have wondered about cost efficiency of it because of how little you get from so much milk.
When I am able to get paneer it is between $9.98 and $13.99 a pound. Milk is $3.99 a gallon currently.
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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 days agoI have wondered about cost efficiency of it because of how little you get from so much milk. But then cheese costs a fair bit more too. Not actually counted yields yet.
I wonder if a ratchet strap would be a way to apply a fair bit more force on the cheese press without having to spend much money on the setup.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 days ago Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Which type of gallon is that? Although prices here are going to be different anyway.
- nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
U.S. Gallon
livligkinkajou@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
You can use almost anything, just watch out for spillings and droplets, as it can quickly get things smelly. When you do high volumes, you want stuff that’s easy to clean, but as a casual dabbler, I just use whatever is easily available
Same, which is why I switched to dumbbells. Before that I had a press made of plywood, hours of it sitting in the whey was causing some funk. I even tried wrapping it in plastic first, while that helped it also created unnecessary waste. The dumbbells we already had, so it was no additional cost.
In the beginning I used to use the pot with the whey still in it. Now I would worry the cats (one specifically) would knock it over.