Simple Mozzarella Recipe

Here's a quick and easy way to make your own delicious mozzarella at home in about 30 minutes.

Ingredients:
- 3.8L (1 Gallon) Whole Milk
- 1/4 tablet Rennet
- 1.5 teaspoons Citric Acid
- Salt to taste

Please note that at about 4 minutes in I accidentally say you put 1.5 tablespoons of citric acid in - this should be 1.5 teaspoons.

Quick comment about cheese cloth. Yes I know it exists ;¬D) And if you have it, use it if you wish. My challenge was that whenever I tried to use it, so much of the curd got stuck in the fabric that it wasn't worth it. Was it the best quality cheesecloth? Was I using it correctly? I have no clue, but using my hands works better for me - but you do what makes sense for you.

One thing I'd like to address is the economics of the recipe. A number of you have commented that you can get mozzarella at your Walmart for 1/2 the price of the ingredients, and I will admit you are probably right. The point of this recipe is not about getting the most economical cheese, but to show you how easy it is to do, and trust me there is nothing like freshly made mozzarella to make you smile. It's completely different than anything you get at the grocery store - and the added bonus is that you can customize it to whatever will work with the dish you are using it in, by putting in different herbs, spices, and even deciding how firm you want to make it.

The last thing I wanted to mention was that a lot of you pointed out that the liquid whey that I pour out could be saved and used to make ricotta cheese - I will definitely do that going forward, and if you'd like to see how that's done, then check out this video from harrybrew69 for the basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j20Bx4EShpQ

UPDATE - I tried a number of times to get ricotta cheese from the whey, and for an extra 45 minutes of effort, the best result I got was a small lump of ricotta the size of a golf ball. So I've gone back to using the whey in the composter or to feed my tomatoes!

Thanks for all your questions and comments!

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