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jesse k.: Cheese making supplies!
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jesse k.: Partly-frozen raw milk on the stove
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jesse k.: Stirring the milk as we bring it up to 90 degrees
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jesse k.: Cutting the curd
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jesse k.: The curd in the water bath
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jesse k.: Pouring the cut curds into the strainer
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jesse k.: Curd draining in the cheesecloth over the sink
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jesse k.: Breaking the curd into walnut-sized pieces, stirring in the cheese salt
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jesse k.: Pressing the curd into the mold
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jesse k.: Pressing the curd down into the mold with a small upturned plate
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jesse k.: The very barely stable cheese press
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jesse k.: Lopsided wheel of cheddar
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jesse k.: A confession: cheddar cheese gone terribly wrong