that shmear you are going to need lots of bagels and smoked lox!!  What a problem to have!!

Art
X2!  ;D

X3!

I have made my own Lox but never cream cheese. Luckily the price is not too expensive here!
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: africanmeat on July 17, 2014, 03:00:57 PM
Quote from: spuds on July 16, 2014, 08:39:14 PM
What culture did you use?

Hi
it is mesophilic this culture works at 30c or 86f
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: TentHunteR on July 17, 2014, 06:11:35 PM
Nice!

Like Catinatree said, I've seen homemade ricotta/cottage/paneer cheese made at home, but never cream cheese. 

You may need to give me a lesson next time you're in town!

Cliff
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: spuds on July 19, 2014, 01:18:40 PM
Quote from: africanmeat on July 17, 2014, 03:00:57 PM
Quote from: spuds on July 16, 2014, 08:39:14 PM
What culture did you use?

Hi
it is mesophilic this culture works at 30c or 86f
Thanks,bookmarked.
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: africanmeat on July 19, 2014, 05:01:16 PM
Quote from: TentHunteR on July 17, 2014, 06:11:35 PM
Nice!

Like Catinatree said, I've seen homemade ricotta/cottage/paneer cheese made at home, but never cream cheese. 

You may need to give me a lesson next time you're in town!

Cliff

with a great pleasure
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on August 24, 2014, 08:08:09 PM
That would go great in a cheesecake.  ;)
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: africanmeat on September 07, 2014, 04:33:55 PM
Quote from: Las Vegan Cajun on August 24, 2014, 08:08:09 PM
That would go great in a cheesecake.  ;)

That is exactly what happened to this cheese . Cheesecake .
Title: Re: cream cheese .
Post by: spuds on September 07, 2014, 04:37:26 PM
Quote from: africanmeat on September 07, 2014, 04:33:55 PM
Quote from: Las Vegan Cajun on August 24, 2014, 08:08:09 PM
That would go great in a cheesecake.  ;)

That is exactly what happened to this cheese . Cheesecake .
:P