Fresh Mozzarella Cheesemaking Tutorial | Raw Goats Milk & An Experiment With Store Bought Milk

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You all have asked for a step-by-step tutorial in making mozzarella cheese, and here it is! I'm showing you exactly how to make mozzarella by using our raw goats milk from our home dairy. BUT since I know you don't all have access to raw milk, I decided to do a little experiment using the cheapest store brand cow's milk my grocery store had to offer? Will it work?
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  • @ncgreenie6707
    @ncgreenie67075 жыл бұрын

    You are so kind to experiment with regular milk for those of us that can’t get raw milk! Thank you!!!

  • @RootsandRefugeFarm

    @RootsandRefugeFarm

    5 жыл бұрын

    It was the first milk I’d bought in a long time! I’m really glad it worked!

  • @boomboom7364

    @boomboom7364

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@RootsandRefugeFarm Can you add the salt to the milk/water mixture instead of after the cheese is made or would adding salt before change the consistency?

  • @dre.ale.1191

    @dre.ale.1191

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RootsandRefugeFarm I know this is an old video, so not sure if you will see this, but what if you don’t use a microwave? My husband and I haven’t owned one our whole marriage (by choice) and are starting our first goat herd. Do you have suggestions for people who don’t use microwaves but still want to make cheese?

  • @rachelholdt6840

    @rachelholdt6840

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dre.ale.1191 if you're using raw milk, you can heat the whey and melt the mozzarella curds in the whey. With pasteurized milk, unfortunately, it won't melt in the heated whey. You can do a search on KZread or Google to find out the temp to heat the whey for melting the curds.

  • @Fiona2254

    @Fiona2254

    Жыл бұрын

    I also appreciate the experimentation with regular milk.

  • @lauracampbell3110
    @lauracampbell31105 жыл бұрын

    My Dad was a licensed cheesemaker and one of the cheeses he made was mozzarella. The cows milk they used always was pasteurized, my Dad was pasteurizer certified too. I had no doubt the pasteurized milk would make mozzarella. It was cool to see how to make cheese on a small in home kitchen scale. Thanks for sharing this video. Dad has been gone for almost 6 years, and this video brought him back for a few minutes.

  • @RootsandRefugeFarm

    @RootsandRefugeFarm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing that Laura!

  • @Lithillia
    @Lithillia5 жыл бұрын

    don't ever be sorry to live in your own home. Thank you for inviting us in!

  • @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745
    @foragingandurbanfarmingatt474511 ай бұрын

    My daughter followed this recipe using Nigerian Goat's milk, and got it to come out! Love you woman

  • @lisabooker6405
    @lisabooker64055 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness! I’m so adopting you!! My daughter made over. She would soooooo tell the same “cheezzyy” joke! 😂🤣😂 You’re an absolute doll! Thank you and God Bless! ~Lisa

  • @heatherzlotyh7267
    @heatherzlotyh72675 жыл бұрын

    Thanks jess for your encouraging manner of teaching us all these old ways We all love it😊❤️

  • @ashleighrosinbaum166
    @ashleighrosinbaum1665 жыл бұрын

    Just made it with store-bought milk! It turned out great!! Thank you for the exact directions! You made it very easy to follow! 👍😁

  • @TheOrganiclady
    @TheOrganiclady5 жыл бұрын

    This is so funny because I was wondering if you ever made goat milk mozzarella. This is why. Your husband seems to be really talented with building stuff and I'll bet he can make you a really great Italian pizza oven. It would be great outside on your property. There are lots of instructions on KZread) And you can also roast meats in a pizza oven. I can only imagine how great your pizzas would be with the mozzarella you make and fresh tomatoes, garlic and holy basil all from your garden! I have been after my husband who is from Italy to make one but he just doesn't have that gift of building. Anyway, I enjoyed the video and I will have to give mozzarella making a try. 💐

  • @melaniemarshall835
    @melaniemarshall8355 жыл бұрын

    Your a sweet heart! Wonderfully made with smiles and love.. How fun you are to watch and learn from.. how natural you are in front of the camera.. I'm so happy to have come across you here.. Cheers everyone! Enjoy your mozza! Xo

  • @becbrandon
    @becbrandon5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial you are a natural teacher God bless

  • @bernicebeardsley4846
    @bernicebeardsley48462 жыл бұрын

    This is the first video I ever watched of you. I've never forgotten it. I'd still like to make it.

  • @kateymateymusic1
    @kateymateymusic15 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for the comparison. Raw milk is banned in Australia (for human consumption)- unless you own milking animals. So all our milk is pasteurised. It will be good to give this a try

  • @BekWeller

    @BekWeller

    Жыл бұрын

    We get it from the organic market place for “milk baths” 😉

  • @WholesomeRoots
    @WholesomeRoots5 жыл бұрын

    Very good job! We love making homemade goat mozarella! Have you ever made string cheese sticks by stretching it out long and folding and long and folding etc. Then cutting it with scissors when long. I have a mozzarella video showing that fun technique at the end. Great video! Xoxoxo

  • @bama_grits259

    @bama_grits259

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see that video to Rose .. I'll look for it in your playlist!!! Love ya Honeykins!!

  • @lisamartinez1125

    @lisamartinez1125

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou , im now going to try making my own mozzarella cheese

  • @theverch1

    @theverch1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @wholesome roots that sounds amazing! I’m really bummed that I wasted a gallon of goat’s milk. It never turned completely to curds and whey.

  • @VerbenaComfrey
    @VerbenaComfrey4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for showing us that cheese can be made in a real, living kitchen that maybe almost never has a completely empty sink!

  • @mmmmgoodlife4571
    @mmmmgoodlife45715 жыл бұрын

    I've used store bought cows milk and I follow your method except I microwave it in 1 minute increments instead of 30 seconds. It always turns out good! Love your videos!

  • @loreleikrebbs6474
    @loreleikrebbs64744 жыл бұрын

    You honestly have made my small dream of owning a homestead seem much more achievable than i originally thought! When i met my husband we hadn't really thought about it and since we've been married our health had been declining with thyroid, autoimmune diseases and vitamin deficiencies. Part of that has been because our eating habits and just not eating whole delicious fresh foods and not getting outdoors like we used to. I personally am more of the picky eater but I want to try to start making an effort to try new things and expand my tastes through a small garden on our apt porch. I haven't actually achieved growing any thing to harvest yet, I have kept on trying and this is my third year to give it a go! I'm preparing my stuff to start plants at the correct time and use a lot of what i have learned from watching you and teaching me tips I can use(I live in N. TX) and it helps to know little tidbits you add in your videos! You and your sweet family are such a delight to watch and see someone living in a way i strive to and it's so incredibly inspiring! I hope that you know how important a resource you guys are and how amazing it is to spread such happiness and knowledge! Keep up the hard work and I can wait to join you in having a homestead and a great way of living!

  • @thefacepaintlady
    @thefacepaintlady3 жыл бұрын

    No one is gonna mention that gorgeous Pyrex bowl?

  • @adamsfamilygarden5222
    @adamsfamilygarden52222 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jess, Love ❤️ your Video!!! Haven’t watched you in awhile, So Happy to be Home. I missed Watching My Favorite Family ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @tater357
    @tater35710 күн бұрын

    Awesome seeing the differences in both kinds of milk. Thank you.

  • @cugrngneer
    @cugrngneer5 жыл бұрын

    Jess, Someone said, " A clean house is a sign of a wasted life." :)

  • @sheilajaroniewsk2461

    @sheilajaroniewsk2461

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always said as long as there are more than more than one person living in the house, it will not be clean. Lol

  • @cindyd2963

    @cindyd2963

    2 жыл бұрын

    I asked my mom once, on your deathbed are you going to wish you had cleaned your house more or spent more time with your kids. She chose the clean house.

  • @cugrngneer

    @cugrngneer

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cindyd2963 :(

  • @cindyd2963

    @cindyd2963

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cugrngneer it's okay, I grew up in a really clean house!

  • @RTCPhotoWork

    @RTCPhotoWork

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cugrngneer A clean environment is imperative for some people's mental health or ability to focus. Chaos in one's environment can make a sense of peace difficult for them. Something to keep in mind.

  • @lbsmith83
    @lbsmith835 жыл бұрын

    Love watching you in the kitchen too. Nobody I’ve seen has done a comparison of both milks. It was very interesting. Thanks and God bless you and your family.

  • @lesw3803
    @lesw38035 жыл бұрын

    I feel so blessed to have discovered you.

  • @nataciasteere5595
    @nataciasteere55955 жыл бұрын

    The closed captions are funny when you say that you ice your pot every time it says "because I do I smoke pot every single time I make cheese." 😭😂😂😂

  • @RootsandRefugeFarm

    @RootsandRefugeFarm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bahahaha! This might have been a funnier video if that was true!

  • @nataciasteere5595

    @nataciasteere5595

    5 жыл бұрын

    Roots and Refuge Farm right? I was laughing so much and had to rewind a couple of times and listen really carefully. Quick question: was your cows milk mozzarella experiment pasteurized or ultra pasteurized milk?

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead3 жыл бұрын

    I love what you say about the dishes! Love it! Forget the dishes!

  • @lesw3803
    @lesw38035 жыл бұрын

    I feel so blessed to have discovered you

  • @debofwmi2214
    @debofwmi22142 жыл бұрын

    As I am going through these vlogs from oldest to new I’m truly enjoying them! I hope to see more of your cooking vlogs. You and your family are a blessing to your viewers 💕

  • @katherinebelk8398
    @katherinebelk83982 жыл бұрын

    GIRL! We live in our house too! Definitely not a show house, we always have something stacked on our table, counters or in our sinks!

  • @sheiladebban3776
    @sheiladebban3776 Жыл бұрын

    We did it. Made it first with my girlfriend while watching your video over and over. Then made it with my hubby. He was so impressed with our fun little date night experiment. We love you and your pure heart.

  • @lizdocherty
    @lizdocherty3 жыл бұрын

    I've never put the ice in the pot, and my milk always, without fail, scalds on the bottom of the pot. So I think I will try this!

  • @mcat1125
    @mcat11255 жыл бұрын

    I was able to find rennet tables at Kroger and Citric acid at H-E-B, its next to the canning supplies there.

  • @nicolebotes8949
    @nicolebotes89495 жыл бұрын

    You Jess make my day! Please never stop making this beautiful, helpful, cheerful heartfelt content! It's so amazing and you are completely inspirational! All the wya from South Africa x

  • @thomasgronek6469
    @thomasgronek6469 Жыл бұрын

    "ice my pot", or I smoke pot ?" lol, thanks for the video. great instructions.

  • @jasminefrench1223
    @jasminefrench12235 жыл бұрын

    Jess you are such an inspiration. I really miss living on acreage (did the usual move to the city for $$) Hoping my husband and I can buy property with a little land soon! I really love your down to earth nature. & your gardening tips are the best. Built myself a little planter so hopefully I can grow some tomatoes here in Sydney whilst we save for our property :) I honestly don't know how you manage to do all the things you fit into your day whilst looking after your family but hopefully I can get there some day!!!

  • @laurarich2599
    @laurarich25994 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness! I am definitely going to try making mozzarella. Thank you Jessica! It is pouring rain on our zone 6 coast of Maine. Looking forward to growing veggies this year and am so happy to have found you and Charles Dowding the "no dig" gardener from England. When friends mention all the crazy shows they are binge watching during these quarantine days I am so happy to have found you. Thanks again.

  • @katieconfer5858
    @katieconfer58584 жыл бұрын

    I've watched this video 3 times now, and the curds and whey joke makes me smile every time haha.

  • @karaoketime2665
    @karaoketime26653 жыл бұрын

    Love this! Will have my son make this this week for homeschool culinary class hehe Can't wait! Thanks for all the videos wish i had time to sit down and watch from video one until now but keep watching new ones when i see them :)

  • @cat3rgrl246
    @cat3rgrl2465 жыл бұрын

    on KZread if you look up making cheese with powdered milk you will get a number of channels that claim it will work so i am not surprised that the pasteurized milk did. Thank you for all the wonderful content you do a lovely job and explain a lot with enough detail that even a beginner can understand all you do

  • @michellesirois6954
    @michellesirois6954 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I dont have access to fresh milk and appreciate you playing Sherlock for us😉😊Ill be trying this tomorrow

  • @raisingsunshine351
    @raisingsunshine3515 жыл бұрын

    Yes yes yes!!!!! Also thank you for yesterday’s video! I have been looking for an explanatory video of Seed harvesting!

  • @jyll.7132
    @jyll.71325 жыл бұрын

    Gasp! All the kids are gonna have to help me do this. I've wanted to make mozzarella for years but I never have. This is so cool!

  • @yourworstnightmareever538
    @yourworstnightmareever5385 жыл бұрын

    that’s lots of work!your patience is deserving of a medal.omg!from raising goats to milking to finished cheese product.dat is mission impossible for me.i have lots of papers to finish. i’m so like for the meantime going to the italian bistro located infront of the campus and order pestro genovese pasta😀

  • @donnahanson7282
    @donnahanson72825 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to try this! Thank you for all you do.

  • @VWFamilyFarm
    @VWFamilyFarm5 жыл бұрын

    We sell raw jersey milk!!😁

  • @paulai3214

    @paulai3214

    4 жыл бұрын

    What part of NJ are you located in?

  • @chrisward4224

    @chrisward4224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulai3214 They are not IN Jersey. They have a JERSEY cow!!😂

  • @OnCall24Seven
    @OnCall24Seven5 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU I found this video!!! Happy Birthday Toby!!!!!

  • @amyrogers336
    @amyrogers3365 жыл бұрын

    I an so excited to try this!!!!Thank you so so much❤

  • @traysalumbert1006
    @traysalumbert10064 жыл бұрын

    This lady is awesome i love her. I just recently started my own garden and have been getting some helpful hints from your videos. You have inspired me to do more in my garden. Thank you so much

  • @bhharris
    @bhharris5 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! Sharing 😊

  • @LB-vl3qn
    @LB-vl3qn5 жыл бұрын

    You are so fun to watch. Great tutorial!

  • @samanthabarris3729
    @samanthabarris37295 жыл бұрын

    So interesting!

  • @gingereast8093
    @gingereast80935 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to try this for Italian night❤

  • @bellehollins
    @bellehollins4 жыл бұрын

    I just successfully made cheese! Thank you! I did it with pasteurized cow’s milk because that’s what I have access to. It turned out beautifully and it’s taking so much self-control to not gobble the whole thing up right now. 😋

  • @Monkeybunch100
    @Monkeybunch1005 жыл бұрын

    OH YAY!!! Totally gonna try that!!! Super big thank you for that!!!

  • @Beecozz7
    @Beecozz75 жыл бұрын

    Always very thorough, TY!

  • @tammynevil2422
    @tammynevil24224 жыл бұрын

    excited about this

  • @tabpowell6150
    @tabpowell61504 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I've always heard "boring women have immaculate houses". Very much enjoy the gardening vids. Always wanted to make mozzarella and now will thanks to you. God Bless.

  • @judyjudyjudy9593
    @judyjudyjudy95935 жыл бұрын

    There is a man on YT that has a video making mozarella with powdered milk..it seemed to work, who knows what really goes out here in YT land. I'm just thinkin, I'm thinkin it worked because his channel sure won't last long if he fakes success! Enjoy your channel, your garden, your family & you! Thanks so much for all you give! LOL Judie

  • @barbsnyder480
    @barbsnyder4805 жыл бұрын

    Wow again....I think I can do this...thanks for the confidence builder🐐🐐🐐

  • @onfireforjesus8374
    @onfireforjesus83745 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos!

  • @karenokeane6461
    @karenokeane64615 жыл бұрын

    That was really fun and informative to watch. Thanks! :)

  • @AnnieFarmerFarm
    @AnnieFarmerFarm5 жыл бұрын

    THanks for sharing

  • @littlecreekhomestead4086
    @littlecreekhomestead40865 жыл бұрын

    Awesome experiment!!!! I love that you are not afraid to try something unusual and different

  • @marydsanders
    @marydsanders5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for doing this experiment!

  • @elmaelmar2761
    @elmaelmar27615 жыл бұрын

    very interesting!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @christinaoklaohio7926
    @christinaoklaohio79265 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely want to try making mine. Thank you so much.

  • @damama-gc2nm
    @damama-gc2nm2 жыл бұрын

    I gotta try this!

  • @OnCall24Seven
    @OnCall24Seven5 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME! I am a total cheese addict and you have made my heart smile!!!!

  • @michelesither9898
    @michelesither98984 жыл бұрын

    well that was super cool. You are my food superhero these days. Looks so good.

  • @CBsGreenhouseandGarden
    @CBsGreenhouseandGarden5 жыл бұрын

    Another great job done Jess! That cheese came out looking ever so tasty! I like the looks of the goat milk cheese over the store bought cheese any day! Thanks for showing us how you make yours. Hope you have an awesome rest of this week!

  • @sherrybacon8041
    @sherrybacon80414 жыл бұрын

    This was a fun time learning . I've never seen it before!! Thanks

  • @Avocadito
    @Avocadito5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!!! I have to try that!!

  • @lonniechildress6661
    @lonniechildress66615 жыл бұрын

    Great video, and your a great instructor

  • @nickieburgess6558
    @nickieburgess65582 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to try this!!

  • @sherrymcdade3366
    @sherrymcdade33665 жыл бұрын

    excellent video!

  • @AJMaddclan
    @AJMaddclan5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for trying the store bought milk too! That was very helpful

  • @christinenatvig438
    @christinenatvig4385 жыл бұрын

    That looks super easy. Thank you for showing us how to do this.

  • @Miss449686
    @Miss4496865 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to show us that you can make this cheese with cows milk from grocery store. I now have the confidence to try it.

  • @Honey-_bee
    @Honey-_bee5 жыл бұрын

    That makes me want to try that, thanks!!!

  • @aleset1
    @aleset14 жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @candykuettel4586
    @candykuettel45865 жыл бұрын

    Yum!... I gotta try that soon! Tks for showing your steps 😁

  • @sallylago410
    @sallylago4105 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I'm learning a lot from your videos.

  • @shakachara196
    @shakachara1965 жыл бұрын

    that was awesome. thanks!!

  • @LeeCraftyHomestead
    @LeeCraftyHomestead5 жыл бұрын

    ooooh my! I have to do this. thank you so much for doing this video. bless you

  • @laurablanton703
    @laurablanton7035 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to try this now!

  • @billybranchhomestead6120
    @billybranchhomestead61205 жыл бұрын

    Thank-you for doing both!

  • @GrownToCook
    @GrownToCook5 жыл бұрын

    A great tutorial! I love that you also tested storebought cow's milk as more people have access to that!

  • @marypenza7446
    @marypenza74462 жыл бұрын

    Just the video I was looking for! Thanks Jess!

  • @BeautyxoEmma
    @BeautyxoEmma5 жыл бұрын

    Love all ur videos so much. I probably have watched all of them at least twice 😂😍. U know so much! I love it. So amazing

  • @mildredarnold4052
    @mildredarnold40525 жыл бұрын

    Wow I am going to try it!!!

  • @EastMesaUrbanHomestead
    @EastMesaUrbanHomestead5 жыл бұрын

    Another great vlog! Thanks for that recipe, I may try some time.

  • @deantristajorges4740
    @deantristajorges47404 ай бұрын

    Fantastic!!!!! Thank you so much!

  • @cheripierre9029
    @cheripierre90292 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jess, great info.

  • @StaceyHerewegrowagain
    @StaceyHerewegrowagain5 жыл бұрын

    Very Cool thx!

  • @mitche499
    @mitche4995 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jess that was great, can't wait to try making my own mozzarella cheese!!! :-)

  • @sheilaeagy3913
    @sheilaeagy39135 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Learn something new every day.

  • @Dezertroze43
    @Dezertroze435 жыл бұрын

    As usual you are awesome. Thank you so much for the wonderful video.

  • @parsonroy
    @parsonroy5 жыл бұрын

    Really interesting. Thank you.

  • @cristinamarie4127
    @cristinamarie41274 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for putting this video together! This was my first time making cheese and your instructions were so easy to follow. It came out great! Thank you!

  • @katherinebelk8398
    @katherinebelk83982 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @melissalowry5147
    @melissalowry51475 жыл бұрын

    I've gotta try this now!! Very cool!! Thank you for trying with the store bought milk!!

  • @mycrazylifekristintaylor6146
    @mycrazylifekristintaylor61465 жыл бұрын

    I just ♡ u. Thankful for your videos

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