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 liter of pasteurized cow milk.
3. +Ingredients
Please add: 4 g of Fromaggio TartMate Citric Acid
Tip: Dissolve fully in 1 cup of cool water.
4. Mix
Time: 00:45:00
Temperature: 35 °C
Speed: 30 RPM
5. +Ingredients
Please add: 7 drop(s) of Fromaggio Calcium Chloride Boost
6. Mix
Time: 00:05:00
Temperature: OFF
Speed: 100 RPM
7. +Ingredients
Please add: 2 g of Fromaggio Microbial Rennet for Soft Cheese
Tip: Mix in 1/8 cup of cool water.
8. Mix
Time: 00:00:20
Temperature: 35 °C
Speed: 50 RPM
9. Heat
Time: 00:25:00
Temperature: OFF
Speed: OFF
10. Cut
Temperature: OFF
Cut Size: Soft
11. Heat
Time: 00:10:00
Temperature: OFF
Speed: OFF
12. Cut
Temperature: OFF
Cut Size: Soft
13. Heat
Time: 00:15:00
Temperature: 45 °C
Speed: OFF
14. Heat
Time: 00:05:00
Temperature: 45 °C
Speed: OFF
15. Drain
Lift up drainer in order to drain. Set it at an angle on the rim of the heating pot for further draining. Align the notches on the bottom of the drainer with the rim of the heating pot. To facilitate draining, you may rotate the drainer from one side to the other.
Time: 00:20:00
Tip: To avoid curd loss, lift drainer quickly.
To assist with the draining process, tip the drainer from side to side every 10 minutes, releasing some more of the whey back into the heating pot. Drain at room temperature (68-77F or 20-25C).
16. Instructions
Cut or separate the curd into 4 parts. Then prepare the brine as per following steps. For the next few steps, you will need to use heat resistant gloves.
17. +Ingredients
Please add: 0.5 l of Water, 10 g of Fromaggio Salt for Cheesemaking, 2 g of Fromaggio Calcium Chloride Boost, 1 ml of Vinegar
Tip: Brine at 2% saturation of salt
18. Heat
Time: 00:40:00
Temperature: 100 °C
Speed: OFF
Tip: Leave the whey in the heating pot.
19. Instructions
With gloves on, shape it into a ball very gently with one part of the curd.
20. Instructions
Place it into a ladle and lower into the hot whey(for about 10 seconds). Then scoop it up and begin to press it very gently and shape a ball. Repeat twice.
21. Instructions
Then scoop back up for stretching. Pull and stretch the cheese, creating cohesion and elasticity, then fold back in on itself. Put the ball back in the warmed whey again, then repeat this stretch-fold-dip motion 2 more times.
22. Instructions
Now hold the warm mozzarella ball with both hands, shaping it into a globe by pulling the surface and folding it into the center of the bottom of the ball, pushing the curd down inside itself. Pinch and twist off the bottom opening to seal your ball for a shiny globe of mozzarella.
23. Instructions
Repeat for the other 3 parts. First cover the pot so the whey can warm again for a few minutes.
24. Heat
Time: 00:10:00
Temperature: 90 °C
Speed: OFF
25. Instructions
Place the balls into a container with 500mL of cold brine and refrigerate.
26. Instructions
Enjoy!
ps. Why throw away all that wonderful whey? See our blog post on some amazing uses for whey. https://fromaggio.com/blogs/cheese-blog/what-to-do-with-all-that-leftover-whey
