Watched this vid at 8:30 this a.m., started heating milk at 8:50, turned the heat off and added the lemon at 9:40, left to take the kids to swim lessons and returned at 11:20. I strained it into a thin cotton towel and have hung it to collect the whey. It is now 1:00 and it’s likely close to being done. I can’t wait to make my ricotta for dinner tonight. Yay! So easy and so fun. Thank you for the amazing videos.

Excellent job! I'm a senior on Social Security, so my budget is tourniquet-tight. I strive to waste nothing in the kitchen, and to make everything I buy stretch. I pay close attention to the sell by date on milk that I buy and either make yogurt, farmer's cheese or ricotta out of anything that might be getting close to turning. It's awesome to see young people learning to do this, too! So many delicious things can be made of things that many throw away. Aside of "rescuing" milk, I also keep an eye on my fresh produce. Most everything you buy can be given new life by canning or dehydrating. A freeze-dryer would be nice to have, too, but Wow! They're expensive!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! What a great philosophy with which to walk through life.

@Sunnytrailrunner

Жыл бұрын

WOW, l didn’t realize how LONG my response was & apologize. But your comment about not wasting food & stretching what you have, touched my heart ❤️ so much❗️I’m retired now & depend on Social Security. My sweet mother worked full time but took as much overtime as she could get, so my grandmother, who lived with us, took care of me & my brother, did most of the housework, as well as a good share of the cooking. We ate a lot of suppers my mom & grandmother called “hash,” which consisted of various compilations of leftovers in our refrigerator, regardless of what they were. They were then all mixed together & reheated in a large cast iron skillet on our kitchen stove. My grandmother became a widow in her early 30s & had 3 children to support as they struggled through the Great Depression. Their struggles were indelibly imprinted on them & consequently factored into how I was raised. My core values about wasting anything, but especially food, was a lifelong gift they gave me. Fast forward 60+ years, I still remember what they taught me. Among their endearing recollections of many experiences, their descriptions of standing in long lines outside for up to several hours, in Caribou, Maine (very close to the Canadian border) in the harsh, bitter cold winter weather to receive fairly meager portions of things like sugar, flour, or other government commodities. However, when they talked about their experiences of how they survived on almost nothing during the Great Depression, I can’t recall either of them complaining. Both of these strong women were so grateful to receive commodities, of which my very resourceful grandmother would utilize to the best of her ability. I feel fortunate to have had them as role models while growing up. BTW, my dad left & we lived in a car at a gas station parking lot for an entire summer until my mom had enough money saved for the 4 of us to move into a little rental house.

People who don't ask for subs in their videos and stick to the quality content such as yourself deserve the subs the most. I never knew I could do this much with milk leftovers, keep up the good work.

In my humble opinion, I think you should create a book featuring all the wonderful things you create. On my mother's side her parents had a farm and I used to make butter. On my Dad's side, he was a Goat Farmer on the side. He made Cheve and would give it to his friends. Back then, such cheese were not as popular as it is today. You bring back many memories. You are very Good. Living in Louisiana, guy's grew up knowing how to cook.

@sacredelements5113

4 ай бұрын

Yes you should create a book!!

Queso fresco will 10000% get eaten in my home! Crumbled onto beans, chilaquiles, tostadas,enchiladas, tacos dorados.. the uses are endless with Mexican food :) I’ve seen tutorials on how to make it before but you added the ricotta being made after which makes it stretch so much more. I just found your Channel & I love it sm. Keep making videos you’re great

I have watched a few sessions now (you have to earn my sub lol) and have subscribed with good reasons. I like your calm demeanor, I like the recipes, as well as the versatility of the recipes. I use queso fresca often and had never thought of making my own or the other products rendered from the cheese and whey. Thank you for showing how easy it can be, while also saving milk from being wasted. You will gain so many more subscribers in time and are a gem for sure!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

After further examination though, it is more like a queso blanco than a queso fresco

bro, you killed it! so simple, im going to use all this recipes to treat myself)

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This video was a lot of fun to do; I ate good that day.

Love the fact that you made your taco with a corn tortilla, also the crumbly type of cheese on top, awesome way of making a Mexican taco, you taught a lot of people that anything can be a taco filling, and that's exactly the way to go! 🎉🎉🎉😋

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with my Mexican Grandma cooking huge meals for all of us. We ate most things in a tortilla.

@dianammartinez0815

2 жыл бұрын

@@SelfServingSkillet ooo lol, since you have mentioned a roommate, I thought the roommate was from Latin America or something, I'm Mexican American, so I love the fact that you are giving Mexican food a spot in your channel, you should make tinga sometime, I make my own chorizo, and add it to a lot of things, including beef tinga, but chicken tinga is also really good 😋

Thanks for these recipes! I make farmer's cheese but just eat it. LOL.

@SelfServingSkillet

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy

That Chicago🌭 dog looks freaking AWESOME!! SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL !! 🍽️

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you're here!

Loved the cheese series!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm doing a ricotta recipes series in 2022

I work as a camp cook, (mining, firefighting, fishing, retreats, etc) and health regulations forbids me using expired products. Now, I know that I can repurpose my milk. Thanks.

A number ten can, sans top and bottom, works well to press cheese. I use an old barbell weight to weigh the curds and the system works with or without a cheese cloth.

@SelfServingSkillet

Жыл бұрын

What a great tip!

i watched the expired milk/farmer cheese making video, so this was the natural followup - very inspirational thank you. 🎉

Excellent work! Great ways to makes food go further instead of letting it go to waste. People need to learn these techniques, especially now with hyper inflation and rising food and Gas prices

@SelfServingSkillet

Жыл бұрын

More of this kind of mentality coming soon. Stay tuned and Enjoy!

You the man .. amazing cooking ideas well explained .. straight to the point nice and clear 👍 . Not like some other youtubers with a lot of useless extra steps and too much bla bla bla . I like your style bro

Love the bagels with cream cheese as well as the desert

I just started making homemade cheese regularly and this is exactly what I was looking for…more ways to use it!

I love how you were so resourceful. Like who would actually use box mac and cheese or boxed tikka masala. Brilliant that you were capable of changing something so simple into something better.

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

16:55 Porn music: check Mac 'n' cheese squelch: check Gratuitous close-up of you "stirring the pot": check They call it food porn for a reason you know 😂

@Didi.creation

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

You see right through me...

Loved the cheese series. The leftover whey would make a great base for soup. Everything from "cream of" soup to a Greek avgolemono (lemon chicken) soup. Nice job. Subscribed.

I learned to make Blintzes from my late Jewish mother-in-law..so good

Your use of 2 gallons of old milk are nothing shy of inspirational. Love some Prima jam lol

greatest invention for me this month, i rlly love this idea

earned a sub from me! very nice content , delivery and presentation! the fact that you found a use for every part of the milk over all was amazing ! keep up the great work , and you know..... WE WILL BE WATCHING YOU! lol

I’ve got a fresh batch of farmers cheese just made this morning 🥰

Great…now I need puff pastry, lol. No Kidding, everything looked amazing.

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Made farmers cheese this morning, but threw whey out because I boiled it, and didn’t think it had anything left as far as nutrients were concerned. What can I use to soften cheese instead? Excellent ideas by the way!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

In that case, I'd use milk.

@sandriagutierrez2605

2 жыл бұрын

@@SelfServingSkillet thank you!

I really enjoy watching creative home cooking videos. These looked really good! One of my favorite recipes I learnt since moving to India I make with my husband for breakfast, lunch or dinner is paneer bhurji served with either rotis or parathas. Here's the recipe. Note: there's no exact measurements, so season to taste. Can omit the green chillies if it's too spicy. In a large skillet or wok heat 2 Tbs oil add pinch of whole cumin and mustard seeds until they sputter. Add chopped onions, bell pepper and thinly sliced green chilies and cook a few mins. Add a few chopped tomatoes and cook until they make a sauce with a few Tbs water and add salt, red chili pwd, coriander powder, turmeric, black pepper and garam masala about 1 tsp or pinch of each or to taste. Add crumbled paneer cheese and coriander leaves and lemon juice and heat a few minutes more. Note: the onions, chilli, pepper, tomatoes and same spices are used as the gravy base for most all Indian curry dishes made with just different types of vegetables or occasionally chicken or mutton for non veg. These dishes are simply called Sabji (meaning vegetables) here and are the base of most every meal served with rotis or rice and sometimes plain yogurt or butter milk on the side. 😋🍛

@SelfServingSkillet

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the recipe and knowledge with me! So glad you enjoy the show.

I'm making the cheese tonight. Great videos. Thanks for the knowledge.

Glad I found your videos. I never thought of making cheese with extra milk. You made it look so simple. Thanks!

Great channel! I watched three videos and each one was fantastic. You have earned another subscriber.

I just started making my own farmers cheese. I haven’t made pizza yet, but I will soon.

WHAT A GREAT VIDEO ALL ABOUT CHEESE! 👍👏👏👏 LOVED IT!

ohh my.... these are super amazing!!!!!!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

All those ideas sounded delicious! I’m going to do the macaroni and cheese first, then the dessert but I’m going to use crabapple jelly and blueberry compote! Yum! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity. 😊

I am making your farmers cheese now!!!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy! It has tons of uses. Just make sure to put a little bit in everything. It looses its freshness after about a week.

I have fresh chives I grow in a flower pot outside and it would taste great in cream cheese. Yum! Who taught you to love cooking?

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

I'm very food motivated

New subscriber! Thank you for all the delicious recipes and unexpected ways of using up what you rescued! I like your resourcefulness, simple presentation style and down to earth set up- makes it so much more organic and relatable to real life! My own philosophy is similar to yours, as far as not wasting food. I try not to at least... Lol. I make paneer too from milk that's past its expiration if it still smells good.

You should try dipping corn chips in your cottage cheese. Or add lipton onion soup mix with it first.

Hello fellow Wisconsinite

all looks very tasty, I'm having home made chicken cordon bleu filled with pancetta and the farmers cheese I made today :P with a homemade Mornay Sause made from... you guessed it, the farmers cheese.. Thanks for all the instructional videos and taking the time to edit them and upload the. may the cheese be with you.

Quesadillas

Omg I started watching your videos wanting to make paneer tikka masala!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

I found your channel from the expired milk and have been going through your videos on the process and I'm just absolutely gobsmacked. Seriously, I can't thank you enough for your channel. You're helping me learn how to be an alchemist ;)

I found your channel through this cheese series. I love what you're doing, man. Cheers!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Could you use a tofu press for this cheese to make the "paneer"?

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

I assume yes

A few vids in and subbed. Great content.

@SelfServingSkillet

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Binging over your videos here, nice to learn about "ricettas" over seas 😊

Bro! This great 💥💥💥

@SelfServingSkillet

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe!

Delicious meals.

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😋

Thank you 😊

My girlfriend has HUGE encyclopedias too. That’s what first attracted me to her lol.

I make the same type of cheese. I use vinehar and heat the milk to 200 degrees. Thanks for sharing the followup cheese recipes. I?have tossed a great deal of whey down the toilet. Now l can experiment with ricotta and cream cheese. I like to take the cheese l make in strips like french fries. I dust the strips with flour or corn starch. I deep fry the cheese until it is barely golden brown. Thanks for sharing a great video.

@SelfServingSkillet

Жыл бұрын

A whole new take on cheese fries!

"We're baked" damn I sure would like to be

You forgot cucumber! Super fun channel❤

@omarischulz9594

2 жыл бұрын

That would b the pickle spear...= cucumber that had been pickled 😆😆😆😉

Yes!

You were killing me leaving that milk out on the shelf, then it was in direct sunlight also.

TY!

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. 1-2 Weeks.

I enjoyed this video too but I'm looking for the one you said your were going to make for different ways to use the whey?

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

I'm working on it

Enchiladas chilaquiles tostadas. And on on on..

How long does the whey last after you make the farmers cheese?

You got all the right ingredients for a taco all the way to the cumin. O love cumin, but you missed the avocado 🥑

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Next time!

Did I miss it somewhere in the earlier video. How long is the whey liquid you saved good for?

@SelfServingSkillet

Жыл бұрын

You have a good 6 months.

do you know how to make Lancaster County PA AMISH Cup Cheese ?

Any ideas how to use up all that whey after making farmers cheese? other than making ricotta

@MrsYasha1984

Жыл бұрын

Use it in bread, soups, to cook rice. Where you add liquid, you canhuse the whey and profit from it's nutrients

you have to pre-cook the apples before you bake them.

what about horse radish? A LOT of vit C and good for gall bladder.

Can u freze the way? Like milk can b frozen? Also would like to know if it's possible to make cheese out of soy 🥛

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

Soy cheese is called tofu. I've never frozen milk, so if it's possible, I'd assume you could freeze the whey too.

@rockinrhino7859

Жыл бұрын

I’ve frozen whey in ice cube trays and used them in smoothies and baking (thaw them for baking).

If the milk is not expired yet does it make a difference?. I could just go to the store and buy milk and make this and have great results still?. I am a noob at cheese making lol

CHICAGO DAWG FTW!!! 🌭✨✨😋😋

3, 4 daze of dairy. Nuttin wrong wid dat...but ready 4 what's nxt~

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

It's coming

I wish I had more thyme to make these recipes.

❤️✌🏻

When weighing your cheese I think you meant to say just shy of 6 oz? Otherwise great video

CHEESECAKE

That was cute.... she had HUuuggee Encyclopedias..... in an episode all about milk/ cheese.... not what I was expecting.... lol.... I'd love a Chicago dog right now.

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

I think you're the first commenter in a year and a half to catch that one.

Ill bet that cream cheese tastes whey better than store bought Ill stop now

You didn't even mention melting it into mozzarella?

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

It's a slightly different process.

I thought farmers cheese was more like cottage cheese

I like onions from raw to cooked but you would get a failing grade for serving raw onions and peppers in a dish like this.

Can you age the cheese?

@dorianhinkle5595

2 жыл бұрын

No, farmer's cheese is too soft for that, mostly harder cheeses can be aged. This kind of cheese needs to be eaten within two weeks.

I love the recipes, but worry about the amount of eating you do on these videos. You gain knowledge, but loose your waistline. Every bite counts. If u sample everything , then sit down for the meal, there goes your waistline , blood pressure... Just saying.

@SelfServingSkillet

2 жыл бұрын

lol...Everyone needs a good work-life balance. The struggle is real!