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Curd Nerd Newsletter Edition #22
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G'day Curd Nerds. This week we take the Handkäse we made last time and serve it as the Germans in Hesse would!
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Handkäse mit Musik
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Handkäse is a unique little cheese that is served in pubs or restaurants in this manner with a raw onion and caraway seed marinade to soften the cheese. It is usually served on rye bread and accompanied with apple wine or dry cider.
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I loved the way the marinade added much-needed flavour to this stinky little cheese. I suppose it is an acquired taste, but I did like it regardless of the odour!
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Caution! There is a fart joke in this video, so if easily offended, then probably best to skip it!
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Did You Know?
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Salt is an essential ingredient in cheese making. Not only does it add flavour to the cheese, it helps to dry the curds during draining by controlling whey expulsion and causing the curds to shrink. However, the primary reason for salting cheese is to retard or halt the bacteria cultures continuing to convert lactose (milk sugar) into lactic acid.
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It will help to kill harmful bacteria and other fungi growth when used as a brine for salting after pressing or as a simple wash during maturation.
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Salting is also essential in the development of a natural rind.
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Next week - Dry Jack
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Next week's newsletter video is Dry Jack which was created in 1915 in San Francisco, USA! As the name hints, it is dry and a grating cheese reminiscent of Parmesan but a little more nutty. More on that cheese next week.
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Special Offer of the Week
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This week's limited-time special offer is a discount on our Cheese Trier (aka cheese irons). I have four units left on a discontinued line from the manufacturer. Use the coupon code trier in checkout or cart to get a 10% discount off the stainless steel Cheese Trier until midnight Thursday 14th March 2024.
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$48.50 inc GST
Made from stainless steel, based on an antique Dutch cheese iron design, this cheese trier is just the right size for small wheels of cheese such as those we make at home. A perfect gift for the gourmet cheesemaker or eater.
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Dimensions; L 18cm x W 7.5cm
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If you have any questions about home cheesemaking, then the best place to get them answered is during my weekly live stream "Ask the Cheeseman". Ask your questions in the chat and I will be more than happy to attempt to answer them for you.
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Thanks for reading and don't forget that if you have any questions about cheese making or want to book some consultation time with me, just reply to this email and I'll get back to you promptly.
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