Feta

Feta is considered to be one of the oldest cheeses in the world. The earliest record of feta cheese dates back to the Byzantine Empire. It has been associated closely with Crete, located in present day Greece.

Steps

1. Instructions

Please ensure that all parts are cleaned and sanitized. Then insert the plastic drainer into the heating pot. Add the Soft cutter/mixer on the shaft by pushing it down as far as possible.

2. +Milk

Please add: 3 liters of pasteurized cow milk.

3. Heat

Time: 00:45:00

Temperature: 35 °C

Speed: 30 RPM

4. +Ingredients

Please add: 5 g of Fromaggio Calcium Chloride Boost

5. Mix

Time: 00:01:00

Temperature: 35 °C

Speed: 30 RPM

6. +Ingredients

Please add: 2 g of Fromaggio GoldStart Mesophilic Culture

7. Heat

Time: 00:02:01

Temperature: 32 °C

Speed: OFF

8. Mix

Time: 00:01:00

Temperature: 32 °C

Speed: 30 RPM

9. Heat

Time: 01:00:00

Temperature: 32 °C

Speed: OFF

10. +Ingredients

Please add: 2 g of Fromaggio Microbial Rennet for Soft Cheese

Tip: Mixed in 1/8 cup of cool water.

11. Mix

Time: 00:00:30

Temperature: 31 °C

Speed: 50 RPM

12. Heat

Time: 01:00:00

Temperature: 32 °C

Speed: OFF

13. Cut

Temperature: OFF

Cut Size: Soft

14. Heat

Time: 00:05:00

Temperature: 32 °C

Speed: OFF

15. Mix

Time: 00:20:00

Temperature: 35 °C

Speed: 50 RPM

16. Instructions

Remove 1 cup of whey.

17. Mix

Time: 00:05:00

Temperature: 32 °C

Speed: 50 RPM

18. Drain

To drain, lift up the drainer by the handle. Put the mesh strainer on top of the heating pot, and the drainer inside of the mesh strainer

Time: 20:00:00

Tip: After the first hour of draining, transfer the curd into the mesh strainer. Drain at room temperature (68-77F or 20-25C).

19. Instructions

Cut curd into small pieces of 5 x 2 cm.

20. +Ingredients

Please add: 0.5 l of Water, 50 g of Fromaggio Salt for Cheesemaking, 2 g of Fromaggio Calcium Chloride Boost, 1 ml of Vinegar

Tip: Prepare a brine with the following 4 ingredients in a separate bowl: (4% salt saturation)

21. Instructions

Place the feta into a container and submerge with brine. Then refrigerate.

22. Instructions

Enjoy!
ps. Why throw away all that wonderful whey? See our blog post on some amazing uses for whey, including making more cheese! https://fromaggio.com/blogs/cheese-blog/what-to-do-with-all-that-leftover-whey